Jared Leto As Kurt Cobain Is A Tribute, Not A Film Audition

04/19/2011
. (Rock News Desk) 30 Second to Mars star and actor Jared Leto says he published a video clip of him playing Kurt Cobain to mark the anniversary of the Nirvana icon's death � and not in an attempt to publicly audition for the upcoming biopic.

A movie is being planned and Leto is thought to be in the frame for the lead role � but he insists he shot the clip 18 months ago while he was "trying out" the character for his own purposes.

"I ran into Kurt's widow, Courtney Love, one night. She told me to read the biography Heavier than Heaven," He tells NME. "I was curious, so I filmed myself exploring the character. It was really just an exercise in exploration � I never sent it to the studio and I didn't have a grand plan." more on this story

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