Film Constellation has finalized several deals on the 42-year-old Spanish director’s upcoming thriller Fatum.
The film has been acquired for France (Canal+), Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy (Plaion) and Latin America (California Filmes).
The Spanish-language feature brings together a compulsive gambler and an elite sniper, whose destinies become intertwined on a fateful day when the local betting shop gets robbed.
When a single gunshot is fired, the next 24 hours will set them on a race against time that will define their lives forever.
The cast features Luis Tosar, Álex García, Elena Anaya and Arón Piper.
The production will be released in Spain in 2023 by Universal Studios.
Penélope Cruz is on the fringes of another acclaimed performance…
Principal photography has begun on the 47-year-old Spanish Oscar-winning actress’ new drama On The Fringe (En Los Márgenes).
The film is directed by Juan Diego Botto, and written by Botto and Olga Rodríguez.
Currently filming on location in Madrid, the Spanish-language film stars an ensemble cast which includes Cruz, Luis Tosar, Aixa Villagrán, Adelfa Calvo, Nur Levi and Christian Checa.
Told over the course of one day, the movie will follow interweaving stories, including that of a woman (Cruz) who has 24 hours to prevent herself and her family being evicted from their home by a bank intent on repossessing it. Cell 211star Tosar will play a passionate lawyer and activist.
The film is a Spanish-Belgian co-production and is produced by Cruz and Álvaro Longoria for Morena Films.
The duo recently teamed up on Asghar Farhadi’s Cannes Film Festival title Everybody Knows. Co-producers are Amazon Prime Video and RTVE with the support of Ayuntamiento de Madrid.
Spanish distribution will be handled by Squirrel Media’s film distribution arm, Vértice Cine, which will release theatrically. Amazon Prime has first window rights in Spain after the theatrical bow.
The film marks actor Botto’s directorial debut after recent performances in movies including The Suicide Squadand Netflix series White Lines.
The Sky (High)’s the limit for Daniel Calparsoro and Jorge Guerricaechevarria…
Netflix has acquired the global rights to the 52-year-old Spanish director and the 56-year-old Spanish screenwriter’s feature film Sky High, the leading Spanish film at the domestic box office over the holiday period, trailing only The Croods: A New Age and Wonder Woman 1984 from abroad.
The streamer will develop the project into a new original series, with the film’s creators Calparsoro and Guerricaechevarria set to helm the small-screen adaptation.
The television series will pick up where the film drops off.
Netflix is teaming once again with the film’s producers, Vaca Films, having previously commissioned the company’s thriller series The Mess You Leave Behind.
Sky High tracks a small group of thieves who somehow manage to stay one step ahead of the Madrid police. The feature stars Spanish superstar Luis Tosar and rising stars Miguel Herran and Carolina Yuste.
Casting for the series hasn’t been announced, and it’s not yet clear if the trio will return for the adaptation.
The 46-year-old Oscar-winning Spanish actress will star alongside Luis Tosar in the feature film On The Fringe (En Los Margenes), which will mark the directorial debut of Argentine actor Juan Diego Botto.
The Spanish-language film, told over the course of one day, will follow interweaving stories, including that of a woman (Cruz) who has 24 hours to prevent herself and her family being evicted from their home by a bank intent on repossessing it. Tosar will play a passionate lawyer and activist.
Cruz will produce with Alvaro Longoria of Morena Films after their recent collaboration on Asghar Farhadi’s Everybody Knows.
Botto, who recently starred in the Netflix series White Lines and will next be seen in Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad, is aiming to shoot the ensemble piece in Spain later this year.
As part of their research, the filmmakers met and interviewed people who have experienced housing repossession.
Cruz said of On The Fringe: “I think Juan has written a great script and has an important story to tell. I’ve always admired his work as an actor and writer and have always known he will do great things as a director.”
Botto commented: “We wanted to reflect how an economic crisis affects personal and emotional relationships; how crises are brewing for those who live on the edge, for those who live on the fringes. We wanted to tell a story about love and solidarity.”
Longoria added: “This grabbing, emotive and optimistic thriller portrays the thousands of people who are, every day, faced with the terrible drama of losing their home.”
Pain And Glory star Cruz starred alongside Tosar in the 2015 drama Ma Ma, which was also produced by Longoria.
The 39-year-old Oscar-winning actress will portray the lead role of Magda in Julio Medem upcoming film ma ma.
It’s Cruz’s first film with the Spanish writer/director.
The Vicky Cristina Barcelona star and Medem will produce the film, along with Morena Films, with Alvaro Longoria acting as executive producer.
Luis Tosar and Asier Etxeandia will round out the cast and Oscar-nominated composer Alberto Iglesias will write the music for the film, of which little else is known.
ma ma could start shooting in the spring, entirely in Spain.
Producers are now looking for financing, while Medem finishes the TV adaptation of his novel Aspasiaand the feature biopic about designer Cristobal Balenciaga.
Medem is considered one of Spain’s best known directors with titles that include the steamy Sex and Lucia — which launched Paz Vega’s international career — and Lovers of the Arctic Circle.
Emilio Aragón’slatest film could have a global reach…
Imagina International Sales has inked a deal to distribute the 54-year-old Cuba-born Spanish filmmaker’s A Night in Old Mexicoin Europe, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East.
Aragón’s English-language road film stars Oscar winner Robert Duvall in the tale of a grandfather and grandson, perfect strangers, who set off on a journey in search of fun and adventure and discover their respective dreams during a frenzied pit stop in Mexico.
Along with Duvall, the film also starsWar Horse‘s Jeremy Irvine, Angie Cepeda, Joaquín Cosío and Luis Tosar.
Aragón’s previous credits include Pájaros de papel.
The film has been acquired for France (Canal+), Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy (Plaion) and Latin America (California Filmes).
