Daniel Zovatto to Star in “Famous”

Posted on December 6, 2024 by Tom Castaneda

Daniel Zovatto is officially famous…

The 33-year-old Costa Rican actor has joined the cast of the Black Bear, Esmail Corp, Caviar production Famous, which A24 is releasing stateside theatrically.

Zovatto is among a list of new cast additions that includes Bill Pullman.

They join Zac Efron, Phoebe Dynevor, Nicholas Braun, Stephanie Koenig, Debby Ryan, Mekki Lepper and Cory Michael Smith.

Cameras are rolling in LA on the Jody Hill-directed film.

Famous explores the dark side of celebrity and the lengths people will go to attain it. Efron plays dual roles: Overzealous fan, Lance Dunkquist and Hollywood heartthrob, James Jansen. Lance has the spitting image of James, and will do whatever it takes to be famous.

The film is based on the novel by New York Times bestselling author Blake Crouch. Chad Hodge adapted for the screen, the scribe also adapted Crouch’s trilogy into a series.

Zovatto is coming off a haunting turn as The Dating Game serial killer Rodney Alcala in Netflix’s Woman of the Hour, Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut.

He also held a recurring role as The Prophet in the post apocalyptic series Station Eleven on HBO Max, and has featured in such cult favorite horror films as It Follows and Don’t Breathe.

Up next for Zovatto is tropical thriller Headhunters opposite Kevin Costner.

Pedro Correa Starring in Coming-of-Age Film “Summer of Violence”

Posted on December 23, 2022 by Tom Castaneda

Pedro Correa has summer plans…

The Latino actor will star in Summer of Violence, the first feature written and directed by actress Nicki Micheaux, which has wrapped production.

Correa is starring opposite Kasey Inez, Jahking Guillory and Damon Gupton in the film.

Summer of Violence is a coming-of-age film, emerging from Micheaux’s time with the Sundance Writing Collab, which was shot in Colorado.

The film from Three60 Films follows a young college grad, Naomi (Inez), who turns down law school to pursue poetry, despite her father’s objections. She subsequently struggles to survive in 1993 Denver, after being cut off by her father during a period of violent crime in the city known as the Summer of Violence. Guillory plays Naomi’s artist friend, Frank, with Correa as her boyfriend Richie, and Gupton as her father, Thomas.

Micheaux is producing the pic with her production company partner, Johnny Wimbrey, as well as Efuru Flowers and Sean Riggs.

Correa’s credits include Peter Farrelly’s recent Apple film The Greatest Beer Run Ever with Zac Efron and Russell Crowe and Hulu’s Little Fires Everywhere, among other projects.

Kaya Scodelario to Star in the Dramedy “Don’t Make Me Go”

Posted on August 14, 2021 by Tom Castaneda

Kaya Scodelario is on the go…

The 29-year-old half-Brazilian English actress has joined the cast of Amazon Studios’ father-daughter adventure dramedy Don’t Make Me Go.

The Maze Runner and Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City star joins John Cho, Mia Isaac and Jade Harlow in the film, which is being directed by Hannah Marks from a script penned by Vera Herbert.

Currently in post-production, Don’t Make Me Go follows a single father who takes his teenage daughter on a road trip to find her estranged mother as he tries to teach her everything she might need to know for the rest of her life along the way.

Scodelario next will be seen in the origin film Resident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City, which Sony is releasing in November. Best known for the Maze Runner franchise, she got her break on cult UK series Skins.

She most recently starred in Netflix’s series Spinning Out, Paramount’s horror film Crawl and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile alongside Zac Efron.

Maluma to Take Part in Bill Nye the Science Guy’s Climate Change-Themed “Earth Day! The Musical” Special on Facebook Watch

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Tom Castaneda

Maluma is hoping to raise awareness about climate change…

The 27-year-old Colombian singer/songwriter is joining forces with Bill Nye the Science Guy and fellow superstar musicians for an Earth Day-centered Facebook Watch special dedicated to protecting the planet.

Earth Day! The Musical, formed in partnership with Facebook Watch and EARTHDAY.org, follows Nye, the iconic TV science educator, as he teams up with Maluma and more to share with their fans what part they can play in restoring our Earth.

Nye will also pass the mic to young climate activists discussing what work they’ve been doing to help the planet, including Alexia Akbay, CEO and co-founder of Symbrosia, a Hawaii-based startup using seaweed to reduce livestock methane; Jerome Foster II, the youngest member of the Joe Biden White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council at age 18; and Xiye Bastida, a Mexican-Chilean climate activist and one of the lead organizers of the Fridays for Future youth climate strike movement in New York.

Other A-list musical guests who will be featured in the special include Justin Bieber, Ben Platt, Charli and Dixie D’Amelio, CNCO, Cody Simpson, Idina Menzel, Jack Harlow, Steve Aoki, and Tori Kelly. Zac Efron, Desus Nice and The Kid Mero, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Karamo Brown, Nick Kroll and more are also slated to appear.

On Monday (April 19), Maluma surprised fans with his freshly minted Earth Day anthem “Rumba (Puro Oro Anthem)“ that he recorded in collaboration with Michelob Ultra Pure Gold to toast to its first-ever organic lager brewed with 100 percent renewable electricity from solar power.

During Earth Day! The Musical, Facebook will roll out its #RestoreOurEarthChallenge, which calls on international viewers to share pictures, videos and other social media posts about the steps they’re taking to combat climate change on Earth Day this year.

“Earth Day! The Musical” will air on Thursday at noon ET on Facebook Watch.

Gina Rodriguez’s “Scoob!” to Stream on HBO Max Next Week

Posted on June 20, 2020 by Tom Castaneda

Gina Rodriguez’s latest project is headed to HBO Max…

Warner Bros. feature animated film Scoob!, featuring the 35-year-old Puerto Rican actress voicing the character of Velma, will stream on HBO Max on June 26.

Scoob!opted to have a PVOD and digital ownership release instead of a theater rollout due to the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown,

The film was first scheduled for theaters on May 15 before segueing for a 48-hour rental PVOD period price of U.S. $19.99, and EST price of $24.99.

“HBO Max is the perfect home for these ‘meddling kids’ and their dog,’” said Kevin Reilly, chief content officer, HBO Max, president TNT, TBS, and TruTV.

Scoob!tells the backstory of how these beloved friends met and formed Mystery Inc. It’s a perfect addition to our kids and family offering and will sit alongside beloved original Scooby-Doo episodes.”

Unlike Universal’s near $100M grossing (probably more now) domestic PVOD release of Trolls World Tour, no numbers were leaked out about how Scoob! did, it reportedly made about 35% to 40% less than Trolls World Tour.

In addition to Rodriguez, the film’s voice vast includes Zac Efron, Will Forte and Amanda Seyfried.

Trailer Released for Plaza’s Comedy “Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates”

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Tom Castaneda

Aubrey Plaza con’t lose…

The latest trailer has been released for Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates, the comedy starring the 31-uear-old half-Puerto Rican actress, Adam Devine, Zac Efron and Anna Kendrick.

The film centers on the Stangle brothers Mike (DeVine) and Dave (Efron), who frequently ruin family events with their dangerous antics. In order to prevent them from ruining their sister’s upcoming wedding in Hawaii, their parents mandate that they attend the wedding with dates. Their appearance on The Wendy Williams Show to advertise themselves catches the attention of Tatiana (Plaza) and Alice (Kendrick). After pretending to be civilized and respectable, Tatiana and Alice secure Mike and Dave as their respective dates. However, when they get to Hawaii, Mike and Dave find that their dates are much more wild and unhinged than they anticipated.

Jake Szymanski directs the film from a script by the Neighbors duo of Andrew Jay Cohen and Brendan O’Brien.

The film from 20th Century Fox opens in theaters on July 8.

Official Trailer Released for Plaza’s Comedy “Dirty Grandpa”

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Tom Castaneda

Aubrey Plaza is getting dirty…

Lionsgate has released the official trailer for Dirty Grandpa, starring the 31-year-old half-Puerto Rican actress/comedian.

The upcoming sex-drugs-and-aging comedy, starring Zac Efron and Robert De Niro, centers on a man about to get married who is tricked by his grandfather into heading to Daytona Beach Florida to party irresponsibly and presumably learn that he’s marrying the wrong woman.

In the trailer, Efron smokes crack, lots of booze is consumed, and Plaza throws herself at De Niro a lot. Also sex, lots of sex.

Directed by Dan Mazer from a script by John Phillips,

Along with Efron, De Niro and Plaza, Dirty Grandpa also stars Zoe Deutch, Dermot Mulroney and Julianne Hough.

Dirty Grandpa hits theaters on January 22, 2016.

Plaza to Star in the Comedy “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates”

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Tom Castaneda

It’s wedding bells for Aubrey Plaza…

The 30-year-old half-Puerto Rican actress/comedian will star in the Fox comedy Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates.

Toplined by Plaza, Zac Efron, Adam Devine and Anna Kendrick, the film revolves around two hard-partying and immature brothers who place an online ad to find plus-ones for a wedding, finding dates who out-party and out-immature them.

The film, which begins shooting this summer in Hawaii, will be directed by Jake Szymanski. The script was written by Andrew Cohen and Brendan Obrien.

Rodriguez to Direct Warner Bros. Live Action Adaptation of Hanna-Barbera’s “Jonny Quest”

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Tom Castaneda

Robert Rodriguez has a new quest…

The 46-year-old Mexican American filmmaker is set to direct Warner Bros. Jonny Quest, film adaptation of the Hanna-Barbera boy hero.

The studio is hoping to create a live-action family adventure franchise.

Rodriguez and Terry Rossio are rewriting a Dan Mazeau draft that made the Black List.

Jonny is the kid who accompanied his scientist father, their bodyguard Race Bannon and Jonny’s pal Hadji on a series of global adventures that always involved some evil conspiracy that forced Jonny to work his way out of danger. Created and designed by Doug Wildey, Jonny Quest was wildly popular when first introduced. The series ran for a season on ABC primetime in 1964 and lives forever in reruns, an updated animated series, and in comic book and merchandising incarnations.

Warner Bros, which got the Hanna-Barbera catalog in the Turner acquisition, has tried numerous times to get this right. Richard Donner took a shot at it; Peter Segal did too. A version had Zac Efron poised to play the title character and Dwayne Johnson to play Bannon.

Rodriguez previous has success with the kid empowerment theme with his own popular Spy Kids films.

Plaza to Star Opposite Zac Efron & Robert De Niro in “Dirty Grandpa”

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Tom Castaneda

Aubrey Plaza is about to get dirty…

The 30-year-old half-Puerto Rican actress/comedian has joined the cast of Lionsgate’s road trip comedy Dirty Grandpa.

The Parks and Recreation star will star opposite Zac Efron and Robert De Niro in the film about an uptight twenty-something (Efron) who embarks on a road trip before his wedding to bond with his recently widowed grandfather (De Niro) only to find that his grandpa is a foul-mouthed lunatic on a mission to get laid during Spring Break.

Plaza will portray Lenore, a savvy, beguiling party girl looking for fun on Spring Break.

Dan Mazer (Da Ali G Show) is directing from a screenplay by John Phillips.

Lionsgate has already slated the film for an August 12, 2016 release.

Plaza returns to NBC television this month for the seventh and final season of Parks and Recreation. Her film credits include Safety Not Guaranteed, The To Do List, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Funny People, and Damsels In Distress.

She next appears in Hal Hartley’s Ned Rifle and in A Driftless Area with John Hawkes. She also stars with Natasha Lyonne and Judy Greer in Jamie Babbit’s indie comedy Fresno.

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