Anthony Hopkins to Star in Biopic "Maserati: The Brothers" 

Academy Award-winning actor Anthony Hopkins is attached to star in Bobby Moresco's upcoming English-language biopic, "Maserati: The Brothers".

The biopic follows the family behind the high-performance automobiles that, along with Ferrari and Lamborghini, Italy is known for.  

The legendary Oscar-winning actor will play an Italian financier who bankrolls the Maserati brothers. 

The “Maserati” movie is produced by Italy’s Andrea Iervolino via his new film and TV outfit called The Andrea Iervolino Company.

Iervolino’s previous company, ILBE Group – in which he was partnered with Monika Bacardi — produced the Bobby Moresco-directed biopic “Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend” and was also among the producers of Micheal Mann’s “Ferrari” starring Adam Driver and Penélope Cruz.

Other casting details on “Maserati: The Brothers,” which will begin shooting soon in Bologna, are still being kept under wraps.

Maserati was founded in 1914 in a garage in the central Italian city of Bologna by three brothers: Alfieri, Ettore and Ernesto. 

The trident that is the company’s emblem is a replica of the one found in the Fountain of Neptune in Bologna. From early on, the company –which is now known for exotic luxury cars — was tied to the world of auto racing. 

Maserati’s first Grand Prix racing car, called “Type 26,” is the vehicle that Alfieri Maserati was driving in the 1927 Messina Cup race when he had a near fatal crash. 

Alfieri died a few years later, on March 3, 1932, at the age of 44 from complications related to the accident. 

In 1937, the brothers, while remaining involved, sold a controlling stake in the company that is now owned by Fiat.

Hopkins’ most recent standout performance is his role as emperor Vespasian in the twilight years of his decade-long reign in Roland Emmerich’s gladiator series “Those About to Die.”