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In the eyes of so many, they are androgynous spiritual and physical doppelgängers, and as such, rumours have begun to circulate that Tilda Swinton is set to play her friend and muse David Bowie in an upcoming biopic movie of his life - but is there any truth in them?
The world is in mourning after Bowie passed away earlier this week after losing his 18-month battle with cancer. Fans are hoping for more ways to remember the Thin White Duke, with reports surfacing that Swinton would play him in upcoming role.
"It’s remarkable how much Tilda resembles David in his younger days despite the fact she is female," a 'source' told The Daily Express. "That and the androgyny that he loved to present as part of his image makes Tilda the perfect choice to play David in the inevitable event of a film being made of his incredible life. Tilda will have first refusal on playing a true icon."
However, a representative for Swinton denies the claims, telling The Daily Mail: "I can confirm this is not true."
The pair's likeness and kinship was immortalised in Bowie's now classic video for The Next Days 'The Stars (Are Out Tonight)'.
“I just saw this image and thought he was my cousin,” said Swinton of Bowie at the opening of his exhibition at the V&A in London back in 2013. “He just looked like me, and looked like someone from the same planet as I did, and that was a great comfort to me at the time when I was 13 and 14 looking like that, that someone not only looked like that, but felt proud enough to stick themselves on the front of an album with a zig-zag across their face and a dewy collarbone. He’s always felt like a cousin.”
