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Jeremy Allen White Says He’d Play Gene Wilder

Jeremy Allen White says he’d ‘need the call’ to play Gene Wilder — and fans are already drafting scripts in their heads.

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Jeremy Allen White has just made it clear: he’d jump at the chance to play Gene Wilder in a biopic. Not a fan request, not a casting rumour — the actor himself said it on Today, straight to Craig Melvin. “Absolutely, it would be my honor,” he said. “‘Young Frankenstein’ is one of my earliest film memories.” That line alone might’ve been enough to send fans into orbit.

But then came the second part: “‘Blazing Saddles’, he was a genius, it would be an honor. I love him. I need the call.” No hesitation. No backpedalling.

Just pure, unfiltered reverence. And yes, the resemblance is real. Not genetic, but uncanny enough that people have already started comparing them in memes and side-by-side reels. Dino Montiel’s upcoming biopic hasn’t cast its lead yet, but White’s name is now top of every fan wishlist.

He’s currently promoting The Social Reckoning, Aaron Sorkin’s follow-up to The Social Network, where he plays Jeff Horwitz, the Wall Street Journal reporter who gets handed internal Meta documents by Frances Haugen (Mikey Madison). The film’s gotten mixed reviews, Chris Bumbray called it “more than decent” but not a masterpiece.

Still, the scenes inside Facebook’s digital labyrinth? “Masterful,” he wrote. So while White’s next role is still in the pipeline, his next big emotional moment might come from stepping into Wilder’s shoes. If the call comes, we’ll know before the week ends.

Because this time, he’s not waiting for permission. He’s asking for it.

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