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Film icon Al Pacino is heading back to the world of gangsters, this time joining the cast of Captivated, based on the true story of the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III.

Pacino joins Katie Holmes (Batman Begins) and Toby Kebbell (Black Mirror) in yet another adaptation of the famous kidnapping. In 2017, Ridley Scott's All the Money in the World tackled the same material, though much of the film's press at the time stemmed from the post-production replacement of Kevin Spacey by Christopher Plummer. According to Deadline, "The film focuses on Calabrian mafia boss Saro who kidnaps the grandson of one of the worlds richest men, Jean Paul Getty, and endangers his entire organization when he falls in love with his victims mother (Holmes) during the fraught ransom negotiations."

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After previously starring in House of Gucci and famously playing Michael Corleone in The Godfather series, one of the world's most iconic mob boss actors has found his next project. A new report from Deadline revealed that Al Pacino, Katie Holmes, and Toby Kebbell will star in the upcoming kidnapping thriller Captivated. Dito Montiel, best known for his work with in Man Down and Critical Thinking, will direct the film, and also co-wrote the script along with Robin Shushan and Michael Mammoliti. Mammoliti, Michael Benoroya, Andrea Bucko, Joey Stanton, and Nick de Graffenreid will produce, with principal photography set to begin in Italy later this year.

Exclusive: Katie Holmes (Woman In Gold), Toby Kebbell (War For The Planet Of The Apes) and Oscar winner Al Pacino (The Irishman) have joined thriller Captivated, which International Film Trust is launching for sales in Cannes.

The film focuses on Calabrian mafia boss Saro who kidnaps the grandson of one of the world’s richest men, Jean Paul Getty, and endangers his entire organization when he falls in love with his victim’s mother (Holmes) during the fraught ransom negotiations.

Producers are Michael Benaroya, Michael Mammoliti and Manasvi Mamgai of 32Red Entertainment, and Andrea Bucko of Sugar Rush Pictures.

Mammoliti is the nephew of Saro Mammoliti, one of the main kidnappers, and has been working on a project about the events for years, even taking issue back in 2017 with the narrative of movie All The Money In The World. The events and motivations around...

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