Director Bernardo Bertolucci is set to helm
Bel Canto, says Variety.
The feature will be based on U.S. writer Ann Patchett's eponymous novel, a terrorism-themed tale set in an imaginary country in South America.
In the book, a guerilla group enters a South American politician's villa via the airducts during a party while a famous soprano is singing, and take everyone hostage.