The Team Behind ‘Ferrari’ Is Making a Biopic About Ettore Bugatti

The founder of Bugatti is getting the biopic treatment.  

Andrea Iervolino, who produced the Frank Grillo-led Lamborghini: The Man Behind The Legend (2022), the Ferrari film, and the upcoming Maserati movie (2025), revealed that a feature film about the iconic Italian-French automobile designer Ettore Bugatti is in the works, Deadline reported. Iervolino’s production company is expected to start filming the untitled motion picture late next year in Italy and France. However, nothing is confirmed yet in terms of a release date or official cast. 

The English-language movie will center around the marque’s founder whose son, Jean, was tragically killed in 1939 at the age of 30. According to the carmaker’s website, he died during a test-drive near the family’s factory in Duppigheim. Aside from building cutting-edge supercars, Bugatti has developed everything from airplane motors in the First World War to bicycles, pool tables, and even a residential skyscraper in Dubai. The brand, which was founded in 1909, also has an extensive motor racing history, including winning the first Monaco Grand Prix in 1929 and winning the Le Mans, twice. In 2000, Ettore was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame. 

“After the success of our films on Lamborghini and Ferrari, I am thrilled to bring another global automotive icon to the screen,” Iervolino told Deadline. “Bugatti will be a film that honors the passion and innovation that have defined one of the most iconic car manufacturers of all time.” 

While fans will have to wait a bit for the premiere, the Andrea Iervolino Company’s next project, Maserati: The Brothers, is slated to debut next October. The high-octane biopic is being directed by Bobby Moresco and will star actor Michele Morrone as Alfieri Il Maserati, Deadline reported. Academy Award-winner Anthony Hopkins has also been cast as an Italian financier who will help fund the three brothers dream of engineering racing cars. The film will be shot in Bologna; however, additional details are still under wraps.  

“Maserati was racing before anybody, and the brothers were engineers,” Iervolino told Robb Report in an interview last summer. “Alfieri Maserati died from complications from an operation after a racing accident, so that’s a guy who died for his own dreams. It’s a powerful and beautiful story of brothers.” 

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