Al Pacino to Star in Captivated Alongside Isla Fisher and Blake Ritson

Isla Fisher and Blake Ritson have joined Al Pacino in the cast of Captivated.

Fisher takes a role in the project following her appearance as Gloria Cleary in the 2005 film Wedding Crashers. Her past work also includes voice acting in Rango, Rise of the Guardians, and Back to the Outback. Ritson joins the production after starring in The Gilded Age, Krypton, and The Count of Monte Cristo.

Dito Montiel directs the feature, which previously worked on Riff Raff. Deadline reported that the film is based on the story of John Paul Getty III’s kidnapping.

The production is set against the backdrop of 1970s Italy. It is billed as a new interpretation and angle on the famed kidnapping story, which was previously explored in Ridley Scott’s All the Money in the World and the FX series Trust. Pacino essays an older version of Saro Mammoliti in the film.

Michael Mammoliti and Manasvi Mamgai of 32Red Entertainment produce the movie alongside Andrea Bucko, Nicky Weinstock of Sweetheart Entertainment, and Cassian Elwes.

“For me, this project is deeply personal. My family has a direct connection to these events, and I grew up with a very different understanding of the story than the one audiences have seen on screen,” Mammoliti said in a statement.

“We have an opportunity to bring a new dimension to a story the world thinks it already knows with the film,” he added.

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