The 46-year-old will star as the conservative host in the film which goes under the working title of Rush (2014).
Los Angeles:
High Fidelity John Cusack isdeveloping a biopic about controversial US radio personalityRush Limbaugh.
The 46-year-old will star as the conservative host in thefilm which goes under the working title of Rush (2014),reported Ace Showbiz.
No further details have been revealed about the plot ofthe biopic.
Betty Thomas, who will serve as the director, says theproduction company is currently polishing the script and theproduction is set to kick off in 2013.
Cusack's casting as Limbaugh is quite surprising as theactor is widely known as an outspoken liberal while the radiohost is famous for being a conservative.
Physically, the two also have almost nothing in common.While Cusack is slender and dark-haired, 61-year-old Limbaughis much older, balding and portly.
Limbaugh is one of the most provocative media figures inthe US. His radio show, The Rush Limbaugh Show, is thehighest-rated talk-radio program. He is also themost-listened-to talk show host with a weekly audience of 15million.
The Missouri-born host often sparks controversy duringhis on air show. Recently, he mocked Republican New JerseyGovernor, Chris Christie, for having a "bromance" withBarack Obama.
The 46-year-old will star as the conservative host in thefilm which goes under the working title of Rush (2014),reported Ace Showbiz.
No further details have been revealed about the plot ofthe biopic.
Betty Thomas, who will serve as the director, says theproduction company is currently polishing the script and theproduction is set to kick off in 2013.
Cusack's casting as Limbaugh is quite surprising as theactor is widely known as an outspoken liberal while the radiohost is famous for being a conservative.
Physically, the two also have almost nothing in common.While Cusack is slender and dark-haired, 61-year-old Limbaughis much older, balding and portly.
Limbaugh is one of the most provocative media figures inthe US. His radio show, The Rush Limbaugh Show, is thehighest-rated talk-radio program. He is also themost-listened-to talk show host with a weekly audience of 15million.
The Missouri-born host often sparks controversy duringhis on air show. Recently, he mocked Republican New JerseyGovernor, Chris Christie, for having a "bromance" withBarack Obama.
