The famous singer Lady Gaga will be entitled to a major supporting role in Ridley Scott's new project whose MGM has just bought the rights according to The Hollywood Reporter. Indeed, according to the US media, the company has just acquired the rights to Ridley Scott's future film. This will be a drama centered on the assassination of Maurizio Gucci, ordered by his ex-wife, Patrizia Reggiani. Maurizio is the grandson of Guccio Gucci, founder of the Italian luxury brand. Lady Gaga, whose debut was noticed in A Star is born, would therefore be in discussion to embody the famous "black widow".The film, adapted from Sara Gay Forden's The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed, will be produced by Giannina Scott, the director's wife, and Ridley Scott himself.
Ridley Scott partners with Lady Gaga
In a statement, Giannina Scott said:
"The story is so epic, the stakes so high and the characters so charismatic that we are determined to bring this story to the big screen. To say we're thrilled to team up with Mike De Luca and his brilliant MGM distribution company would be an understatement. We can't wait to see this film exist next year."
A role that will be tailor-made for the singer. She who had already played the vengeful wives in her clip "Paparazzi". It depicted the poisoning of her husband, played by the Swedish Alexander Skarsgård. As a reminder, Patrizia Reggiani had her wealthy ex-husband killed in 1995. She was married to him for twelve years before he left her for a younger woman. Sentenced to 26 years in prison in 1998, Reggiani was finally released in 2016 for good behavior. Thus, after ten years of procrastination, Ridley Scott's project is finally coming to fruition! At the time, Scott was considering Angelina Jolie and Leonardo DiCaprio in the title roles. Then he left the feature film in the hands of his daughter, Jordan Scott, in 2012. Finally he changed his mind a few years later, proof that the cursed story of the Gucci couple was close to his heart. For its part, MGM has already set a release date of November 24, 2021 in the United States. However, the director will first have to finish filming his historical drama The Last Duel, interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. We’ll cross that bridge when we get there…
