Diego Luna is ready for his late night close-up…
The 45-year-old Mexican actor, director, and producer is among the A-listers Jimmy Kimmel has lined up to fill in for him during his summer break.
In addition to Luna, best known for his portrayal of Cassian Andor in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and the Disney+ series Andor, Jimmy Kimmel Live! will also welcome Anthony Anderson, Nicole Byer, Alan Cumming, Chris Distefano, Fortune Feimster, Jelly Roll and Kumail Nanjiani.
Anderson, Byer and Nanjiani have previously guest hosted the show, but it marks new territory for Cumming, Distefano, Feimster, Luna and pop star Jelly Roll.
Luna will kick off proceedings on Monday June 23 with guests including Patton Oswalt, David Corenswet, Nicholas Hoult, Emma Stone, Adria Arjona, Alan Tudyk, Ariela Barer, Heidi Klum and Dolores Huerta, as well as musical performances by NEZZA, Hermanos Gutiérrez, and Good Charlotte.
The show, which films at the El Capitan Entertainment Centre on Hollywood Boulevard, is produced by 12:05 AM Productions, in association with Kimmelot and 20th Television. Kimmel, Erin Irwin, Molly McNearney, Jennifer Sharron and David Craig serve as executive producers with Douglas DeLuca and Danny Ricker as co-executive producers.
It marks the fifth year that Kimmel, who baked his summer break into his ABC contract, has taken the summer off, starting in 2020 with no shows during the summer of 2023 as a result of the dual labor strikes in Hollywood.
Over that period the likes of Ryan Reynolds, Jennifer Lawrence, Martin Short, Dana Carvey, Chelsea Handler, Al Franken, Nikki Glaser, Jeff Goldblum, RuPaul, Kerry Washington, Lamorne Morris, Sean Hayes and Hugh Jackman have all led the Hollywood-set show.