House of Gucci: Ridley Scott calls Gucci family outrage over biopic casting ‘alarmingly insulting’
3 years ago

House of Gucci: Ridley Scott calls Gucci family outrage over biopic casting ‘alarmingly insulting’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Ridley Scott has responded to criticism of his recently released biopic House of Gucci from the real-life Gucci family. In a statement, the Gucci family have criticised the film, which stars Adam Driver, Jared Leto and Lady Gaga, describing it as an “insult to the legacy on which the brand is built today”. Before the film was released, Guccio Gucci’s great-grandchild Patrizia Gucci criticised the casting of Al Pacino in the role of Aldo Gucci, describing it as “shameful”. Speaking to Total Film, Scott responded to this criticism, saying: “The people that were writing from the family to us at the onset were alarmingly insulting, saying that Al Pacino did not represent physically Aldo Gucci in any shape or form.

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ABC  

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3 years ago

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LA Times  

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The Independent  

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What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in House of Gucci
54 years, 11 months ago

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Slate  

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Hindustan Times  

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The Independent  

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3 years ago

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Hindustan Times  

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BBC  

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3 years, 1 month ago

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Associated Press  

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3 years, 1 month ago

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LA Times  

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Daily Mail  

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3 years, 4 months ago

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The Independent  

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Lady Gaga wraps up shooting for director Ridley Scott's House Of Gucci
3 years, 7 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Gucci heirs worry over family depiction in Ridley Scott film
3 years, 8 months ago

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Associated Press  

MILAN — The great-grandchildren of Guccio Gucci, who founded the luxury fashion house that bears his name a century ago in Florence, are appealing to filmmaker Ridley Scott to respect their family’s legacy in a new film that focuses on a sensational murder. One of Maurizio’s second cousins, Patrizia Gucci, is worried that the film goes beyond the headline-grabbing true-crime …

Gucci Heirs Worry Over Family Depiction in Ridley Scott film 'The House of Gucci'
3 years, 8 months ago

Gucci Heirs Worry Over Family Depiction in Ridley Scott film 'The House of Gucci'

News 18  

The great-grandchildren of Guccio Gucci, who founded the luxury fashion house that bears his name nearly a century ago in Florence, are appealing to filmmaker Ridley Scott to respect their family’s legacy in a new film that focuses on a sensational murder. One of Maurizio’s second cousins, Patrizia Gucci, is worried that the film goes beyond the headline-grabbing true-crime story …

Gucci heirs worry over family depiction in Ridley Scott's House of Gucci
3 years, 8 months ago

Gucci heirs worry over family depiction in Ridley Scott's House of Gucci

Hindustan Times  

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Jared Leto looks unrecognisable with receding hairline after arriving on set to film House of Gucci
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Daily Mail  

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