If you want to talk about comedians or actors who died well before their time, John Belushi is definitely one name that immediately comes to mind. The man left us with iconic performances in Animal House and The Blues Brothers (not to mention four years of Saturday Night Live) but could have done so much more if he hadn’t died of a drug overdose in 1981. Since then the story of his wild ride to fame has been chronicled in the book Wired: The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi, which was also turned into a movie starring Michael Chiklis as Belushi. The movie wasn’t very well-received, but now it looks like there is another Belushi biopic on the way courtesy of Steven Conrad (The Pursuit of Happyness, The Promotion) and Todd Phillips (The Hangover, Old School).

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new movie will be based on Judith Belushi’s book Belushi: A Biography. Conrad will write the screenplay while Phillips will produce and possibly direct, which would certainly be ideal considering his reinvention of frat comedies over the last decade. The big question, however, is who will play Belushi? Given Phillips’ involvement, the obvious choice would seem to be The Hangover star Zack Galifianakis, but when you think about it there are plenty of other possibilities including Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen and Jack Black. What do you think? Who would you like to see star in this film, or would it be better if they cast an unknown?