M The son of the century Luca Marinelli will be Mussolini: plot and details

As Benito Mussolini, Luca Marinelli will star in Mr. Son of the Century, the new Sky Original series directed by Joe Wright. The show was born from an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Antonio Scurati, winner of the Strega Prize and international bestseller.

Winner of a David di Donatello for his performance in Lo Chiamavano Jeeg Robot – against 5 nominations – Luca Marinelli is one of the most popular Italian actors. He also won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor in Venice for Martin Eden and the prestigious Shooting Stars Award at the Berlin Film Festival. And now he will play the role of the Duce, in Mr. The Son of the Century, a film that will tell the story of the birth of fascism in Italy and the rise to power of Benito Mussolini. The announcement of the series coincides with the presentation of Rapiniamo il Duce at the 17th Rome Film Festival. Targeted by Netflix, the film stars Pietro Castellitto, Matilda De Angelis, Tommaso Ragno and Maccio Capatonda.

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The series will consist of eight episodes, directed by Joe Wright, who will beat the first take at Cinecittà studios in the coming weeks and who, within the framework of the seventeenth edition of the Rome Film Fest, was the protagonist – together with the scriptwriters Stefano Bises and Davide Serino – from the reunion Mr. The series.

Mr. Son of the Century, Sky execs talk

Nils Hartmann, Sky Studios Executive Vice President for Italy and Germany, commented: “For a big project like ‘Mr.’ one could only think of an authentic and eclectic talent like Luca Marinelli, perfect for a role as complex as that of Mussolini. An actor like there are few in Italy and in the world, whom we have been courting for some time and whom we are delighted to finally have on board this new Sky Studios production, which now stands out even more in its singularity . Under the direction of a master like Joe Wright and under the direction of the text by Scurati, adapted here from the writing of Stefano Bises and Davide Serino, we are ready to launch a project that marks a new stage in our creative and productive path. “.

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Antonella d’Errico, Executive Vice President Programming Sky Italia, said: “Talent, originality and audacity have always distinguished our Sky Originals, and ‘M.’, a project that we strongly wanted, expresses them in their the most intense and refined style.With this new title, we want to offer our audience a unique story, not only important but necessary, of the success of Antonio Scurati, in which the great talent of a charismatic actor like Luca Marinelli, who took on the complex role of Mussolini, and the vision of a refined director like Joe Wright”.

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Lorenzo Mieli, CEO of The Apartment Pictures, a Fremantle Group company, said: “I am extremely happy with the artistic team we have in ‘M’: Joe Wright is perfect because I love the way he has dealt with the complexity of the human soul. and the ethical dilemmas of power, and I also love how he manages to change gender. Luca Marinelli is certainly one of the greatest actors of his generation and only a great actor like him can embody a complex character like that of Mussolini”.

What to expect from Mr. Son of the Century

Mr. Son of the Century is produced by Sky Studios and Lorenzo Mieli for The Apartment Pictures, a Fremantle Group company, in conjunction with Pathé. The series will trace history from the founding of the Fasci Italiani in 1919 to Mussolini’s infamous speech in parliament after the murder of Socialist MP Giacomo Matteotti in 1925. It will also offer insight into Mussolini’s private life and connections personal, including those with his wife Rachele, his lover Margherita Sarfatti and with other emblematic figures of the time. Like the novel, the series will tell the story of a country that surrendered to dictatorship and the story of a man who was able to rise several times from his ashes.

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Written by Stefano Bises (Gomorra – La Serie, The New Pope, ZeroZeroZero, Speravo de morì prima) and Davide Serino (1992, 1993, The King, Exterior Night), the series will tell the events with historical precision, at each event, character, dialogue and speech historically documented or attested by multiple sources. Mr. Son of the Century will arrive exclusively on Sky and stream only on NOW in all Sky territories in Europe. International distribution is from Fremantle.