Sony Pictures International Productions and Italy’s Colorado Film have teamed up on Italian comedy/street film “50km per Hour” which has began taking pictures with multi-hyphenate Fabio De Luigi directing and starring.
The movie is an Italian remake of Sony’s 2018 German field workplace hit “25 Km/h,” written by Oliver Ziegenbalg and directed by Markus Goller about two estranged siblings who reunite at their father’s funeral and make a spur of the second determination to satisfy their childhood dream of driving throughout the nation on their previous motorbikes. It has additionally not too long ago been remade in Mexico with the title “A Todas Partes” (“All the Places”).
De Luigi, who’s amongst Italy’s most bankable skills, not too long ago starred in “The Worse Week of My Life” and “When Mom is Away,” which was Italy’s high grossing native title throughout pandemic-stricken 2019. De Luigi on this movie is pairing up with one other high native field workplace draw, Stefano Accorsi (“The Goddess of Fortune”). (See First Look photograph: Fabio De Luigi, on the left, and Stefano Accorsi, on the best).
Also starring in “50 Km/h” are Alessandro Haber (“The Unknown Woman”): Elisa Di Eusanio (“Doc – In Your Hands”); Alice Palazzi (“Squadra antimafia – Palermo oggi”); Simone Baldasseroni (“Three Perfect Daughters”); Giorgia Arena (“Bang Bang Baby”); Barbara Abbondanza (“The Italian Recipe”) and Paolo Cevoli (“Soldato Semplice”).
The movie, on which De Luigi can be serving as author in addition to director and star, is being shot within the multi-hyphenate’s native Emilia-Romagna area, in addition to a number of different areas in Italy.
Alessandro Usai and Iginio Straffi of Colorado Film, which is owned by Straffi’s Rainbow Group, function producers on the movie, which is the second of a multi-picture deal between SPIP and Colorado. The first movie was “The Price of Family” which debuted at #1 on Netflix Italy in December 2022.
“We are thrilled to proceed our artistic collaboration with Colorado Films and for the chance to work with such a prestigious and proficient filmmaker and star like Fabio De Luigi,” mentioned Shebnem Askin, EVP, artistic manufacturing and head of Sony Pictures International Productions in a press release.
“We are wanting ahead in bringing this movie to native Italian cinemas – which marks the primary native theatrical launch for Sony Pictures International Productions – and to proceed our dedication to supply content material in Italy,” she added.
“50km per Hour” will probably be launched theatrically by Sony Pictures Releasing International in Italy through Eagle Pictures which handles Sony titles on the Italian market.
Said Usai, CEO of Colorado Film: “We are very joyful to companion with Fabio De Luigi as a protagonist for the tenth time and as a director for a 3rd movie. After so many successes collectively, we’re assured that this new challenge, which can be enriched by the appearing of Stefano Accorsi, will probably be appreciated by the Italian audiences within the subsequent season.”
