Antonio Banderas to play Gianni Versace in Biopic

Spanish actor and Fashion design student Antonio Banderas is set to play Gianni Versace in an up-coming film.

The biopic about the late legendary designer's life will be begin filming in December in Reggio Calabria, the Italian town where Versace was born and Miami, where the designer was later killed in 1997.

Directed by Danish Academy Award-winning film and television director Bille August, the film will follow historical events of Versace's life. However, the house of Versace has said the movie is not an official affiliation and it 'should only be seen as a work of fiction.'

Banderas makes the top choice for the starring role having studied fashion design at Central Saint Martins in London and releasing a fall 2016 collection for Selected, a Scandinavian label.

Details about the script and an official title have yet to be released.

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