From Can Yaman to Gerard Butler. For years, Palermo has been a destination for directors and productions that have brought to the island and Palermo actors and personalities who, until recently, could only be idolized on television screens. Now, however, on a warm Sunday in October, you can meet people of the caliber of Gerard Butler at a well-known and very popular venue in the historic center, sit comfortably and enjoy a drink and the city. A presence that left speechless those present who timidly tried to approach the English actor’s table: no selfies, but a smile, a pleasant exchange of words and a greeting to those who approached him: “I really like Palermo”, said the actor to Giada Di Franco , a girl with whom he chatted for a few minutes and also introduced his partner – it’s the first night I’m going out and I love it. She’s gorgeous.” Butler is in town for Julian Schnabel’s new film “The Hand of Dante”: a daring story that combines the life of a literary critic with that of the great poet, but above all actors of the caliber of Oscar Isaac and Jason Momoa to Palermo. Filming will last until October 26th, then the cast will move to Rome and Florence. “The Hand of Dante” is based on the 2002 novel of the same name by Nick Tosches. The plot follows two parallel narrative strands: In the At the present time, the original manuscript of the Divine Comedy appears on the black market in New York. The literary critic Nick is contacted to check whether it is an authentic copy. However, those sought are not intellectual colleagues, but people with Connections to the mafia. When faced with the priceless object, he is overcome by a rush of courage and madness. So he challenges the mafia and steals the manuscript. For him the doors of a journey reminiscent of Dante’s open from hell to paradise. He is accompanied on this arduous journey by Julia, his Beatrice. In the past, Dante was married to Gemma, but the marriage is over. He feels trapped and flees to Sicily. On the island he creates his greatest work and thinks back to his lost love Beatrice. The role of the Supreme Poet will be entrusted to Oscar Isaac, while the roles of Gerard Butler and Jason Momoa have not yet been announced. The cast also includes Gal Godot. The Israeli actress would have been chosen for the role of Julia.
