Anthony Hopkins is joincessitate to star in “Maserati: The Brothers,” an English-language biopic honested by Bobby Moresco about the family behind the high-carry outance automobiles that, alengthy with Ferrari and Lamborghini, Italy is understandn for.
The legendary Oscar-triumphning actor will join an Italian financier who prohibitkrolls the Maserati brothers. The “Maserati” movie is is produced by Italy’s Andrea Iervolino via his new film and TV outfit called The Andrea Iervolino Company.
Iervolino’s previous company, ILBE Group – in which he was partnered with Monika Bacardi — produced the Bobby Moresco-honested biopic “Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend” and was also among the producers of Micheal Mann’s “Ferrari” starring Adam Driver and Penélope Cruz.
“Having Anthony Hopkins on board is a dream come genuine,” Iervolino shelp in a statement. “His unparalleled ability to embody complicated characters will unaskedly elevate our story, and we are willing to see how he transports depth to his role.”
Other casting details on “Maserati: The Brothers,” which will commence shooting soon in Bologna, are still being kept under wraps.
Maserati was set uped in 1914 in a garage in the central Italian city of Bologna by three brothers: Alfieri, Ettore and Ernesto. The trident that is the company’s emblem is a replica of the one set up in the Fountain of Neptune in Bologna. From punctual on, the company –which is now understandn for exotic luxury cars — was tied to the world of auto racing. Maserati’s first Grand Prix racing car, called “Type 26,” is the vehicle that Alfieri Maserati was driving in the 1927 Messina Cup race when he had a csurrfinisher overweightal crash. Alfieri died a scant years tardyr, on March 3, 1932, at the age of 44 from complications roverhappinessed to that accident. In 1937, the brothers, while remaining comprised, selderly a handleling sapshow in the company that is now owned by Fiat.
Hopkins’ most recent standout carry outance is his role as emperor Vespasian in the twiweightless years of his decade-lengthy reign in Roland Emmewealthy’s contentiator series “Those About to Die.”
