Austin, TX – Lil Peep’s dying not solely reduce quick his ascendent run in music but additionally a possible movie profession. The late artist was in talks for a film position previous to his passing, in line with director Sebastian Jones.
Jones, who co-directed the Peep documentary Everyone’s All the things, advised Variety about his curiosity in casting the cult rapper in a movie. Jones stated he met Peep, whose actual identify was Gustav Ahr, at a present in Texas simply three days earlier than Peep died.
“I used to be at one his reveals, and I used to be so taken by him,” he famous. “I needed to solid him in a film. We have been reaching out to him, and he handed away.”
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Jones, who’s a collaborator Academy Award-winning director Terrence Malick, meant to solid Peep in his first function movie. The film is scheduled to be Jones’ subsequent challenge.
Ramez Silyan, the opposite director behind the Everyone’s All the things documentary, confirmed Peep’s curiosity in appearing.
“Gus needed to be an actor and he had ‘it,’” Silyan advised Selection. “He simply had this factor … he needed to do all types issues.”
Everyone’s All the things made its debut on the 2019 South By Southwest Pageant on Sunday (March 10). Further screenings will air on Tuesday (March 12) and Thursday (March 14).
Peep handed away on November 15, 2017. The trigger dying was an unintended overdose fentanyl and Xanax.