Nanni Moretti prepping It Will Happen Tonight, toplined by Louis Garrel and Jasmine Trinca
- The seasoned Italian filmmaker’s new endeavour is a romantic drama loosely based on Hungry Heart, a collection of short stories penned by Eshkol Nevo
After premiering his high-concept meta-comedy A Brighter Tomorrow [+see also:
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The movie will star French actor-director Louis Garrel (The Three Musketeers [+see also:
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film profile] (2006). Garrel and Trinca will be joined by Angela Finocchiaro, Elena Lietti, Antonio De Matteo, Andrea Lattanzi, Hippolyte Girardot, Pietro Ragusa and Paolo Sassanelli. Moretti himself is expected to appear only briefly in a cameo role.
It Will Happen Tonight has been adapted by Moretti alongside his longtime co-writers Federica Pontremoli and Valia Santella. Specific plot details remain undisclosed, but the film is set to begin shooting in Italy and Spain this autumn.
The project is being produced by Moretti’s own banner, Sacher Film, and Fandango in collaboration with RAI Cinema. Moretti previously adapted another work by Nevo – Three Floors Up – for his 2021 feature Three Floors [+see also:
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It Will Happen Tonight marks a personal milestone for the director, who reportedly recovered swiftly from a heart attack suffered in April. The pic’s development was first reported by Roman magazine Il Messaggero.
Watch this space.
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