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Bille August to Direct Armani Biopic After Designer's Death

7/1/2026

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Bille August, Palme d’Or winner, has been hired to direct the biopic “Armani: The King of Fashion.”
Producer Andrea Iervolino is financing the film and has hired screenwriter Bobby Moresco, his collaborator on biopics, to write the script.
The movie will trace Armani’s personal and professional evolution, including his partnership with Sergio Galeotti, who died of AIDS complications in 1985.
Giorgio Armani died on September 4 at age 91 from liver failure.

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Story summary

Bille August, Palme d’Or winner, has been hired to direct the biopic “Armani: The King of Fashion.”
Producer Andrea Iervolino is financing the film and has hired screenwriter Bobby Moresco, his collaborator on biopics, to write the script.
The movie will trace Armani’s personal and professional evolution, including his partnership with Sergio Galeotti, who died of AIDS complications in 1985.
Giorgio Armani died on September 4 at age 91 from liver failure.