Italy’s Indiana Production Execs Talk Joining Vuelta Group as Production Starts on Gender Swap Comedy ‘Romeo is Juliet’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNick Vivarelli International Correspondent Italy’s Indiana Production – which has just become part of pan-European studio Vuelta Group – is staying true to its roots with production kicking off this month on gender swap movie “Romeo is Juliet,” directed by quality comedy specialist Giovanni Veronesi, just as the company expands its horizons.
This latest title in Indiana’s slate stars A-lister Sergio Castellitto and Pilar Fogliati (“Romantiche”) who plays an actress named Vittoria who after being brutally rejected by a cynical stage director when she auditions to play Juliet in Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” decides to reinvent herself as a man to audition for Romeo and gets the part.
The film’s lead actors and director are pictured above. “Romeo is Juliet” will be distributed in Italian theatres by Vision Distribution.
Founded in 2005, Indiana over the ensuing 18 years has grown steadily in both the film and TV sectors by working with Italian directors who are on the cusp between being auteurs and commercial draws.
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