Darren Criss Lands Lead in Romantic Comedy — Get the Details! 

Darren Criss Lands Lead in Romantic Comedy — Get the Details!

his first Emmy nomination for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics  for

’s “This Time”, Darren Criss has now been cast as the lead in a romantic comedy called

is an “enchanted fable, a caper with four romances, centering around a young American fashion executive who gets kidnapped and taken into the alpine mountains by three bumbling members of the mafia.” As you may have guessed, Darren is slated to play the aforementioned fashion executive. The flick also stars Madalina Ghenea (

The movie is slated to be screenwriter Barry Morrow’s directorial debut. Barry also wrote the 

script, which bodes well for the project seeing as he won an Academy Award for writing the screenplay for 

is expected to begin today, July 20, in Italy. Shooting will start in Fane Alm, Southern Tyrol for four weeks before moving to Rome for three weeks.

Darren’s previous film credits include 2012’s 

, and he voiced characters in the critically acclaimed animated films 

 We can’t wait to see what he brings to this latest role!

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