Clive Owen Announces Italian & Ukrainian Films
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- Clive Owen told journalists at the Taormina Film Festival that he is in final talks to work with an Italian director on a film to be shot in Italy next year, though he could not name the director.
- Clive Owen announced he will collaborate with Ukrainian director Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi, whose Cannes‑winning film The Tribe impressed him, and mentioned Slaboshpytskyi’s upcoming projects Occupation and The Tiger without confirming which he will join.
- Clive Owen will star in Stefan Ruzowitzky’s historical thriller Kristallnacht, which revisits the November 1938 pogrom, alongside Mélanie Laurent, Bradley James, Steven Berkoff and Alex Pettyfer.
- Clive Owen received an honorary award at the Taormina Film Festival, presented against the backdrop of the ancient Greek amphitheater in the hilltop town.
- Clive Owen recalled his previous Campari campaign with Oscar‑winning director Paolo Sorrentino, noting Sorrentino’s A Great Beauty as a personal favorite, while confirming Sorrentino is not involved in the upcoming Italian project.
Why it matters: Owen’s partnership with Slaboshpytskyi gives the Ukrainian director’s upcoming war‑drama and thriller projects a high‑profile international lead, while his upcoming Italian film and Kristallnacht role expand his own artistic reach and reinforce Taormina’s reputation as a hub for cross‑border cinema.
