Musician Lady Gaga has pivoted back to acting once again and is set to star in the forthcoming film House of Gucci.
Directed by Ridley Scott, the movie is based on The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed by Sara Gay Forden, and is being made by MGM.
Without giving too much away, it will follow the true story of Patrizia Reggiani and Maurizio Gucci, the heir to the fashion house of the same name. In 1985, after 12 years of marriage, Gucci left Reggiani for a younger woman. In 1995, he was killed by a hitman.
The plot of the film is based on the lead-up to the trial of Reggiani, who was convicted and imprisoned for 18 years for orchestrating the assassination.
Filming took place in March in Italy, the home of Gucci, and the cast is sellar – Lady Gaga stars in the role of Patrizia Reggiani and the fashion mogul, Maurizio Gucci, is portrayed by Adam Driver.
The pair broke the internet after Gaga shared a first-look photo of herself and her co-star. Posing on a snow-capped mountain in the Italian Alps, the caption reads “Signore e Signora Gucci”, which translates to Mr and Mrs Gucci.
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Gaga’s resemblance to the Italian socialite, wearing a fur hat and chunky gold jewellery, is uncanny, while the internet went wild for Driver’s big knit energy. Jared Leto, meanwhile, looks unrecognisable as Paolo Gucci, the former vice president and managing director of Gucci.
It has now been confirmed, with the release of the official film poster, that House of Gucci will be in cinemas on 24 November 2021, which is intended to coincide with the fashion house’s 100th anniversary. But if you don’t want to wait to discover more about the plot, we’d suggest reading the book behind the movie.
