Exclusive: Adam Driver talks House of Gucci, working with Lady Gaga and with Ridley Scott again
Hitting theaters on November 24 from MGM is Ridley Scott’s forthcoming crime drama House of Gucci, starring Oscar winner Lady Gaga, Oscar nominee Adam Driver, Oscar winners Jared Leto, Al Pacino and Jeremy Irons.
House of Gucci is inspired by the shocking true story of the family empire behind the Italian fashion house of Gucci. Spanning three decades of love, betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately murder, we see what a name means, what it’s worth, and how far a family will go for control.
House of Gucci will be led by Lady Gaga as Maurizio Gucci’s ex-wife, who was tried and convicted for orchestrating her ex-husband’s murder on the steps of his office in 1995. Despite her children’s pleas to the court and public to reevaluate her mother’s case as the operation drastically changed her behavior, she was portrayed darkly in the media, being dubbed the Black Widow, and was sentenced to 29 years before being let out early in 2016 after only 18 years.
The film also stars Adam Driver as Maurizio Gucci, Al Pacino as Aldo Gucci, Jared Leto as Paolo Gucci, Jeremy Irons as Rodolf Gucci, Jack Huston as Domenico De Sole, Reeve Carney as Tom Ford, Salma Hayek as Giuseppina Auiremma, Camille Cottin as Paola Franchi, Mădălina Diana Ghenea as Sophia Loren, Mehdi Nebbou as Said, and Miloud Mourad Benamara as Omar.
Based on Sara Gay Forden’s 2001 novel The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed, the film is directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay written by Roberto Bentivegna and Becky Johnston. Producers are Ridley and Giannina Scott through their Scott Free Productions banner alongside Kevin Walsh.
For Driver, who had supporting roles in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, Noah Baumbach's Frances Ha, the Coen Brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis and Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman, as well as leading roles in the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015–2019) where he played Ben Solo / Kylo Ren and Noah Baumbach's Marriage Story, this is his time he’s working with Ridley Scott. A few weeks back, he starred opposite Matt Damon and Jodie Comer in The Last Duel.
In speaking with BlackFilmandTV.com’s Wilson Morales, Driver talks about his character, working with Lady Gaga and Ridley Scott again.