Story of Giancarlo Parretti, Flamboyant Italian Financier Who Bought MGM and Was Ousted, Is Headed to the Big Screen (EXCLUSIVE)
Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent The story of Giancarlo Parretti, the flamboyant Italian waiter-turned-financier who bought MGM in 1990 and was ousted and indicted when his takeover deal for the Hollywood studio collapsed, is in early stages of getting the big screen treatment. Independent Los-Angeles-based film producer Niels Juul (“Ferrari,” “Killers of the Flower Moon”) has tracked down Parretti, now 82, and living in the lap of luxury in a palazzo in his native Orvieto.