Washington [US], October 28 (ANI): 'The Untouchables' actor Andy Garcia has joined Anthony Hopkins and Michele Morrone in the sports biopic 'Maserati: The Brothers', reported Deadline. Bobby Moresco is directing this biopic on Italy's popular Maserati car family. Also Read | IIFA Utsavam Awards 2024 on TV With Biggest South Indian Stars – Telecast Details Here for Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.
The film is about the brothers behind the Italian automobiles. Garcia will play Rossini, described as "a central figure in the story of the brothers." Morrone will star as brother Alfieri Il Maserati.
Meanwhile, Anthony Hopkins will play an Italian financier who bankrolls the family. The film will be produced by Italy's Andrea Iervolino. The shooting is all set to begin at the end of next month in Italy.
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Maserati's first Grand Prix vehicle is the one that Alfieri Maserati was driving in the 1927 Messina Cup race when he had a near-fatal crash. Alfieri died a few years later at the age of 44 from injuries related to that crash. In 1937, the brothers sold a controlling stake in the company that is now owned by Fiat," as p.