Anthony Hopkins has joined the cast of the biographical drama on the founders of the iconic Italian cars, ‘Maserati: The Brothers.’
Hopkins is set to play the financier who bankrolls the Maserati brothers.
Directed by Bobby Moresco, The movie will follow the three brothers Alfieri, Ettore and Ernesto from the inception of the business in 1914 in a garage in the central Italian city of Bologna. The luxury car brand has been associated with the world of auto racing. Maserati’s first Grand Prix racing car, called “Type 26,” is the vehicle that Alfieri Maserati was driving in the 1927 Messina Cup race when he had a near-fatal crash. Alfieri died a few years later, on March 3, 1932, at the age of 44 from complications related to that accident. In 1937, the brothers, while remaining involved, sold a controlling stake in the company that is now owned by Fiat.
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Further casting has yet to be announced. Filming commences in Bologna, Italy soon.
The film is being produced by Andrea Iervolino, an Italian producer, through his newly established film and television company, The Andrea Iervolino Company.
