Ridley Scott’s latest film The Last Duel has only just been released – but the veteran director has another star-laden epic coming before the year is out in the shape of true-life crime thriller House of Gucci.
The film, which explores the dramatic fall of the Gucci dynasty, sees Scott re-team with Adam Driver, while the glamorous cast also includes Lady Gaga, Salma Hayek and Al Pacino – so don’t be surprised to see it crop up in awards conversations in the coming months.
The first trailer for the film caused quite a stir on social media when it was released in the summer, and a further teaser was unveiled in late October which has only further heightened anticipation.
The new clip teases Lady Gaga’s Patrizia Reggiani fateful introduction to Driver’s to Maurizio Gucci, who rather ominously informs her: “Gucci is like a cake. You have a taste and you want more and then you’ll want the whole thing for yourself.”
Then, just a day later – another full trailer was released, including yet more previously unseen footage from the film.
Based on the 2001 account The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed the film promises to be a highly entertaining affair – here’s everything you need to know about House of Gucci.
House of Gucci release date
Doors to the House of Gucci will open on Friday 26th November 2021 – around 100 years after the fashion house was founded.
Unlike many 2021 releases, House of Gucci will be released exclusively in cinemas. However, the film will head to streaming service Paramount Plus in the US following its theatrical run.
It will be a busy few months for director Ridley Scott, as his earlier Adam Driver film The Last Duel will premiere only a few weeks earlier in October.
House of Gucci trailer
The trailer for House of Gucci is suitably stylish and chock-full of Academy Award winners and nominees- see if you can recognise Jared Leto:
And a further teaser was released in October 2021 – showing the first meeting between Patrizia Reggiani and Maurizio Gucci and more footage featuring the starry ensemble cast.
And a second full trailer was released the following day – check it out below:
House of Gucci cast
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House of Gucci has assembled quite the impressive cast of industry veterans, current awards favourites and, of course, Lady Gaga in her first role since her Oscar-nominated performance in A Star is Born.
Gaga will be starring as Patrizia Reggiani, an Italian socialite who was tried and convicted of orchestrating the assassination of her ex-husband Maurizio Gucci.
Star Wars actor Adam Driver will be playing Maurizo, the then head of the Gucci fashion house who was married to Patrizia for nearly 20 years.
Jared Leto will be donning some impressive prosthetics as design chief Paolo Gucci, while British thespian Jeremy Irons portrays Maurizo’s actor father Rodolpho Gucci.
Salma Hayek – who coincidentally is married to the current head of Gucci – stars as Patrizia’s confidant Giuseppina “Pina” Auriemma, while acting legend Al Pacino stars as Aldo Gucci who participates in a legal battle for the company with nephew Maurizio.
House of Gucci book: Inspiration behind the film
House of Gucci is based on The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed.
The book focuses on the shocking 1995 assassination and the subsequent trial of Patrizia Reggiani, but also includes a detailed account of the Gucci dynasty and the business’s history spanning a century of conflicts and mysteries.
The book has since been republished to coincide with the release of the film, and was written by Sara Gay Forden who has covered Milan fashion brands for over 15 years.
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