Playboy: Hugh Hefner's Autobiographical Movie

The most envied man in the world, Hugh Hefner, will have his life "depicted" in a motion picture. Actually, he sold the movie rights years ago to producer Brian Grazer, who won the best picture Academy Award for "A Beautiful Mind". However, the two could never agree on a suitable script. That is, until last week.

Now that the project can finally get underway, we also know the director's name: Brett Ratner, the man behind the "Rush Hour" movies. Ratner is said to be thrilled at the prospect of directing Hefner's autobiographical movie, because he has immense respect for the man that broke so many taboos over the years.

Hugh Hefner founded "Playboy" back in 1953 with only $600 and the world famous pictures of Marylin Monroe. From that moment on, he has undoubtedly masterminded the sexual revolution, by forcing the boundaries of acceptable nudity to a point that was unthinkable until then. But one should never utter the word "Playboy" and think only of beautiful, classy women posing in the nude.

That's not what "Playboy" is all about. During the troubled time of the 60's and 70's, Hefner used "Playboy" to challenge censorship and to showcase fine writers. He is reported to have said at one of his bunny gatherings that without the photographs of such beautiful women, he would have been the publisher of a literary magazine.

Playboy has extended rapidly into one of the biggest household names worldwide. This allowed Hef to go on television, where he hosted the show "Playboy After Dark". In a time where they did not put black artists on television, Hefner invited the late James Brown to perform on the Playboy show.

And this is exactly what Brett Ratner is going for in the highly anticipated biography. The director has expressed his desire to let the audience see Hefner's First Amendment hardships, his first orgy, but also the stroke that almost killed him in the 1980's.

The biggest question now is who will play the lead character. Various media outlets are suggesting Hugh Grant or Jeremy Irons, while other sources claim that Hefner believes that Leonardo Di Caprio is the man for the job.

I have a better idea: pick me! pick me! I'd do it for free!