Al Pacino is dying to play Dr. Death.

The critically-acclaimed actor is set to play right-to-die doc Jack Kevorkian in an upcoming HBO biopic set to start shooting later this year.

In 1999, Kevorkian was famously sentenced to a federal prison term as a result of his involvement in an assisted suicide that was videotaped and later shown on 60 Minutes. He was released after serving eight years.