In the hands of Dante, three great stars search for the original Divine Comedy. All the details about the movie

Immortal magic for Divine Comedy And based on Dante Alighieri He strikes again: according to what he narrated Delivery time, an upcoming new film focusing on one of the world’s most famous literary texts. He will be called In Dante’s hand It will be led by a team that includes three very big names.

Obviously the champions would be too Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa And Gerard Butler -And not just any three actors. The film is directed by Julian SchnabelOscar-nominated director Diving bell and butterfly And winner of the Silver Lion for Directing at the 2000 Venice Film Festival for his film Before nightfall. Among the executive producers there is also a certain something Martin Scorsese.

According to preliminary information, it will be a crime and thriller film focusing on history From the original manuscript of the Divine Comedy: When a script turns up in the depths of New York City’s black market, a young scientist is called in to document it by the mafia. However, the temptation is too strong and Nick decides to steal the manuscript, setting himself on a dark and violent path that he seems to remember. The road from hell to heaven Dante himself.

According to the first reported plot details, the parallel between the two will be very noticeable: not only the scholar’s saga will be told, but also the saga of Dante Alighieri, the man. Stuck in a loveless marriage He fled to Sicily to write his most famous work, the work in which he immortalized himself His lost love, Beatrice.

In Dante’s hand Adapted from a novel by the author Nick Tosches It appears that production is currently taking place in Italy. It appears that the terms of the project have been previously approved SAG-AFTRA union Therefore, work can continue despite the ongoing strike. The roles are not yet clear and there is already a hint of controversy in the air after Considerations Pierfrancesco Favino about basing Italian characters on American interpreters, but the film and its cast already appear to be a can’t-miss event for the foreseeable future.

From 1907 to 2022, Dante Alighieri and the Divine Comedy have inspired the world of cinema countless times: there have been many more or less faithful adaptations of the work of the supreme poet; Among the most recent and international we can mention Beyond dreams to Vincent Wardmovies with Robin Williams An adaptation of the novel of the same name by Richard MathesonBeside Hell to Ron Howardbased on the book Dan Brown. But last year was ours Bobby Avati The poet’s story was told in his story Dante with Alessandro Sperdotti And Sergio Castellitto.

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