The hottest news story today is that the Queen of Hollywood, Angelina Jolie is set to play fashion wife Patrizzia Reggiano, the ex wife of Italian Fashion King, Maurizzio Gucci. This totally confirms Jolie’s views, that fashion at times has a sleazy side to it. (Her comments on the red carpet at Oscars 2008)
Jolie is in talks with Fox 2000 for Gucci, the film biopic. Patrizzia was sentenced to 29 years for plotting to murder her fashion king husband. Um, Brad Pitt better watch out if Saint Angie is playing a ‘supposedly murderous wife!’ I kid. When they met on the set of Mr & Mrs Smith Pitt and Jolie were both trying to kill each other. In Hollywood that’s just called ‘good foreplay.’ Apparently!
At least she’s moving in the fashion direction. Knew she would. It’s all about the key word ‘mango’ but you need to read these two posts to get that (1 & 2).
Hearing Angelina pop out her Italian accent is going to be a treat here in Hollywood. :) If Angelina does sign onto the film, I hope Balthazar Getty is cast in the lead to play Maurizio Gucci. A Gucci-Getty-Jolie combo. Unstoppable hotness! And Balthazar would just ‘get it.’
Ridley Scott is in charge of the bipoic. Angelina is loaning her buddy, some star power at this point, to get the negotiations moving for Scott and the money on the table. What a true friend she is. Very sweet.
Say’s Variety of Gucci’s current project development status:
“The studio is about to hire a scribe to rewrite the drama that recaptures the glamorous days of the Gucci family dynasty in the 1970s and ’80s, when the family was selling $500 million in product annually. Squabbles hobbled the clan until Maurizio, the grandson of founder Guccio Gucci, came out on top of a power struggle to run the family business. Just when he was about to reestablish the brand name by debuting a line designed by newcomer — and now film director — Tom Ford, Maurizio was gunned down in front of his Milan apartment in 1995.
There are moving pieces in the film, as the script is still being developed and Scott needs to lock down an actor to play Maurizio. The director has approached his “Body of Lies” star Leonardo DiCaprio, but he is not attached at this point.”
Poor Ridley Scot. This sounds like it has been a nightmare for him so far, actually. Often the best films’ developmental path are. No pain, no gain.
