In the Hand of Dante, starring Oscar Isaac, Al Pacino and Gal Gadot, comes to Netflix

Martin Scorsese, Gerard Butler and Jason Momoa are also in the cast of the new Julian Schnabel.

Six months after its presentation in Venice, Netflix acquired In the Hand of Dantea film with a five-star cast but preceded by a less exciting reputation.

After Before the night, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly And At the gate of eternityAmerican director Julian Schnabel is back with this adaptation of the eponymous novel by Nick Tosches, published in 2002.

Co-written with Louise Kugelberg, the film takes place between the 14th and 21st centuries, and recounts the discovery by a Sicilian priest – not without consequences – of a manuscript in Dante’s hand in the Vatican library. Literary treasure, The Divine Comedyestimated at several million dollars, is highly coveted by the Italian mafia, who quickly call on Nick, a New York writer, to authenticate the manuscript…

For this audacious project, Julian Schnabel has offered himself a cast as prestigious as it is diverse… We will find Oscar Isaac in the roles of Nick and Dante, Martin Scorsese will play the mentor of the famous Italian poet and Gerard Butler will be Pope Boniface VIII. Alongside them, Oscar-winning actor Al Pacino, Wonder Woman interpreter Gal Gadot; the star of Game of Thrones Jason Momoa and that of Dangerous connections John Malkovich… Al Pacino and Martin Scorsese have already collaborated together on the filming of The Irishmanbut this is the first time that they will respond to each other.

In 2024, Schnabel entrusted Variety his thoughts on Martin Scorsese: “He is extraordinary in the film” he declared before adding that his role was “remarkable and important“. A role of mentor from whom Dante asks for advice and “probably the only man whose opinion counts in Dante’s eyes” specified the director.

This is not the first time that the filmmaker time of innocence walks in front of the camera. We recently found him in his film Killers of the Flower Moonbut also for a memorable cameo in the series The Studio by Seth Rogen.

The passage of In the Hand of Dante at the Venice Film Festival last September, did not leave critics with much memory. It only has 43% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.

Synopsis: “Nick Tosches, a writer, learns that a manuscript of Dante’s Divine Comedy, stolen from the Vatican, has reappeared in New York. Unable to miss this opportunity, Nick decides to try to authenticate this manuscript and investigate its origins, its journey and that of its author.”

Netflix announces an upcoming release for the film, without giving a specific date.