Social Media Suggests Actors To Play United Healthcare Murder Suspect Luigi Mangione [Video]

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Between Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, When They See Us, and more, there is no shortage of fictionalized television series based on real crimes. So after authorities identified Luigi Mangione as the main suspect in the case of murdered United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, true crime fans on social media began imagining the screen adaptation of his story.

Users on X (formerly known as Twitter) have been quick to identify actors who could take on the role of the 26-year-old suspect.

Several users cited actor Dave Franco as the perfect man to take on the role. “So casting Dave Franco to play #LuigiMangione is already a done deal, right?” asked one X user. “We’re all stanning Dave Franco to play Luigi Mangione in a film or TV series,” said another. Several true crime lovers assumed that Ryan Murphy, creator of Monsters, American …