Jonás Cuarón is heading to el desierto to direct his first Englaish-language film….
The Mexican filmmaker will direct Gael Garcia Bernal and Jeffrey Dean Morgan in thriller Desierto.
The story focuses on a group of illegal immigrants, one of which is portrayed by Bernal, who try to cross the border but run afoul of a man (Morgan) who has taken up border patrol duties in his own racist hands.
Cuarón, who co-wrote the awards contender Gravitywith his father, Alfonso Cuarón.
Alfonso Cuarón, Carlos Cuarónand Alex Garcia are producing the film, which will be shot in Baja, California in February.
Bernal is exec producing along with Lucas Akoskin and Santiago Garcia Galvan.
Cuarón’s credits include Año uña and The Shock Doctrine.
It looks like Jonás Cuarón latest film will make its way north of the U.S.-Mexico border… The 34-year-old Mexican film director and screenwriter’s latest project Desierto has landed at STX Entertainment. The Spanish-language film centers on a group of immigrants trying to cross the border from Mexico into the United…
Gael García Bernal is returning to his roots for his next project… The 34-year-old Mexican actor will star in the Spanish-language film Desierto. Jonas Cuarón — who co-wrote his father Alfonso Cuarón’s new sci-fi thriller Gravity — will direct the film, which tells the tale of illegal immigrants who cross…
Jonas Cuarón isn’t afraid to tackle a legendary monstrous creature… The 39-year-old Mexican filmmaker will direct a yet-to-be-titled El Chupacabra-themed feature film for Netflix, which will be produced by Chris Columbus’ 26th Street Pictures. Cuaron will also pen the most recent draft of the script based on the original screenplay…
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