Oscar Isaac Plays Dual Roles in Netflix Film 'In the Hand of Dante'
The film pairs a high-profile literary adaptation with a star-driven ensemble, marking Julian Schnabel's return to narrative features after a decade.
Reporting from 1 sources: Eiga Natalie.
Netflix will release the film 'In the Hand of Dante' on June 24, starring Oscar Isaac in dual roles as a modern author and the poet Dante. Based on Nick Tosches' 2002 novel, the story follows a mafia-ordered theft of the original 'Divine Comedy' manuscript. Julian Schnabel directs a cast including Gal Gadot, Gerard Butler, and Al Pacino.
Oscar Isaac plays both a 21st-century author and the 14th-century poet Dante in 'In the Hand of Dante,' a Netflix film arriving June 24. The adaptation of Nick Tosches' 2002 novel follows Nick, who is hired by the mafia to steal the original manuscript of Dante's 'Divine Comedy,' while the historical Dante seeks inspiration for his masterpiece. Julian Schnabel, director of 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,' helms the project. The cast includes Gal Gadot, Gerard Butler, John Malkovich, Al Pacino, and Jason Momoa. Martin Scorsese appears as a character who inspires Dante.
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- Eiga Natalie オスカー・アイザックが1人2役、映画「ダンテの遺稿」がNetflixで独占配信