Who would you cast as Marilyn Manson in a biopic?

I have to admit, I read the thread title a bit too fast and was expecting casting choices for Marilyn Monroe...

So I was a bit surprised to see Nic Cage as the first choice!

Though honestly, I'd probably watch that movie.


I'd be on board with Cage or Driver. This could be a good one for Jared Leto as well. Joaquin Phoenix would be my first pick though.

Though not as iconic as Bob Dylan (thinking of "I'm Not There"), it'd be interesting to see him portrayed in an anthology-style with multiple actors in the role. Manson himself has more depth than one might suspect. He was sort of a next-gen fall-guy for your Tipper Gore types accusing MTV of being a provoker of violence.  Not to make light of the Columbine murders, but he was very heavily criticized during that time...for something he had nothing to do with.

Frank Zappa, who dealt with this earlier in time has a quote I love:

"I wrote a song about dental floss and nobody's teeth got cleaner."