Italian actress Luisa Ranieri has joined the cast of Johnny Depp’s upcoming Amadeo Modigliani bio-pic Modi as filming gets underway in Hungary.
Ranieri’s arrival on the picture was announced by Italian-Canadian producer Andrea Iervolino at Rome-based Ible group which has joined Depp’s in.2 Film and Barry Navidi Productions on the film.
Modi is Depp’s second feature in the director’s chair after his 1997 feature The Brave.
Italian actor Riccardo Scamarcio plays the titular painter and sculptor, with previously announced cast members including Al Pacino, in the role of art collector Maurice Gangnat.
Ranieri will play Rosalie Tobia, the owner of a Paris cafe frequented by impoverished artists, who took Modigliani under her wing when he was down and out.
“Luisa Ranieri, is among one of Italy’s most talented actresses, with the portential for international success,” Iervolino said in a statement released to Italian news agency Ansa on Tuesday.
Ranieri’s arrival on the picture was announced by Italian-Canadian producer Andrea Iervolino at Rome-based Ible group which has joined Depp’s in.2 Film and Barry Navidi Productions on the film.
Modi is Depp’s second feature in the director’s chair after his 1997 feature The Brave.
Italian actor Riccardo Scamarcio plays the titular painter and sculptor, with previously announced cast members including Al Pacino, in the role of art collector Maurice Gangnat.
Ranieri will play Rosalie Tobia, the owner of a Paris cafe frequented by impoverished artists, who took Modigliani under her wing when he was down and out.
“Luisa Ranieri, is among one of Italy’s most talented actresses, with the portential for international success,” Iervolino said in a statement released to Italian news agency Ansa on Tuesday.
- 9/27/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC’s Epic fairytale drama has found its first prince.
Created by Once Upon a Time writer Brigitte Hales with Ouat creators Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kists also serving as EPs, Epic is described as a romantic anthology “that reinvents fairy tales for a new audience.”
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- 5/17/2021
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
The gas-fueled drama, Trading Paint comes to Blu-ray (plus DVD & Digital), DVD, and Digital on May 21 from Lionsgate.
Start your engines as an action-packed racing movie speeds into your home when Trading Paint arrives on Blu-ray (plus DVD & Digital), DVD, and Digital May 21 from Lionsgate. This film is currently available On Demand. Starring Oscar® nominee John Travolta, Toby Sebastian, and Shania Twain, the action-sports movie will keep you enticed from the start all the way to the finish line. The Trading Paint Blu-ray and DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $22.99 and $19.98, respectively.Official Synopsis
When their winning streak begins to fail, legendary father and son racing duo Sam (John Travolta) and Cam (Toby Sebastian) have a falling-out. A rival racing giant takes advantage of this rift and offers Cam a lucrative opportunity racing for the adversary. Cam accepts and the gap between father and son grows even bigger.
Start your engines as an action-packed racing movie speeds into your home when Trading Paint arrives on Blu-ray (plus DVD & Digital), DVD, and Digital May 21 from Lionsgate. This film is currently available On Demand. Starring Oscar® nominee John Travolta, Toby Sebastian, and Shania Twain, the action-sports movie will keep you enticed from the start all the way to the finish line. The Trading Paint Blu-ray and DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $22.99 and $19.98, respectively.Official Synopsis
When their winning streak begins to fail, legendary father and son racing duo Sam (John Travolta) and Cam (Toby Sebastian) have a falling-out. A rival racing giant takes advantage of this rift and offers Cam a lucrative opportunity racing for the adversary. Cam accepts and the gap between father and son grows even bigger.
- 5/9/2019
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
In today’s film news roundup, Amy Adams’ “The Woman in the Window” is dated, Jim Gaffigan’s comedy special gets a theatrical release and Andrea Iervolino gets an award.
Release Dates
Fox has given an awards-season release date of Oct. 4, 2019 to Amy Adams’ psychological thriller “The Woman In The Window,” with Joe Wright directing.
Tracy Letts wrote the screenplay with Scott Rudin and Eli Bush producing. “The Woman in the Window” is based on A.J. Finn’s best-selling novel, which debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list and remains the biggest-selling adult fiction title of 2018.
The story centers on a woman who’s a recluse in her New York City home, unable to venture outside. She spends her day drinking wine, watching old movies, recalling happier times and spying on her neighbors.
Adams has been nominated for five Academy Awards for best supporting actress for “Junebug...
Release Dates
Fox has given an awards-season release date of Oct. 4, 2019 to Amy Adams’ psychological thriller “The Woman In The Window,” with Joe Wright directing.
Tracy Letts wrote the screenplay with Scott Rudin and Eli Bush producing. “The Woman in the Window” is based on A.J. Finn’s best-selling novel, which debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list and remains the biggest-selling adult fiction title of 2018.
The story centers on a woman who’s a recluse in her New York City home, unable to venture outside. She spends her day drinking wine, watching old movies, recalling happier times and spying on her neighbors.
Adams has been nominated for five Academy Awards for best supporting actress for “Junebug...
- 6/28/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Ambi Media Group co-founder and CEO Andrea Iervolino is launching TaTaTu, a blockchain-based platform intertwining social media activity with entertainment viewing.
TaTaTu rewards users to watch movies, television episodes and other forms of content. Users receive additional rewards from their friends’ viewing by offering digital tokens for views generated both by themselves and
from their friends. The token will reward users and allow advertisers to pay for advertising on the platform.
Ambi made the announcement Monday, the day before the opening of the Cannes Film Festival.
The company said the TaTaTu platform allows users to invite their friends via their social media to join, watch and create videos that can be shared with friends, chat with other members, and share the content they like. Select titles from the Ambi Media Group library will be among the first content offerings through TaTaTu.
“Social networks and entertainment platforms are making huge profit...
TaTaTu rewards users to watch movies, television episodes and other forms of content. Users receive additional rewards from their friends’ viewing by offering digital tokens for views generated both by themselves and
from their friends. The token will reward users and allow advertisers to pay for advertising on the platform.
Ambi made the announcement Monday, the day before the opening of the Cannes Film Festival.
The company said the TaTaTu platform allows users to invite their friends via their social media to join, watch and create videos that can be shared with friends, chat with other members, and share the content they like. Select titles from the Ambi Media Group library will be among the first content offerings through TaTaTu.
“Social networks and entertainment platforms are making huge profit...
- 5/7/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Bobby Moresco is stepping in to direct the new Lamborghini biopic after Michael Radford dropped out.
Moresco, who won an Oscar for best original screenplay for Crash, had already penned the script for the new biopic which Michael Radford was attached to direct for Ambi pictures.
A representative for Radford told The Hollywood Reporter that the picture was originally slated to start shooting last November, but production delays moved it to this year, which conflicted with his prior commitments. Radford recently directed The Music of Silence, a biopic on Andrea Bocelli for Ambi. He is currently attached to...
Moresco, who won an Oscar for best original screenplay for Crash, had already penned the script for the new biopic which Michael Radford was attached to direct for Ambi pictures.
A representative for Radford told The Hollywood Reporter that the picture was originally slated to start shooting last November, but production delays moved it to this year, which conflicted with his prior commitments. Radford recently directed The Music of Silence, a biopic on Andrea Bocelli for Ambi. He is currently attached to...
- 3/9/2018
- by Ariston Anderson
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Andrea Bocelli fans (and there are plenty of them, God knows) will probably adore Michael Radford's hagiographical biopic about the famed blind tenor. But much as serious opera lovers know that Bocelli's talents aren't all they're cracked up to be, discerning viewers will recognize The Music of Silence for the tediously sentimental, rote exercise that it is. It's the cinematic equivalent of listening to opera in an elevator.
The film is based on a semi-autobiographical novel by Bocelli, which no doubt accounts for its endlessly self-regarding tendencies. The central character, dubbed "Amos Bardi" (Tony Sebastian, Game...
The film is based on a semi-autobiographical novel by Bocelli, which no doubt accounts for its endlessly self-regarding tendencies. The central character, dubbed "Amos Bardi" (Tony Sebastian, Game...
- 2/1/2018
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Love is the wonderful symphony of every beating heart. It is the divine music that whispers to us..." Ambi Distribution has released a new official Us trailer for an Italian biopic film titled The Music of Silence, from filmmaker Michael Radford. The film tells the story of an Italian musician named Andrea Bocelli, who went blind when he was a child. Years later he became one of the most famous musicians, but not without trials and tribulations, of course. Toby Sebastian plays Bocelli, and the cast includes Antonio Banderas, Jordi Mollà, Alessandro Sperduti, Luisa Ranieri, and Antonella Attili; with a special appearance by the real Andrea Bocelli. This looks like a very Italian film, with lots of opera singing and beautiful scenes in the countryside. The cinematography here is particularly impressive, I just hope the rest of it is that good. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Michael Radford's The Music of Silence,...
- 1/31/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Antonio Banderas, Toby Sebastian and Jordi Molla have signed on to star in Michael Radford’s The Music Of Silence.
The films is based on the life of singer Andrea Bocelli.
Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi of Ambi Group and Roberto Sassa of Picomedia are producing. Ambi is also financing and handling world sales.
Anna Pavignano and Michael Radford wrote the screenplay in collaboration with Bocelli.
Principal photography will begin this month in Rome.
This film will feature songs that Bocelli composed when he was young but have never before been released.
In his memoir The Music Of Silence, Bocelli tells his own story in the form of an autobiographical novel, naming his alter ego Amos Bardi.
Sebastian will play Amos while Banderas will play the role of Maestro, and Molla will star as Amos’s father. Luisa Ranieri will play Bocelli’s mother and Ennio Fantastichini his uncle.
The story covers his years as a young...
The films is based on the life of singer Andrea Bocelli.
Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi of Ambi Group and Roberto Sassa of Picomedia are producing. Ambi is also financing and handling world sales.
Anna Pavignano and Michael Radford wrote the screenplay in collaboration with Bocelli.
Principal photography will begin this month in Rome.
This film will feature songs that Bocelli composed when he was young but have never before been released.
In his memoir The Music Of Silence, Bocelli tells his own story in the form of an autobiographical novel, naming his alter ego Amos Bardi.
Sebastian will play Amos while Banderas will play the role of Maestro, and Molla will star as Amos’s father. Luisa Ranieri will play Bocelli’s mother and Ennio Fantastichini his uncle.
The story covers his years as a young...
- 11/11/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
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