Luca Marinelli to Play Mussolini in Joe Wright’s Historic Series ‘M. Son of the Century’
Italian star Luca Marinelli ( The Old Guard , Eight Mountains , Martin Eden ) has signed on to play Benito Mussolini in M. Son of the Century , the new eight-part series from Atonement director Joe Wright , which traces the fascist leader’s rise to power in Italy in the early 20th century. The series, commissioned as a Sky Original, is based on Antonio Scurati’s best-selling novel.