Jared Leto is set to star and produce in a biopic about controversial designer Karl Lagerfeld

Oscar-winning actor Jared Leto is making a film about Karl Lagerfeld, who passed of pancreatic cancer in February 2019 at the age of 85. Years after telling the German fashion designer that 'one day' he would play him in a movie, his prediction is coming true as he prepares to star and produce a biopic about the controversial designer. Full-circle: Years after telling the German fashion designer that 'one day' he would play him in a movie, his prediction is coming true as he prepares to star and produce a biopic about the controversial designer On Friday, Karl Lagerfeld was announced as the theme for the Met Gala 2023. Controversial: Over the years, Lagerfeld has faced backlash for his fatphobic and body-shaming comments, including 'no one wants to see curvy women on the runway' and Adele 'is a little too fat' Not okay: In 2018, he also sparked criticism for saying he was 'fed up' with the #MeToo movement and was previously against gay marriage Just hours after news broke of Carl's passing in early 2019, actress Jameela Jamil called him a 'ruthless, fat-phobic misogynist' and said he should not be immortalized as a 'saint gone-too-soon.'