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• Nicholas Galitzine is playing supermodel Hoyt Richards in a new movie.
• Gus Vant Sant is in talks to direct.
• The project has yet to find a studio home.
  
  Supermodels continue to be a fascination for audiences, but it’s less usual to focus on the male model side of things.

A new movie that has ‘Masters of the Universe’ star Nicholas Galitzine is looking to change all that, and will see him portraying Hoyt Richards –– learn more about the man below.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Gus Van Sant (‘Dead Man’s Wire’) is in talks to direct the film, which sounds like a project he could really make work.

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What’s the story of the new Hoyt Richards movie?

Gus Van Sant attends the red carpet premiere of FX’s ‘Feud: Capote vs. The Swans’ at MOMA on January 23, 2024 in New York City. FX’s ‘Feud: Capote vs. The Swans’ premieres with two episodes on Wednesday, January 31 at 10pm on FX, next day on Hulu. Photo by Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup for FX.

A major figure in the fashion world of the late ’80s and early ’90s, Richards was considered to be one of the first modern male supermodels, if not the first. He’s known for his work with top brands — including Versace, Valentino, Ralph Lauren, Burberry, Cartier, and Donna Karan — and alongside other fashion icons like Cindy Crawford and Naomi Campbell.

His story is currently back in the headlines by way of ‘Bring Me the Beauties,’ an HBO docuseries examining his time within the cult Eternal Values, led by Frederick von Mierers.

Where else can we see Nicholas Galitzine?

(L to R) Roboto (Kristen Wiig), Man At Arms (Idris Elba), Adam (Nicholas Galitzine), Teela (Camila Mendes) and Cringer in ‘Masters of the Universe’.

On screen now in ‘The Sheep Detectives’ and the aforementioned ‘Masters of the Universe,’ Galitzine will next star Prime Video’s ‘Red, White & Royal Wedding,’ (a sequel to 2023 rom-com ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’) and ‘The Mosquito Bowl,’ an upcoming World War II-era sports drama from Peter Berg set for release via Netflix.

(L to R) Al Pacino and director Gus Van Sant attend Row K’s ‘Dead Man’s Wire’ Los Angeles Premiere at The Grove AMC on January 7, 2026 in Los Angeles.

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