The 42-year-old Puerto Rican and Dominican American actress and Guardians of the Galaxy star will star opposite Jennifer Garner and Ryan Reynolds in the Netflix action-adventure film The Adam Project.
Directed by Shawn Levy, Jonathan Tropper penned the script, with David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger producing for Skydance.
Plot details are being kept under wraps other than it having a time-travel element. The Adam Project marks one of a handful of films Netflix landed this year as studios like Paramount were figuring out their future slate in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Netflix felt like the perfect home as Reynolds was in the midst of wrapping his second film, Red Notice, while Levy has made Netflix his home following the massive success of his series Stranger Things.
The film will be the first project for Reynolds’ The Group Effort Initiative, a self-financed diversity and inclusion program that aims to give people of color a chance to work and learn on the actor’s productions. The Group Effort Initiative is a joint effort between Maximum Effort and B for Effort.
Saldana is known for starring roles in two of three biggest blockbusters in movie history — Avatarand Avengers: Endgame. She next will be seen reprising her role of Neytiri in Avatar 2, 3 and 4. Saldana also will star in and executive produce the limited drama series From Scratchfor Netflix.
The 32-year-old Cuban American actor-singer will join the ensemble cast of the Sony Pictures’ action comedy Man From Toronto, starring Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson.
Kaley Cuoco and Melanie Liburd also star.
The film revolves around a case of mistaken identity after the world’s deadliest assassin, known as the “man from Toronto,” and a stranger, played by Hart, run into each other at an Airbnb. Chaos soon ensues as the assassin’s world comes crashing down on Hart.
Patrick Hughes, who directed Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson’s 2017 action-comedy The Hitman’s Bodyguard, is on board to helm.
Robbie Fox and Chris Bremner wrote the script from a story he conceived with Jason Blumenthal.
The film will open in theaters on September 17, 2021.
Canela most recently starred in Netflix’s The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia. His other credits include NBC’s comedy Telenovela, starring Eva Longoria, The Grand Hotel, also starring Longoria, and the live musical The Passion, which aired on FOX.
Netflixhas released the trailer for Michael Bay’s action film 6 Underground, starring the 32-year-old Mexican actor and Ryan Reynolds.
Written by Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese, the film centers on six individuals from all around the globe, each the very best at what they do. They six have been chosen not only for their skill, but for a unique desire to delete their pasts to change the future. The team is brought together by a leader (Reynolds), whose sole mission in life is to ensure that, while he and his fellow operatives will never be remembered, their actions damn sure will.
In addition to Reynolds and Garcia-Rulfo, the cast includes Mélanie Laurent, Corey Hawkins, Adria Arjona, Ben Hardy, Lior Raz, Payman Maadi and Dave Franco.
The film will premiere on the streaming site on December 13.
It’s turning out to be a banner year for Dan Hernandez…
The Latino writer/producerhas been named to Variety‘s 2019 class of 10 Screenwriters to Watch.
Hernandez is recognized alongside Benji Samit for co-penning the action-adventure comedy Pokémon Detective Pikachu, starring Justice Smithand Ryan Reynolds.
Hernandez and Samit join an honorees list that includes Krysty Wilson-Cairns(1917),Chinonye Chukwu(Clemency),Stephany Folsom(Toy Story 4), Shay Hatten(John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum), Amanda Idoko(Breaking News in Yuba County), Shia LaBeouf(Honey Boy), Andrew Lanham(Just Mercy), Edward Norton(Motherless Brooklyn), and Cat Vasko (Queen of the Air).
Previous honorees include Oscarwinners Jennifer Lee(Frozen),Geoffrey Fletcher(Precious),Charlie Kaufman(Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and Julian Fellowes(Gosford Park) as well as Emmywinners Lena Dunham(Girls),Evan Goldbergand Seth Rogen(This Is the End), Ken Daurioand Cinco Paul(Despicable Me), Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci(Star Trek), and Danny Strong(The Butler).
Hernandez’s other writing credits include The Tick, 1600 Penn, One Day at a Timeand Super Fun Night.
The 56-year-old Puerto Rican actor has been cast in the series Titans.
He’ll portray Deathstroke, the fan-favorite assassin and archenemy of Teen Titans leader Dick Grayson.
The Titans, the first original programming franchise for the DC Universesubscription steaming site, launched in September and finished its first season in December. The weekly show follows the superhero squad that’s led by Batman’s former sidekick, Robin, aka Dick Grayson (Brenton Thwaites), and includes the hot-tempered alien princess Starfire (Anna Diop), the mysterious empath Raven (Teagan Croft), and the green-skinned shape-shifter Beast Boy (Ryan Potter).
That Titans line-up of characters was introduced with much fanfare in the pages of DC Comicsback in 1980. The team, created by Marv Wolfmanand George Perez, didn’t have to wait long to find their signature antagonist: Deathstroke the Terminatorwas introduced in issue No. 2 of The New Teen Titansin December 1980.
The character bio from the show’s producers: “Slade Wilson is known for being DC’s deadliest assassin. While serving his country, Slade became an elite soldier before government testing enhanced his physiology to near superhuman levels, putting him on a path of darkness and revenge. To his family, Slade is a father and husband, but to the rest of the world, he is feared by many as the infamous Deathstroke; selling his services to the highest bidder as the ruthless assassin that never gives up and never misses.”
The character is well known to fans of the popular Teen Titans animated series from Cartoon Network as well as the show’s 2018 tie-in feature film Teen Titans Go! to the Movies. Deathstrokehas also been portrayed by Manu Bennett in 36 episodes of The CWseries Arrow while Joe Manganiello (True Blood) appeared as the assassin in the 2017 feature film Justice League but only with an uncredited cameo.
The DC Comics character represents an interesting footnote in Marvel Comicshistory. The character Deadpool, portrayed by Ryan Reynoldsin the popular R-rated Foxfilm franchise, was created by Fabian Niciezaand Rob Liefeldin 1990 as a thinly disguised version of the DC villain. Not only do the characters share similar costumes, Deadpool’s alias is Wade Wilson, which in fact rhymes with Slade Wilson.
Adding a bit more confusion, both Deadpool and Deathstroke have similar attributes to Deadshot, a DC Comics villain introduced in the 1970s and portrayed by Will Smithon the big screen in Suicide Squad in 2016.
Morales, rose to acclaim in his feature film breakthrough role as Bob Morales in Taylor Hackford’s La Bamba, the landmark 1985 biopic about Ritchie Valens.
Morales’ feature film credits include Bad Boys, Mi Familia, Fast Food Nation, The Line, The Disappearance of Garcia Lorcaand Gun Hill Road, a film he executive produced and starred in. Gun Hill Road was a grand Jury Nominee at the Sundance Film Festivalin 2011. Most recently he starred in Sony’s Superflyand the indie film The Wall of Mexico.
Morales’ recent television credits include Ozark(Netflix), Mozart In The Jungle (Amazon Prime), Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO), and Chicago PD (NBC). Morales also had notable credits over the years on shows such as NYPD Blue (ABC), Miami Vice (NBC),Fame (NBC) Law and Order: SVU (NBC), Caprica(Syfy), and Criminal Minds (CBS).
Adria Arjona could be heading to the Spider-verse…
The 26-year-old Guatemalan and Puerto Rican actress is in talks to portray Martine, the female lead in Sony Pictures’ feature film Morbius, which stars Jared Leto.
Daniel Espinosa is directing the Spider-Man Universe spinoff based on Marvel Comics’ antihero Morbius the Living Vampire.
Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Gil Kane, the renowned biochemist Dr. Michael Morbius first debuted in the 1970s The Amazing Spider-Man#101 issue. He attempts to cure a fatal blood disease by injecting himself with a treatment serum derived from bats, which transforms him into the anti-hero Morbius. He has all the qualities of a vampire, including a taste for human blood.
In the comics, Martine, who is engaged to Morbius, becomes a potential victim to his bloodlust as he grapples with the transformation that has made him a weird laboratory version of the supernatural vampires of lore.
Sony has declined to comment on Arjona’s possible casting.
Arjona, who made television history as the first Latina and bilingual Dorothy in NBC’s short-lived series Emerald City, was most recently seen on the big screen in Universal’s Pacific Rim Uprising and the Melissa McCarthy-starrer Life of the Party.
Her upcoming projects include Netflix’s Michael Bay movie Six Underground opposite Ryan Reynolds and Corey Hawkins and Triple Frontierwith Ben Affleck, as well as Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens series at Amazon.
Daniel Espinosa is breathing new Life into the Austin, Texas film scene.
The 39-year-old Chilean director’s sci-fi thriller Life, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds, will be the closing title at this year’s South by Southwest Film Festival on March 18.
Life centers on an international space crew that discovers something wonderful on board until it no longer is.
Life will make its world premiere at the Zach Theatre with stars Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson and Reynolds in tow.
Life was penned by Deadpool writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick.
The movie opens nationwide on March 24.
Espinosa’s previous directing credits include Child 44, Safe House and Swedish film Easy Money.
Louis C.K. is joining Conan O’Brien in the Big Apple…
The 49-year-old Mexican American comedian/actor is booked for TBS late-night show Conan’s first trip to New York City since 2011.
Louis C.K. joins a guest roster that includes Tracy Morgan and Ryan Reynolds.
The week of shows airing October 31-November 3 also includes comedian Rory Scovel and rap group the Sugarhill Gang. Taped at Harlem’s Apollo Theater, the week of episodes will kick off Conan’s seventh year on TBS.
Here is the preliminary schedule for Conan in NYC, with additional guests and musical performances to be announced soon:
Monday, Oct. 31: Musical guest The Sugarhill Gang
Tuesday, Nov. 1: Louis C.K.
Wednesday, Nov. 2: Ryan Reynolds and Rory Scovel
Thursday, Nov. 3: Tracy Morgan
In addition to the nightly shows, Team Coco will be live-streaming on Instagram and Snapchat every day from inside the Apollo Theater, providing a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the shows.
Conan in NYC marks the show’s sixth out-of-the-studio trip in the past 18 months and its second excursion to New York.
Previous trips have taken O’Brien overseas to South Korea, Armenia and the U.S. Air Force Base in Doha, Qatar, where he was accompanied by First Lady Michelle Obama.
In spring 2015, O’Brien made headlines as the first American late-night host to shoot in Cuba in more than 50 years. Across its eight seasons on TBS, the Los Angeles-based Conan has broadcast from Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta and, for the past two years, San Diego during Comic-Con International.
The 49-year-old Mexican actress has joined the cast of Lionsgate and PantelionFilms’ How to Be a Latin Lover, the comedy that marks Eugenio Derbez’s first English-language starring role.
Hayek joins Rob Lowe, Kristen Bell, Raquel Welch, Rob Riggle and McKenna Grace in the film being directed by The Statealum and Wet Hot American Summerco-star Ken Marino.
The story, written by Chris Spain and Jon Zack, is about an aging Latin lover forced to return to live with his estranged sister and her young son after being dumped by his sugar mama.
Other actors who have also joined are Renee Taylor, Rob Huebel, Michaela Watkins and Linda Lavin.
Latin Lover is a joint venture between 3Pas Studios, Pantelion Films, Lionsgate and Televisa Cinefrom.
Derbez’s previous collaboration with Pantelion Films, Instructions Not Included, became the highest grossing Spanish-language film released in North America, breaking box office records with a combined domestic and international gross of over $99M.
Hayek, who is a filmmaker as well as an actress, just finished Hitman’s Bodyguard starring opposite Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson and Gary Oldman.
She was honored only a week ago by Pope Francis with the Olive Medal for her work in the arts, and for the responsible use of her celebrity to promote unity and peace.
Morena Baccarin has a (Dead)pool of reasons to celebrate…
The 36-year-old Brazilian-American actress has earned her first ever MTV Movie Awards nominations for playing Ryan Reynolds’ love interest in Deadpool.
The former Homeland star is nominated for Best Female Performance, where she’ll face stiff competition from Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina), Anna Kendrick (Pitch Perfect 2), Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road), Daisy Ridley (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and Jennifer Lawrence (Joy).
Baccarin and Reynolds are also nominated in the Best Kiss category.
The awards show will be hosted by Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart on Sunday, April 10.
Here are this year’s MTV Movie Awards nominees:
MOVIE OF THE YEAR
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Creed
Deadpool
Jurassic World
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Straight Outta Compton
TRUE STORY
Concussion
Joy
Steve Jobs
Straight Outta Compton
The Big Short
The Revenant
DOCUMENTARY
Amy
Cartel Land
He Named Me Malala
The Hunting Ground
The Wolfpack
What Happened, Miss Simone?
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina
Anna Kendrick – Pitch Perfect 2
Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road
Daisy Ridley – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Jennifer Lawrence – Joy
Morena Baccarin – Deadpool
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
Chris Pratt – Jurassic World
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
Matt Damon – The Martian
Michael B. Jordan – Creed
Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool
Will Smith – Concussion
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Amy Schumer – Trainwreck
Brie Larson – Room
Daisy Ridley – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Dakota Johnson – Fifty Shades of Grey
John Boyega – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
O’Shea Jackson Jr. – Straight Outta Compton
BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
Amy Schumer – Trainwreck
Kevin Hart – Ride Along 2
Melissa McCarthy – Spy
Rebel Wilson – Pitch Perfect 2
Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool
Will Ferrell – Get Hard
BEST ACTION PERFORMANCE
Chris Pratt – Jurassic World
Dwayne Johnson – San Andreas
Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
John Boyega – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool
Vin Diesel – Furious 7
BEST HERO
Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road
Chris Evans – Avengers: Age of Ultron
Daisy Ridley – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Dwayne Johnson – San Andreas
Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
Paul Rudd – Ant-Man
BEST VILLAIN
Adam Driver – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Ed Skrein – Deadpool
Hugh Keays-Byrne – Mad Max: Fury Road
James Spader – Avengers: Age of Ultron
Samuel L. Jackson – Kingsman: The Secret Service
Tom Hardy – The Revenant
BEST VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE
Amy Poehler – Inside Out
Andy Serkis – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Jack Black – Kung Fu Panda 3
James Spader – Avengers: Age of Ultron
Lupita Nyong’o – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Seth MacFarlane – Ted 2
ENSEMBLE CAST
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Furious 7
Pitch Perfect 2
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
Trainwreck
BEST KISS
Amy Schumer & Bill Hader – Trainwreck
Dakota Johnson & Jamie Dornan – Fifty Shades of Grey
Leslie Mann & Chris Hemsworth – Vacation
Margot Robbie & Will Smith – Focus
Morena Baccarin & Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool
Rebel Wilson & Adam DeVine – Pitch Perfect 2
BEST FIGHT
Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) vs. Ajax (Ed Skrein) – Deadpool
Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) vs. The Bear – The Revenant
Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) vs. Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy) – Mad Max: Fury Road
Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) vs. Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) – Avengers: Age of Ultron
Rey (Daisy Ridley) vs. Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) vs. Lia (Nargis Fakhri) – Spy
