Gucci Movie!!!

GUCCI'S REEL MOMENT: The Gucci dynasty could be the subject of a biopic directed by Ridley Scott. A Scott representative confirmed the Oscar-nominated director has been lined up to direct and produce the film through his Scott Free Productions shingle. The film will focus on the figures behind the rise and near fall of the Italian fashion empire in the Seventies and Eighties. Much of the story will revolve around the late Maurizio Gucci, grandson of founder and saddle-maker Guccio Gucci, who battled with his cousins in and out of the courtroom to protect his 50 percent stake in the business. Scott and his partner of eight years, Italian beauty Giannina Facio, have a predilection for fashion. For 2001's "Hannibal" they turned to Roberto Cavalli, Giorgio Armani, Cerruti and Gucci to outfit stars Julianne Moore, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman and Ray Liotta.But judging by Scott's talent for illustrating life's murkier aspects, the film will likely also chart Maurizio's stormy relationship with Patrizia Reggiani, whom he married against his father's wishes in 1972. Reggiani was convicted of hiring a hit man to gun down Maurizio outside his Milan office in 1995, 10 years after the couple split, and is currently serving a 26-year prison sentence.A spokeswoman for the Gucci brand, which is now owned by PPR, said Tuesday she knew nothing of the project and that the company was not involved.Scott, whose credits include "Alien," "Blade Runner," "Gladiator" and the current hit "American Gangster," starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, will coproduce the film with Facio. No word yet on who might play Maurizio — let alone the likes of Domenico De Sole or Tom Ford. But given there's no script and a Writers Guild strike, audiences shouldn't hold their breath for the project to hit the big screen. It's more likely they'll get Gucci's wait-listed Aviatrix Boston bag before that happens.