‘Don Q,’ Mob Comedy With Armand Assante, Sells to Archstone Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comBrent Lang Executive Editor Archstone Entertainment has acquired worldwide sales rights to “Don Q,” a comedic tribute to mafia movies that stars Armand Assante, no stranger to the genre from his work in HBO’s “Gotti” and “American Gangster.” It was written and directed by Claudio Bellante.
Sales for the film kicked off this week at AFM. The film follows Assante’s character, who thinks of himself as a Don Corleone but is really more of a Don Quixote.
Feeding off decades of delusion, longtime Little Italy resident Don Q believes himself to be a powerful mafia figurehead set out to reclaim the neighborhood and its fleeting values.
It isn’t until the return of a ruthless ex-con that Q’s fantasy is put to the test, landing the self-proclaimed mafia chief and a loyal recruit in an ensuing turf war.
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