Louis Garrel to Play Fiat Heir John Elkann in Marco Bellocchio’s ‘Falcon’; RAI Cinema International Boards for Sales

Louis Garrel is set to play John Elkann — heir to Italy’s Agnelli family, behind car giant Fiat — in Italian auteur Marco Bellocchio’s “Falcon.” The biopic centers on charismatic auto industry executive Sergio Marchionne, played by Pierfrancesco Favino, who saved Fiat from the brink of bankruptcy. The high-end production is currently shooting in Toronto. […]

Louis Garrel is set to play John Elkann — heir to Italy’s Agnelli family, behind car giant Fiat — in Italian auteur Marco Bellocchio‘s “Falcon.” The biopic centers on charismatic auto industry executive Sergio Marchionne, played by Pierfrancesco Favino, who saved Fiat from the brink of bankruptcy. The high-end production is currently shooting in Toronto. […] Louis Garrel to play Agnelli family heir John Elkann in Marco Bellocchio's 'Falcon,' which RAI Cinema International is boarding for sales. As previously announced, Pierfrancesco Favino will star as auto industry executive Sergio Marchionne Louis Garrel is set to play John Elkann — heir to Italy’s Agnelli family, behind car giant Fiat — in Italian auteur Marco Bellocchio‘s “Falcon.” The biopic centers on charismatic auto industry executive Sergio Marchionne, played by Pierfrancesco Favino, who saved Fiat from the brink of bankruptcy.

The high-end production is currently shooting in Toronto. Additional “Falcon” cast members include Benedetta Cimatti, Barbara Ronchi and a cameo by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi. Marchionne, who was Italian and Canadian, died in 2018 at 66. He was hired by Italy’s Agnelli family to run Fiat in 2004 when, due to previous mismanagement and the recession, few in the auto industry believed it could be saved. “Ruthless and visionary,