The film will begin shooting this winter Al Pacino is set to play a Mafia boss once again in a new kidnapping thriller. Pacino, who has famously played mob bosses and gangsters in films like The Godfather , The Irishman , and Scarface , will play a real-life mob boss in the film Captivated. As per Deadline , the film will focus on Calabrian mafia boss Saro (played first by Tony Kebbell, and then next, in the present day, by Pacino) who kidnaps the grandson of one of the world’s richest men, Jean Paul Getty.
The boss puts his organisation at risk when he falls in love with his victim’s mother (played by Katie Holmes) during ransom negotiations that follow. Michael Mammoliti, one of the producers of the project, is the nephew of Saro Mammoliti, one of the main kidnappers. As per Deadline, he has been working on a project about the events for several years.
Shooting is due to start later this winter in Italy. The director will be Dito Montiel ( Man Down ) who co-wrote the script with Robin Shushan and Mammoliti. “ Captivated has all the ingredients of a great film, a fantastic script, stellar cast, and visionary director, Benaroya Pictures CEO and IFT Founder Michael Benaroya said of the film.
“We couldn’t be more excited to have it on our slate.” Mammoliti added: “Our goal is to give a voice to a person who’s had none for 50+ years, and tell a side of this story no one knows.” Back in March, Pacino announced details of his “astonishingly revelatory” memoir.