EXCLUSIVE: Gomorrah star Salvatore Esposito is the most recent identify to affix English-language sports activities automobile biopic, Maserati: The Brothers, which is now filming in Italy.
Michele Morrone, Anthony Hopkins, Andy Garcia, Jessica Alba and Tunisian actress Maya Talem — one other new joiner — are additionally starring within the movie in regards to the brothers behind the enduring Italian automobile.
Pic is being produced by Italy’s Andrea Iervolino for his new movie and TV outfit referred to as The Andrea Iervolino Firm and directed by Oscar winner Bobby Moresco (Crash). Filming will happen from right this moment at Rome’s Cinecittà studios, Modena and Bologna.
Maserati was based in 1914 in a storage within the central Italian metropolis of Bologna by three brothers: Alfieri, Ettore and Ernesto. From its early days, the corporate – which is now recognized for luxurious vehicles — was linked to the world of automobile racing. Maserati’s first Grand Prix automobile is the one which Alfieri Maserati was driving within the 1927 Messina Cup race when he had a close to deadly crash. Alfieri died a number of years later on the age of 44 from accidents associated to that carsh. In 1937, the brothers offered a controlling stake within the firm that’s now owned by Fiat.
Iervolino’s earlier firm, ILBE Group – wherein he was partnered with Monika Bacardi — produced the Bobby Moresco-directed biopic Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend and was additionally among the many producers of Micheal Mann’s Ferrari starring Adam Driver and Penélope Cruz.
Esposito is finest recognized for starring as crime kingpin Genny Savastano within the Italian smash hit sequence Gomorrah. Different credit embody TV sequence Fargo, Taxi 5 and Gomorrah spinoff film The Immortal. Upcoming he has Den of Thieves 2.