Spanish actor Antonio Banderas is to bring his enthusiasm for fashion to his craft in a new biopic that will see him play designer Gianni Versace.
Filming on the biopic is said to be starting this December in Milan before heading to the fashion designer’s birth city of Reggio Calabria as well as the city of his death, Miami, where he was shot dead by serial killer Andrew Cunanan in 1997.
Banderas is a keen follower of fashion having recently launched his first collection in collaboration with high-street label Selected.
The biopic is to be directed by Billie August whose past film credits include Pelle the Conqueror and the 1998 version of Les Misérables.