Netflix Acquires Julian Schnabel's 'In the Hand of Dante' Netflix has acquired Julian Schnabel's film In the Hand of Dante, an adaptation of Nick Tosches' 2002 novel. The project, which features a star-studded cast including Oscar Isaac, Gal Gadot, Gerard Butler, John Malkovich, Louis Cancelmi, Sabrina Impacciatore, Franco Nero, Benjamin Clementine, Paolo Bonacelli, Martin Scorsese, Al Pacino, and Jason Momoa, premiered at the Venice Film Festival last year. Schnabel, an Oscar-nominated filmmaker, was honored with the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award at the event for his contributions to cinema. The film follows Nick Tosches, a New York author played by Isaac, who is hired by a mafia don to verify and steal a priceless manuscript believed to be Dante Alighieri's original Divine Comedy. Isaac portrays both Tosches in the 21st century and Dante in the 14th century, navigating a narrative that spans time to explore themes of greed, faith, desire, and the pursuit of meaning. The story intertwines elements of crime, spirituality, and tragedy, transforming a thriller about a stolen book into a meditation on immortality, art, and love. Schnabel and Louise Kugelberg adapted Tosches' novel, with the film marking Schnabel's first project since his 2018 Oscar-nominated biopic At Eternity's Gate, which focused on Vincent van Gogh. The production is backed by a list of prominent producers, including Jon Kilik, Francesco Melzi d’Eril, Olmo Schnabel, Gabriele Bebe Moratti, Vito Schnabel, and Julian Schnabel himself. Schnabel, who was recently recognized at the Texas Film Awards for his ties to the Lone Star State, grew up in Brownsville, Texas, a location that influenced both his artistic and cinematic work.#netflix #venice_film_festival #martin_scorsese #julian_schnabel #nick_tosches
