#Ridley Scott’s Gucci Movie Lines Up A-List Cast with Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and More

Director Ridley Scott’s upcoming movie for MGM, Gucci, has just amassed a stellar ensemble cast. The movie already has Lady Gaga attached to star, with the actress now set to be joined by Academy Award nominee Adam Driver, and Academy Award winners Jared Leto, Al Pacino, and Robert De Niro, as well as Jack Huston and Reeve Carney, who are all in talks to appear.

The Gucci movie coming from MGM and Ridley Scott will be based on the book The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed by Sara Gay Forden. The adaptation is being scripted by Roberto Bentivegna and will be produced by Scott with Scott Free Productions, Giannina Scott, and Kevin Walsh.

Al Pacino and Robert De Niro most recently worked together in Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman.

In her first big screen appearance since starring in Bradley Cooper’s Oscar-winning A Star is Born back in 2018, Gaga will star in Gucci as Patrizia Reggiani, the ex-wife of Maurizio Gucci who was tried and convicted of orchestrating his assassination on the steps of his office in 1995. The trial was a media sensation, revealing that after 12 years of marriage and two children, Gucci had decided to leave Reggiani for another woman.

During this time, Reggiani was diagnosed with a brain tumor, which her children blamed for her actions and assassination plan. Reggiani was dubbed the “Black Widow” by the press and was sentenced to 29 years, although her sentence was reduced after a successful appeal on the grounds that her brain tumor had affected her behavior. Reggiani went on to serve 18 years in jail before being let out in 2016.

Gucci has been a sought-after project since its conception, with Netflix and other streaming platforms fighting to work with director Ridley Scott to get the movie made. Ultimately, Scott chose to work with MGM due to the movie’s theatrical elements. Giannina Scott will produce the movie with husband Ridley through the couple’s Scott Free banner and has previously discussed how much making Gucci means to her and Scott. “This project has long been a labor of love for both Ridley and me.

The story is so epic, the stakes so high and the characters so richly drawn that we were determined to get it to the big screen. To say we are thrilled to be teaming with Mike De Luca and his brilliant film group at MGM is an understatement. We can’t wait to see this come to life next year.”

Gucci does not currently have a release date, though reportedly both MGM and Ridley Scott are aiming to have the movie open in theaters on November 24th, 2021. With the ongoing global situation and recent halt to the entertainment industry, that date will likely prove to be a difficult one to stick to.

Scott is currently working on the historical drama, The Last Duel, for 20th Century Studios. From a screenplay by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, The Last Duel takes place in 14th century France, and follows two best friends, Jean de Carrouges and Jacques Le Gris, who are ordered to fight to the death after Carrouges accuses Le Gris of raping his wife. Damon stars in the lead role opposite Adam Driver and Jodie Comer, with Affleck in a supporting role. The movie is scheduled to hit theaters on October 15, 2021. This news comes to us courtesy of Deadline.