First Glance: “House of Gucci”

Ridley Scott is 83-years-old yet he has two major movies coming out and only a month between them. Last week we were treated to a trailer for the first of the two, “The Last Duel”. Last night the trailer dropped for Scott’s second, “House of Gucci”. The film is co-written by Becky Johnston and Roberto Bentivegna and features one knock-out all-star cast that includes Adam Driver, Lady Gaga, Al Pacino, Jared Leto, Jeremy Irons, Salma Hayak, and Jack Huston. Star-studded indeed.

The first trailer gives us a good taste of what this wild and zesty bio-drama is going for. The film is set in 1995 and focuses on the fall of the Gucci fashion house following the highly publicized murder of its leader Maurizio Gucci (played by Driver). In her first major film role since “A Star is Born”, Lady Gaga plays his socialite wife Patrizia Reggiani. The two Oscar nominees get flashy and meaty roles they can really sink their teeth into. And the great names rounding out the ensemble only make this look and sound better. You can see where the movie could fly completely off the rails. But you can also see where this could be a legitimate Oscar season contender.

“House of Gucci” releases in theaters November 24th. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.

18 thoughts on “First Glance: “House of Gucci”

  1. This looks like a really cool and fun film with Lady Gaga and Adam Driver definitely going to kick ass but the one thing that is keeping me from seeing this is Jared Leto.

    When is he going to do a movie with Shia LaBeouf? I think if they can get some douchebag filmmaker and put them together, we can the ultimate disaster of who can out-do themselves in the doucheness factor.

  2. Oh that looks danged good. Why oh why did they choose that Blondie song though? It cheapens the trailer. Ridley Scott is setting the standard for old people. I admire him for keep on keepin on. What about the next Alien movie? I thought he also working on that?

    • That Blondie song did sound a little weird, but in an even weirder way I kinda liked it. As for Scott, the guy amazes me. And you’re right, I think he is also working on the next Alien.

  3. I Think Lady Gaga should be Casting as Gráinne (Grace O’Malley) In a musical film adaptation Of The Pirate Queen

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