David O Russell To Direct Biopic Of Sleaze Auteur Russ Meyer

David O. Russell To Direct Biopic Of Sleaze Auteur Russ Meyer?

By Russ Fischer/March 18, 2011 6:00 am EST

Now David O. Russell might make a film about Russ Meyer, who died in 2004 at age 82.

David O. Russell almost has more projects percolating than we can count, but a Russ Meyer biopic could be a worthwhile endeavor. He’s one of those figures whose films are often known more by reputation than experience, and the actual man is even more unknown to most. Where so many stories of writers/musicians/filmmakers end in some sort of financial tragedy, Russ Meyer was smart: he didn’t just make his films. He owned them, and therefore died a rich man. He was also a glamour photographer in his early days (and was the still photographer on Giant, of all movies)

And while the biopic of a filmmaker who is generally unknown to the public at large isn’t going to set the box office on fire, throw in the buxom women and violence for which his films were famous, and it could be an easy sell.