Back to today’s briefing

Story perspectives

Italy greenlights “The Mysterious Particle” biopic on Gianotti.

7/10/2026

42 5 Full Breakdown

Summary

Story summary

Italy announced a biopic, “The Mysterious Particle,” about physicist Fabiola Gianotti.
Stefano Mordini will direct the film, which Picomedia and Cinemaundici will produce under Roberto Sessa.
Paolo Giordano, Luca Infascelli, and Stefano Mordini wrote the screenplay.
The movie is set at CERN in Geneva, featuring the $10 billion ATLAS tunnel where Gianotti began work in 1994 after earning a Ph.D. at the University of Milan.

1 of 1

Story summary

Italy announced a biopic, “The Mysterious Particle,” about physicist Fabiola Gianotti.
Stefano Mordini will direct the film, which Picomedia and Cinemaundici will produce under Roberto Sessa.
Paolo Giordano, Luca Infascelli, and Stefano Mordini wrote the screenplay.
The movie is set at CERN in Geneva, featuring the $10 billion ATLAS tunnel where Gianotti began work in 1994 after earning a Ph.D. at the University of Milan.