Isla Fisher, Blake Ritson Join Al Pacino in Getty Kidnapping Thriller Captivated
Isla Fisher and Blake Ritson have joined Al Pacino in the thriller Captivated, a film about the 1973 kidnapping of John Paul Getty III. Dito Montiel is directing, with production underway in Calabria and Rome, Italy. Jackson Kelly also joins the cast.
Actress Isla Fisher and The Gilded Age actor Blake Ritson have joined Al Pacino in the thriller Captivated, a film inspired by the 1973 kidnapping of John Paul Getty III, according to an exclusive report published November 14, 2026. Jackson Kelly, who appeared in The Pitt and The Body, is also in the cast.
Dito Montiel is directing. Production is underway in Calabria and Rome, Italy.
The film is set in 1970s Italy. It is billed as a new interpretation of the famed kidnapping, an angle the makers say was not explored in Ridley Scott's All the Money in the World or the FX series Trust.
Who is behind the film
Michael Mammoliti and Manasvi Mamgai of 32Red Entertainment produce the film, alongside Andrea Bucko and Nicky Weinstock of Sweetheart Entertainment and producer Cassian Elwes. Other producers include Michael Jefferson, Poppy Shaw of Calcott Films, Vinod Bhanushali of Bhanushali Studios Limited, Chris K. Daniels of CineLaunch and Anamaria Jakic.
Mammoliti is also a co-writer. He said the project is "deeply personal" because his family has a direct connection to the events. He grew up, he said, with "a very different understanding of the story than the one audiences have seen on screen."
"With Dito, our remarkable cast and our producing partners, we have an opportunity to bring a new dimension to a story the world thinks it already knows," Mammoliti said.
Bucko, also a producer, said: "After a decade of work, we're proud to finally share this film with audiences."
Director and crew
Montiel's earlier directing credits include A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints and Fighting. The cinematographer is Stefan Ciupek, whose credits include the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire.
A producer on the project said the raw grit Montiel brings to his storytelling was the reason the team trusted him with the film.
Voltage Pictures is handling international sales. CAA Media Finance and WME are handling domestic distribution. Pacino, an Oscar winner, is represented by CAA and Don Steele at HJTH.
No release date has been announced.
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