The Man Who Drew God

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The Man Who Drew God
ItalianL'uomo che disegnò Dio
Directed byFranco Nero
Screenplay by
  • Eugenio Masciari
  • Franco Nero
  • Lorenzo De Luca
Story byEugenio Masciari
Produced by
  • Louis Nero
  • Michael Tadross Jr.
  • Bernard Salzman
  • Alexander Nistratov
Starring
CinematographyGerardo Fornari
Music byGiuliano Taviani
Production
companies
  • L'Altrofilm
  • Tadross Media Group
  • BuldDog Brothers
Countries
  • Italy
  • United States
  • Russia
Languages
  • Italian
  • English[1]

The Man Who Drew God (Italian: L'uomo che disegnò Dio) is an upcoming crime drama[2] film directed by Franco Nero and starring Nero, Kevin Spacey, and Faye Dunaway. It marks Spacey's first role after sexual misconduct allegations against him surfaced in 2017. According to Variety, the film is "about a blind artist who can draw people from their voice and is wrongly accused of sexually abusing a child".[3] Nero portrays the blind artist, Spacey a police detective,[4] and Dunaway a braille teacher who is an old friend of the artist.[3]

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On 23 May 2021, ABC News reported that Spacey and Vanessa Redgrave, Nero's wife, would star in the film and that it would soon be shot in Italy. On casting Spacey, Nero told the outlet, "I'm very happy Kevin agreed to participate in my film. I consider him a great actor and I can't wait to start the movie."[6] Later that day, producer Louis Nero told Variety that Spacey and Redgrave's roles are small, while the main character is played by Franco Nero, and that Redgrave's appearance was not finalised but would depend on whether she could travel from England to Italy.[4] On 26 May, Redgrave announced that she had turned down the role.[7] On 7 July 2021, Variety reported that Redgrave had been replaced by Dunaway and that the film was being sold at the Cannes Marché du Film. It quoted Louis Nero as saying, "We have plenty of interest from buyers around the world. All the controversy around the film has generated plenty of interest ... It was good for the film, from my point of view."[3] Filming took place from 28 May to 3 July 2021 in Turin.[5][8]

References[]

  1. ^ Byrne, Suzy (2 June 2021). "Kevin Spacey photographed with a big smile in Italy where he's filming comeback movie". Yahoo Entertainment. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. ^ Shoard, Catherine (24 May 2021). "Kevin Spacey set for return to movies with paedophilia drama". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Yossman, K. J.; Vivarelli, Nick (7 July 2021). "Faye Dunaway Joins New Kevin Spacey Film 'The Man Who Drew God' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b Shafer, Ellise; Vivarelli, Nick (23 May 2021). "Kevin Spacey Set for First Film Cameo Following Sexual Assault Allegations". Variety. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b Drogo, Marco (16 June 2021). ""L'uomo che disegnò Dio", presentato il film torinese con Kevin Spacey: svelate le location cittadine". TorinoToday (in Italian). Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  6. ^ Deliso, Meredith (23 May 2021). "Kevin Spacey books 1st film role following sexual assault allegations". ABC News. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  7. ^ Vlessing, Etan (26 May 2021). "Vanessa Redgrave Not Starring Opposite Kevin Spacey in Franco Nero's Italian Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  8. ^ ""L'uomo che disegnò Dio": in corso a Torino le riprese del lungometraggio diretto da Franco Nero" (in Italian). Film Commission Torino Piemonte. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

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