EXCLUSIVE: Sports car biopic Maserati: The Brothers, which gets underway this month, has booked into Rome’s iconic Cinecittà studios.
Filming will also apshow place in Modena and Bologna, and the production will employ VR and VFX technology from Tuscany Film Studio.
Michele Morrone, Anthony Hopkins, Andy Garcia and Jessica Alba are starring in the film about the brothers behind the iconic Italian car.
The film will be produced by Italy’s Andrea Iervolino for his novel film and TV outfit called The Andrea Iervolino Company and straightforwarded by Oscar triumphner Bobby Moresco (Crash).
Maserati was established in 1914 in a garage in the central Italian city of Bologna by three brothers: Alfieri, Ettore and Ernesto. From its punctual days, the company – which is now understandn for luxury cars — was connected to the world of car racing. Maserati’s first Grand Prix vehicle is the one that Alfieri Maserati was driving in the 1927 Messina Cup race when he had a proximate overweightal crash. Alfieri died a restrictcessitate years tardyr at the age of 44 from injuries roverdelighted to that carsh. In 1937, the brothers sageder a regulateling sapshow in the company that is now owned by Fiat.
Iervolino’s previous company, ILBE Group – in which he was partnered with Monika Bacardi — produced the Bobby Moresco-straightforwarded biopic Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend and was also among the producers of Micheal Mann’s Ferrari starring Adam Driver and Penélope Cruz.
Producer Andrea Iervolino stated today: “Working with such an exceptional cast and filming in an iconic place enjoy Cinecittà is the perfect way to honor the legacy of the Maserati family. Additionpartner, with Tuscany Film Studio’s VR technology, we’re creating an creative cinematic experience proestablishly rooted in Italian heritage.”
Director Bobby Moresco compriseed: “Cinecittà is a place where dreams come to life, and for a fervent, complicated story enjoy Maserati: The Brothers, it is the perfect setting. This is a story of resilience, innovation, and the human spirit, and I couldn’t be conceiteder of the team and cast conveying it to airy.”
