Antonio Banderas to Star in True Crime Limited Series THE MONSTER OF FLORENCE From Studiocanal
Antonio Banderas has signed on to star in the true crime limited series The Monster of Florence, which is based on The New York Times bestseller The Monster Of Florence: A True Story by Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi.
“The Monster of Florence relates the extraordinary real life investigation carried out by American fiction writer Preston and Italian crime reporter Spezi into what Studiocanal describes as ‘one of the most riveting and notorious serial murder cases in European history.’ Banderas will play Spezi. Delivering an original twist to the true crime genre as he investigators become the subject of investigation by the Italian police, and Spezi is even accused of being the killer, The Monster of Florence: A True Story has sold over half a million copies and been published in 24 languages.”
Academy Award nominated director Nikolaj Arcel (A Royal Affair) will direct from scripts written by Arcel and Anders Thomas Jensen, who penned the screenplay for Susanne Bier’s Oscar winner In a Better World. Arcel also co-wrote the original The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo adaptation starring Noomi Rapace. Banderas and Emanuel Nuñez will serve as executive producers.
via: Variety