Al Pacino will play infamous right-to-die champion Dr. Jack Kevorkian in an upcoming HBO movie directed by Barry Levinson.

Kevorkian, nicknamed "Dr. Death," made headlines in the 1990s promoting physician-assisted suicide for terminal patients. He claims to have helped at least 130 people end their lives.

On March 26, 1999 the doctor was charged with first-degree homicide and served eight years in prison from 1999-2007.

The movie will deal with Kevorkian's "Mercy Machine" apparatus, his first assisted suicide and the ensuing controversy.

No release date is scheduled at this time.

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