Scarlett Johansson and Colin Farrell are set to star in director Neil Jordan's 15th century Rome drama
Borgia, says Variety.
The story is set within a family that aspired to be the most powerful clan of the Renaissance. In 1492, the Pope dies and Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia emerges as the top contender to head the Vatican, despite a litter of illegitimate children. When he gets the papal throne, Rodrigo moves to consolidate his power thereby empowering and alienating various members of his family.
Johansson will play Rodrigo's daughter Lucrezia Borgia, who's torn between her family duties and a desire to find true love. Farrell will play Rodrigo's youngest sun Cesare, a duplicitous and manipulative sibling who considers himself his sister's closest confidante.
The project, also written by Jordan, is currently slated to begin production in April.