‘Sound of Freedom’ Director Alejandro Monteverde Sets Gaudí Biopic with Onza, Fábrica de Cine, Methos Media (EXCLUSIVE)

Alejandro Monteverde, director of the box office breakout “Sound of Freedom,” is set to write and direct a large-scale feature biopic about Antoni Gaudí, the Catalan architect who transformed Barcelona’s skyline and became one of Spain’s most recognizable cultural figures.

The film is being produced by Spain’s Onza, Methos Media and Mexico’s Fábrica de Cine, the company led by Gastón Pavlovich, whose credits include Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” and “Silence.” Pavlovich will produce alongside Leo Severino, producer of Monteverde’s “Bella,” and Gonzalo Sagardía, Onza’s CEO.

The project will explore Gaudí’s life, inner battles and spiritual evolution, framing the architect as a radical creative force shaped by faith and an increasingly austere existence. Gaudí is best known for the Sagrada Familia, where Pope Leo XIV presided over the blessing and inauguration of the central Tower of Jesus Christ on June 10, during events marking the centenary of the architect’s death.

The movie is being unveiled as the centenary brings renewed international attention to Gaudí’s legacy. Gaudí died on June 10, 1926, after being hit by a tram in Barcelona. Seven of his works in and around the city are listed by UNESCO as World Heritage sites, while the Catholic Church has declared him Venerable.

For Monteverde, the film will go beyond the standard biopic template.

“For me, Gaudí was a challenger of the architecture of his time. But to truly understand Gaudí, one must understand the inner battles that shaped his vision,” Monteverde said.

“That is why, more than a biography of his life, this film is a biography of his soul. Just as he found inspiration in the geometry of nature, I am drawn to the geometry of his spirit: the invisible forces that shaped one of the most extraordinary creative minds in history.”

Monteverde is coming off “Sound of Freedom,” the Angel Studios-distributed release that became one of 2023’s defining indie box office breakouts, grossing more than $250 million worldwide and finishing among the year’s top 10 domestic releases in North America. Monteverde is also known for “Little Boy” and “Bella.”

The Gaudí film gives Monteverde a compelling subject: an architect who moved within Barcelona’s high society before withdrawing into an increasingly austere, faith-driven existence and devoting his final years to the Sagrada Familia. The producers are presenting the movie as a big-budget international production built around one of Spain’s most globally recognized cultural figures.

Pavlovich called it “an honor and a great pleasure” to join Sagardía, Onza, Monteverde and Severino on the project.

“Telling the story of the great Gaudí in the context of the official inauguration of his masterpiece is nothing less than inspiring,” Pavlovich said.

Sagardía said the project brings together the kind of elements needed for a major international production.

“We have the ideal ingredients for the production to be a success: a strong budget, Alejandro Monteverde’s extraordinary talent and a fascinating story, which is also true,” Sagardía said.

“Gaudí is an internationally known figure whose works are visited by nearly five million people every year, with a life full of drama, deep spirituality, plot twists and a tragic ending.”

Severino added: “This is one of the most important projects of our lives.”

For Onza, the Gaudí biopic extends its recent push into feature films and high-profile international production following the company’s 2025 acquisition by Culture Cap7. Best known for “The Department of Time,” the producer-distributor has since built credits including “Parot,” “Isla Brava,” “Atasco” and “Sin Gluten.”

Methos Media brings a family-audience profile to the project, backing content it describes as healthy audiovisual entertainment, with credits including “Zero A.D.,” “Libres,” “Adictos a las pantallas” and “Vulnerables.”

Fábrica de Cine brings additional international feature-film pedigree through Pavlovich’s work with Martin Scorsese on “The Irishman,” which earned 10 Oscar nominations, and “Silence.” The Mexico-based company’s credits also include “The Professor and the Madman,” “A Hologram for the King,” “Max Rose” and “Loving Vincent.”