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New Trailer for CASA DE MI PADRE Starring Will Ferrell

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: January 13th, 2012 at 12:31 pm

Following a number of short, mini-teaser trailers for Casa de Mi padre, the first full-length trailer has finally arrived. The movie, entirely in Spanish, stars Will Ferrell as a Mexican rancher who must save his family’s farm while defeating a notorious drug lord and winning the hand of the lovely Sonia. This trailer is absolutely ridiculous, and that’s a very, very good thing. Ferrell is at his most goofy here, and the film looks to be a laugh riot. The supporting cast is surprisingly fantastic (Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna) and a swell appearance by Parks and Recreation’s Nick Offerman as the American in the film put a big smile on my face.

Hit the jump to watch the trailer. Casa de Mi Padre opens March 16th.

New Posters for Will Ferrell’s CASA DE MI PADRE

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: December 28th, 2011 at 6:23 pm

After releasing a teaser trailer in addition to some teaser posters for Casa de mi Padre, two new official posters have popped up for the Spanish comedy starring Will Ferrell. The plot revolves around a Mexican rancher (Ferrell) who must save his family’s farm while defeating a notorious drug lord and winning the hand of the lovely Sonia. Casa de mi Padre also stars Gael Garcia Bernal (The Motorcycle Diaries) and Genesis Rodriguez (Man on a Ledge). Hit the jump to check out the posters.

Teaser Trailer for CASA DE MI PADRE Starring Will Ferrell

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: December 16th, 2011 at 1:01 pm

A new teaser trailer for the Spanish-language comedy Casa de mi Padre has gone online. The pic tells the story of Armando (Will Ferrell) and the misadventures je encounters while simultaneously attempting to save his father’s farm/fend off feared Mexican drug lord Onza (Gael Garcia Bernal). As expected, it looks absolutely ridiculous in the best way possible. It’s a very short teaser, but gets the lunacy of the film across just as well. Ferrell speaks Spanish for the duration of the movie, and I’m extremely looking forward to checking this thing out once it hits theaters.

Hit the jump to watch the trailer. The film also stars Diego Luna, Efren Ramirez, Genesis Rodriguez, and Nick Offerman. Casa de mi Padre opens March 16th.

Will Ferrell’s CASA DE MI PADRE Acquired by Pantelion Films for March 16, 2012 US Release

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: November 2nd, 2011 at 5:06 pm

The Spanish-language comedy Casa de mi Padre/House of My Father, starring Will Ferrell will be landing stateside on March 16, 2012. If features Ferrell as Armando Alvarez, a Mexican rancher who must save his family’s farm while simultaneously fending off the drug lord, Onza, played by Gael Garcia Bernal (The Motorcycle Diaries) and winning the hand of the lovely Sonia, played by Genesis Rodriguez (Man on a Ledge). To sum it up in just a few words: passion, adventure, intrigue, betrayal, sex, danger, romance, guns, cigarettes, special effects and slaps. Hit the jump for more on Casa de mi Padre.

Johnny Depp Drops Out of SEVEN FRIENDS OF PANCHO VILLA; Gael Garcia Bernal and Benicio Del Toro Circling Lead Role

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: February 22nd, 2011 at 8:42 am

In December 2009, we reported that Johnny Depp was in talks to star in Emir Kusturica’s biopic Seven Friends of Pancho Villa and the Woman with Six Fingers.  Depp (who previously worked with Kusturica on 1992′s Arizona Dream) was to play Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa with Salma Hayek attached to co-star.  However, Blic Online [via Bleeding Cool] is reporting that Depp has dropped out of the project due to scheduling conflicts, and now Gael Garcia Bernal and Benicio Del Toro are circling the role of Villa.  Oddly, both men have played the revolutionary Che Guevara before (Bernal in The Motorcycle Diaries and Del Toro in Che) and may costar in Martin Scorsese’s Silence.  Blic reports that Kusturica will meet with both actors in Cuba and then make his decision.

Hit the jump for a brief refresher on Bernal and Del Toro’s other potential projects.

Martin Scorsese’s Next Film to be Jesuit Priest Drama SILENCE Possibly Starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Benicio Del Toro

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: February 16th, 2011 at 6:08 pm

Well, that was fast. We recently reported that director Martin Scorsese is attached to direct the stockbroker drama The Wolf of Wall Street with Leonardo DiCaprio set to star, with filming possibly starting as soon as June. It appears the presumption that Wall Street would be Scorsese’s next film was a bit premature. Now it looks like the director’s next project after he wraps his family film Hugo Cabret is the long-gestating drama Silence, about two 17^th century Jesuit priests facing persecution in Japan.

Daniel Day-Lewis, Benicio Del Toro and Gael Garcia Bernal have all previously been set to star in the film, but The Playlist reports that their status with the project ambiguous at the moment. They did, however, confirm that this will be Scorsese’s next film. This is one of those projects that Scorsese has been flirting with for a while, and I’m fairly certain the entire film community would love to see it finally get made, especially with that cast. Hit the jump for more, including a synopsis of the novel.

Casting Call: Connie Britton and Harry Connick Jr. to Topline WHEN ANGELS SING, Gael Garcia Bernal to Star in WHO IS DAYANI CRISTAL?

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: February 14th, 2011 at 9:41 am

A couple of casting stories for you today. Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights) and Harry Connick Jr. will headline the holiday family film When Angels Sing. The film will be directed by Tim McCanlies (Secondhand Lions), with a script by Lou Berney adapted from the novel of the same name by Turk Pipkin (Best. Name. Ever.). Variety reports that Kris Kristofferson, Chandler Canterbury, Willie Nelson, Fionnula Flanagan, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson and Lyle Lovett round out the Texas country music-themed cast.

Gael Garcia Bernal (The Motorcycle Diaries) will star in the drama documentary Who is Dayani Cristal?. The documentary recently started filming and explores the immigration debate sparked by the discovery of an unidentified body found on the US/Mexico border with a tattoo that reads “Dayani Cristal” as the only identifying mark. Variety reports that the film is being produced by Pulse Films and Bernal’s own company Canana.

Early Synopsis for Untitled Spanish Comedy Starring Will Ferrell, Diego Luna, and Gael Garcia Bernal

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: January 16th, 2011 at 9:51 pm

Last September, we reported that Will Ferrell would be starring the comedy Casa de mi padre (House of My Father) with Y Tu Mama Tambien costars Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna.  What’s odd about the movie is that it Ferrell will star even though the movie is in Spanish with English subtitles.  Early reports suggested that the film would be in the over-dramatic style of Spanish telenovelas.  We have now been provided with a synopsis for the film.

It should be noted that the film is currently in the test screening process, which means the synopsis we have could change.  However, it sounds like this project, which is currently going by “Untitled Spanish Comedy”, could be very interesting.  Hit the jump for the synopsis.

Gael Garcia Bernal to Play Boxer Roberto Duran in HANDS OF STONE; Al Pacino in Talks to Play Trainer

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: November 22nd, 2010 at 8:00 pm

Gael Garcia Bernal (Letters to Juliet) will headline the Roberto Duran biopic Hands of Stone.  Al Pacino is said to be circling the role of Ray Arcel, Duran’s trainer.

Duran boxed from age 16 (1968) to 50 (2002) under the nickname “Manos de piedra” (“Hands of Stone”), and won world titles at four different weights.  He is perhaps best known for the “No Más Fight,” the November 1980 rematch with Sugar Ray Leonard for the welterweight championship.  As the eighth round closed, Duran forfeited, telling the referee “No más” (“No more”).  Said writer/director Jonathan Jakubowicz, “The infamous ‘No Más’ fight is the biggest enigma in the history of boxing. This movie will answer that enigma.”  More after the jump.

Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna Join Will Ferrell en la CASA DE MI PADRE

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: September 9th, 2010 at 10:04 pm

The odds that Casa de mi padre, a Spanish-language film set to star Will Ferrell, is all a big hoax went down 12% tonight.  Mexico natives Gael Garcia Bernal (Blindness) and Diego Luna (Milk) have joined the cast along with Genesis Rodriguez (Entourage), Pedro Armendariz Jr. (The Legend of Zorro), Hector Jimenez (Nacho Libre), and Adrian Martinez (Kick-Ass), effectively legitimizing the project.

The plot of the film — said to be in the style of an “overly dramatic telenovela” — is still under wraps.  Though one potentially revealing detail has surfaced in the description of Luna’s character.  Details after the jump.

Gael García Bernal to Travel to THE LONELIEST PLANET

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: July 21st, 2010 at 1:14 pm

Gael García Bernal is setting a course to The Loneliest Planet.  Deadline reports that the actor has signed on to star in the indie thriller written and directed by Julia Loktev.  Per Deadline, “A young couple backpacks through the Caucasus Mountains in the Republic of Georgia. When they hire a local guide to make through the isolated wilderness, their relationship is tested in ways they never anticipated.”  Wait…the couple’s relationship with the guide or the couple’s relationship with each other?  I don’t suppose it really matters until cannibalism comes into play.  I’m not saying there’s cannibalism in the movie, but that’s how all relationships in the isolated wilderness are tested.

Bernal will next be seen starring with Kate Hudson and Kathy Bates in the comedy Earthbound. Loktev’s most recent film was the 2006 award-winning thriller Day Night Day Night.

11 Movie Clips from LETTERS TO JULIET Starring Amanda Seyfried and Gael García Bernal

by David Lane    Posted: May 4th, 2010 at 4:42 pm

Opening May 14 is Summit Entertainment’s Letter’s To Juliet and it stars Amanda Seyfried, Christopher Egan, Gael García Bernal, Vanessa Redgrave and Franco Nero.  Here’s the synopsis:

When a young American (Amanda Seyfried) travels to the city of Verona, home of the star-crossed lover Juliet Capulet of Romeo and Juliet fame, she joins a group of volunteers who respond to letters to Juliet seeking advice about love. After answering one letter dated from 1957, she inspires its author (Vanessa Redgrave) to travel to Italy in search of her long-lost love, which sets off a chain of events that will bring a love into both their lives unlike anything they have ever imagined.

We’ve been given 11 clips from the movie.  Hit the jump to check them out:

Biopic in the Works About Labor Activist Cesar Chavez

by Keith Demko    Posted: March 19th, 2010 at 8:40 am

The first thing I thought when I heard a Cesar Chavez biopic was at least in the early stages of development was, how has it taken so long? After all, he’s a hero to millions of Hispanics and gringos alike, and his life would just make a grand tale.

It seems that screenwriter Keir Pearson and producer Larry Meli agree, and have optioned the life rights of the labor activist Chavez, and will be producing this with Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna’s Canana Films. Pearson, by the way, was nominated for an Oscar for co-writing Hotel Rwanda with director Terry George, and also has, among other projects, a biopic of Roberto Clemente in the works for HBO and Playtone.

And just in case anyone really hasn’t heard of Chavez, he dedicated his life to improving the working conditions of California farm workers, eventually co-founding the National Farm Workers Association, which would later become the United Farm Workers. Though it’s of course far too early to be talking about who could pull this role off, Garcia Bernal would certainly seem to be a perfect choice. What say you? [THR]

Summit 2010 Preview: Synopses and Images from THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE, FURRY VENGEANCE, REMEMBER ME, THE GHOSTWRITER, and More

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: December 22nd, 2009 at 3:48 pm

Summit Entertainment has released synopses and some first look images from their 2010 films and it’s all after the jump.  They’re 2010 preview includes The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, directed by David Slade (Hard Candy) and starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, and Bryce Dallas Howard; Furry Vengeance, directed by Roger Kumble (College Road Trip) and starring Brendan Fraser and Brooke Shields; Letters to Juliet, directed by Gary Winick (Bride Wars) and starring Amanda Seyfried, Gael Garcia Bernal, and Vanessa Redgrave; Remember Me, directed by Allen Coulter (Hollywoodland) and starring Robert Pattinson, Emile de Ravin, Chris Cooper, and Pierce Brosnan; and The Ghostwriter, directed by Roman Polanski (Chinatown) and starring Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Tom Wilkinson, Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams, and Eli Wallach.

Also, while they didn’t release any images, they did provide the first synopsis for Red, which is directed by Robert Schwentke (Flightplan) and stars Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, and Mary Louise Parker.

Check out everything after the jump. It’s posted in order of each film’s release date.

THE LIMITS OF CONTROL DVD Review

by Monika Bartyzel    Posted: December 9th, 2009 at 11:45 pm

There are films that are enjoyed for their entertainment, and those that provoke the mind. But on the latter end of the spectrum, there are features that don’t quite work as films, but still manage to provoke thought and discussion. That is where Jim Jarmusch’s The Limits of Control falls.  Hit the jump for the review:

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