Lily Rose-Depp & Bill Pullman Officially Starring In New Hugh Hefner Playboy Movie

Published Sep 22, 2026, 12:49 PM EDT Adam Bentz is a senior news writer at ScreenRant, where he has authored nearly 5,000 articles, including features and lists. He studied creative writing and English with a concentration in screenwriting at Southern New Hampshire University and interned as a writer/journalist for The Borgen Project, an influential organization that fights global poverty. However, one of his proudest achievements is editing a Leonardo DiCaprio freakout compilation that has over 150K views on YouTube. Adam also fancies himself an amateur film critic on his personal website. Sign in to your ScreenRant account This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available.Lily-Rose Depp and Bill Pullman are officially starring in a new movie about Playboy and Hugh Hefner. Hugh Hefner built Playboy into far more than a magazine. As its founder and editor-in-chief, he paired provocative photography with fiction, cultural commentary, and in-depth interviews with politicians, musicians, artists, and writers. He later expanded the brand into Playboy Clubs worldwide, while his lavish mansions and headline-making parties with Playmates helped cement his lifestyle in popular culture. Now, according to Deadline, Searchlight Pictures has acquired Playmates, a Playboy-themed film package featuring Lily-Rose Depp (Nosferatu), Indiana Elle (The Housemaid), and Bill Pullman (Independence Day) as Hugh Hefner. Lorraine Nicholson (the daughter of Jack Nicholson and actress Rebecca Broussard) will write and direct in her debut, based loosely on her own experiences growing up at the Playboy Mansion. Playmates is a coming-of-age story set in Los Angeles centered around 13-year-old know-it-all Elle (played by Indiana Elle), who sees the Playboy Mansion as her second home. There, she crosses paths with Anna (Lily-Rose Depp), one of seven women competing for Playmate of the Month. An unexpected friendship develops as the pair team up to help each other pursue their biggest dreams: a magazine cover and a boy. More to come...