Stefano Sollima’s AlterEgo Strikes First-Look Deal With Fremantle

Fremantle’s latest international drama play is a deal with Italian director Stefano Sollima.

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The super-indie has struck a deal with AlterEgo, the Italian production house Gomorrah director Sollima founded with Gina Gardini and Ludovico Purgatori.

The first-look agreement will see Fremantle and AlterEgo working together to develop a slate of original films and drama series. It comes soon after Fremantle struck a similar agreement with Kristen Stewart’s Nevermind Pictures.

Fremantle’s Andrea Scrosati, Group COO & CEO, Continental Europe, and Christian Vesper, CEO, Global Drama, will work closely with the AlterEgo team on the slate.

AlterEgo is best known for Sollima’s Venice film Adagio , which was made with Fremantle-owned producer The Apartment. The film , about a trio of ageing gangsters forced to reunite against a team of bent cops, had its world premiere screening in competition at the 80th Venice Film Festival and later received five nominations at the David di Donatello awards, winning for Best Score.

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Currently in production at AlterEgo is TV drama Il Mostro , which Sollima directed for Netflix. Like Adagio , it was produced alongside the Apartment.

Scrosati said Sollima’s “unique vision makes him one of the best directors globally,” and added Gardini was “a force of nature” after working with her on several projects. “Finally, I look forward to working more with Ludovico, another real talent in the industry,” he said.

AlterEgo’s partners said: “After the fantastic collaboration on our first two projects, we can’t wait to get started on the next adventure with Andrea Scrosati and all his team.”

Besides its deals with Sollima and Stewart, Fremantle has pacts in place with Pablo and Juan de Dios Larraín’s Fabula, Luca Guadagnino, Paolo Sorrentino, Angelina Jolie, Rachel Weisz and Polly Stokes’ Astral Projection, Edward Berger and his label Nine Hours, Johan Renck and Michael Parets’ Sinestra and Patrick Daly’s Caledonia Productions, as well as ongoing collaborations with writers and directors including Michael Winterbottom.

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