Thanks, Benn.
So this is thankfully a big production project. Hopefully it will at least have the expensive production-value of the 2 Saint Laurent films, and not anywhere remotely close to that Lifetime discount production of Donatella Versace LOOOL
Yes! Thankfully! Let's hope they bring on some consultants to lend some legitimacy to the production and design of the picture.
Hollywood has a hard time with full length feature fashion films...very rarely does it get it right. In fact, one of the only times I feel like Hollywood actually captured some kind of reality and - in a twisted kind of way - respect for the industry was "The Devil Wears Prada." It was over the top, yes, but, in big part due to Meryl's performance, I never have felt that it belittled the industry and those who are actually involved in it.
You mentioned, Phuel, the two French YSL films...I will say, though....the Pierre Niney was far inferior, in my opinion, and it's because it felt so made by a studio that didn't have a real care to understand the fashion industry and the creative fashion mentality. The Gaspard Ulliel version was far more in line with how fashion folk think, operate, see things, behave, etc...it was so much more immersive because it was done in such a way that seemed to capture the creative process of the designer and his perspective and the tendency creative fashion people have to glamorize reality and it was not just a Wikipedia biopic.
This particular film, because of its subject matter, will need to be incredibly sensitive and...I don't know how best to describe it aside from..."high end." I am not expecting the infamous gay extravaganza of Lifetime's "House of Versace," but I am apprehensive that it will miss the point, cheapen and underestimate McQueen's genius, creativity and more than anything, his dark side.
The actor playing Lee looks like a great casting choice, but again, I remain apprehensive of the whole production. I would hate to see the leads turn their subjects into caricatures. Curious as to who will play Isabella. There are obvious choices out there - someone like HBC...but I almost would prefer to see an actress like Kate Dickie take on the role...she has the same kind of strangely magnetic and fascinating physical unattractiveness that Isabella possessed.
, it was a Lifetime venture, after all. That's like scraping the bottom of the barrel. Won't lie, Gina Gershon was a caricature delight though. 
