Ridley Scott is not a man known for taking it easy between films these days: shortly after wrapping production on The Last Duel, he dived into the next stage of preparing to work on Gucci. And he's now adding Jeremy Irons to the cast.
The film will take place around the 1995 murder of Maurizio Gucci, the grandson of founder Guccio Gucci, who ran the famed fashion house in the 1980s. Lady Gaga is starring as Maurizio’s ex-wife Patrizia Reggiani, who was caught up in his murder. Reggiani was tried and convicted of orchestrating her ex-husband’s assassination on the steps of his office in Italy in 1995. She gained the nickname the Black Widow during the trial and served 18 years before being released from prison in 2016.
Adam Driver is playing Maurizio, whole Irons will be Maurizio’s father, Rodolfo Gucci. Jared Leto, Al Pacino, Jack Huston and Reeve Carneyare all aboard. This marks Iron's latest collaboration with Scott, having appeared in Kingdom Of Heaven.
Scott will direct from a script by Roberto Bentivegna, based on Sara Gay Forden’s book The House Of Gucci: A Sensational Story Of Murder, Madness, Glamour And Greed. Scott is aiming to have this one ready to release in November next year.