She’s taking on the role of ‘black widow’ Patrizia Reggiani in Ridley Scott’s forthcoming drama House Of Gucci.
And Lady Gaga, 34, was pictured wearing a vintage mustard cape on Friday, as she took direction alongside Adam Driver, 37, who plays her husband Maurizio Gucci.
Gaga takes a starring role as Reggiani, whose marriage, divorce and subsequent plot to murder ex-husband Maurizio – an heir to the celebrated Italian fashion empire – is documented in the new film.
Chic: Lady Gaga wore a vintage fringed cape on set with onscreen husband Adam Driver while filming the House Of Gucci movie in Milan’s famous shopping mall on Friday
The pair were shooting scenes in Milan’s famous Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II luxury mall with Gaga teaming her cape with a pretty blouse, tweed skirt and heels.
She had a vintage black Gucci handbag in hand and an oversized silk hat, while Adam looked lean in a suit wearing a wig to get into the role of the fashion mogul.
Spotted nearby was acting veteran, Al Pacino, who greeted fans as he exited his hotel in the city.
Taking direction: The pair were shooting scenes in Milan’s famous Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II luxury mall with Gaga teaming her cape with a pretty blouse, tweed skirt and heels
The star, 80, was seen sporting a black face mask and shades, partially concealing his identity. He also wrapped up warm in a classic navy coat.
He takes on the role of Aldo Gucci, the brother of Maurizio.
Reggiani was found guilty of paying a hit man €300,000 (£240,000) to murder 46–year–old Gucci, an heir to the fashion empire.
Her husband had left her for another woman 10 years previously after telling her he was going on a short business trip, from which he never returned.
Black widow: Lady Gaga plays Patrizia Reggiani, who was found guilty of paying a hit man €300,000 (£240,000) to murder 46–year–old Gucci, (Driver) an heir to the fashion empire (pictured in the 80s)
Fans: Spotted nearby was acting veteran, Al Pacino, who greeted fans as he exited his hotel in the city
Keep a low profile: The Hollywood star, 80, was seen sporting a black face mask and shades, partially concealing his identity. He also wrapped up warm in a classic navy coat
She was also said to be furious her former husband had started seeing other women, and feared her daughters’ $170million inheritance was at risk if he remarried before ordering the hit.
She also wanted more than the $650,000 she had been offered in a divorce settlement, the court heard.
Reggiani was initially sentenced to 29 years in 1998, which was reduced to 26 on appeal. She served 18 before being released in October 2014.
The film is based on the bestselling novel The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed by author Sara Gay Forden.
Reggiani eventually hired hitman Benedetto Ceraulo, a debt-ridden pizzeria owner who shot Gucci dead on the steps of his office in Milan as he arrived for work. Ceraulo was convicted and sentenced to life in prison.
Greetings: Al was photographed and filmed by numerous pedestrians
Acting chops: He takes on the role of Aldo Gucci, the brother of Maurizio
Shocking: Reggiani, pictured with Maurizio, was initially sentenced to 29 years in 1998, which was reduced to 26 on appeal. She served 18 before being released in October 2014.
Wealth: Maurizio was the grandson of Guccio Gucci — founder of the eponymous fashion house — while Patrizia came from rather more humble beginnings
She was convicted after her clairvoyant and confidante Pina Auriemma turned informer and told police about the plot.
During the murder trial, which transfixed Italy, Reggiani arrived each day wearing head-to-toe Gucci clothes and accessories.
The court heard how she had ordered the murder of her husband after he offered her $650,000 in a divorce settlement.
She was initially sentenced to 29 years in 1998, which was reduced to 26 on appeal. She served 18 – with her pet ferret Bambi as a companion for some of the time – before being released in October 2014.
Having Bambi by her side was a special privilege negotiated by her lawyers — however he was to suffer an unfortunate demise when a fellow inmate accidentally sat on him.
Well-known for her luxury lifestyle, Reggiani once said: ‘I’d rather cry in a Rolls than be happy on a bicycle’ and turned down the offer of day release while in prison because it would have meant doing ‘menial’ work.
In 2017 a court ruled Reggiani was entitled to receive £900,000 a year from her ex-husband’s fortune and she was given a lump sum of £16million for her time in prison.
Maurizio Gucci was the grandson of Guccio Gucci, founder of the fashion company made famous with its double G logo.
In the early 1990s it was hit by problems and he sold the label for $120 million, just two years before his death.
The new film is scheduled to go on general release from November 24th 2021.