Into the Wild star Emile Hirsch is busy preparing to play John Belushi in director Steve Conrad's upcoming biopic and he said "everything about it is interesting".
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Hirsch said that the offer to play the late Saturday Night Live actor Belushi "came up fairly recently".
He added: "Conrad had a strong vision and I feel like I just fit into that.
"Then I read the material and really responded to it. Everything about it is interesting."
He is busy getting up to speed on the musician and comedian's life: "I was familiar with him, but I'm getting more familiar.
"He was a little bit before my time, so there's an educational process in there.
"It's exciting to present this guy to a generation of comedy fans who may not be too knowledgeable about his work. We're trying to do him justice."
