We’ve been hearing for years now that Marilyn Manson has plans to transition from a rock star to a movie star, but up until now those plans have not yet fully materialized. He has landed bit parts in movies like Lost Highway and Rise: Blood Hunter, but his long-rumoured directorial debut Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll and starring role in a Rocky Horror Picture Show remake are still little more than hearsay. This week, however, his first major role has finally been announced: he will star in a movie called Splatter Sisters for none other than director David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express, George Washington).

According to Variety, the movie is written by Adam Bhala Lough (Weapons) and is described as a “sexploitation-serial-killer-slasher-road-movie circa 1989.” Sounds like a good match for Manson. The even more interesting thing is that Manson will be starring alongside his current girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood. The title almost seems to indicate that Manson will be playing a role in drag, but for now I suppose all we can do is speculate. What do you think, does Manson have a solid acting career ahead of him? And with David Gordon Green at the helm, could this be the next Natural Born Killers?