Jacob Elordi Frontrunner to Play Brisbane's Poo Jogger in Gritty A24 Biopic
LOS ANGELES — Fresh off his acclaimed turn as the Creature in Frankenstein , Australian heartthrob Jacob Elordi has reportedly emerged as the studio favorite to portray Andrew Douglas Macintosh, the 64-year-old corporate executive who terrorized a Brisbane footpath for over a year before being photographed mid-squat by vigilante neighbors. The untitled biopic, backed by A24 and tentatively titled Quality Manager , will chronicle Macintosh's double life as Aveo's national quality manager by day and the city's most dedicated al fresco defecator by dawn. "Jacob's been very intentional about his choices post- Euphoria ," said his publicist, who asked not to be named. "He's looking for roles that challenge him. Roles that strip away the Hollywood gloss and get to something raw, something human." When asked if defecating on a residential footpath 30 times qualified as "human," the publicist clarified: "Profoundly human." Elordi, 2...
