Aaron Paul wants to play Kurt Cobain in a Nirvana biopic

Aaron Paul is interested in playing Kurt Cobain, if a biopic of the Nirvana musician is ever made.

It turns out that the 40-year-old has been thinking about portraying Cobain ever since he moved to Los Angeles in 1997.

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Paul made this admission to NME, recalling, “When I first moved to LA, I thought quite a bit about Kurt Cobain and what happened and I just love Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit was one of the first records I bought with my own money, so I’ve thought that could be interesting [to play Cobain].”

Unfortunately, it might be a bit of a stretch for Paul to play Cobain now, as the songwriter died at the age of 27 in his home in Seattle, Washington, on April 5, 1994.

There’s a good chance that Hollywood will eventually get around to making a Kurt Cobain and Nirvana biopic, as the likes of Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocketman, and Straight Outta Compton have all been hugely successful at the box office in recent years, grossing a combined total of just under $1.3 billion.

Paul isn’t the first actor to register their interest in one day playing a legendary musician. Just last week, Daniel Radcliffe admitted that he would jump at the chance to play David Bowie.

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“If you're talking like dream thing, who would it be fun to play and which songs it would be great to sing, then I suppose it'd be David Bowie. But I'm not actually submitting myself for that.”

However he did note, “I don't think I'd be good, and I certainly think there are people that'd be better. And also, we don't need to make a film about everyone's life.”