Puerto Rican artists Residente and Bad Bunny are teaming as much as inform the story of their house in an authentic historic drama.
René Pérez Joglar, the Grammy winner identified professionally as Residente, will make his directorial debut with “PORTO RICO,” filmmakers and producers mentioned Wednesday. Bad Bunny, the artist born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, is about to steer a starry solid which at present contains Viggo Mortensen, Javier Bardem and Edward Norton.
“I have dreamed of making a film about my country since I was a child. Puerto Rico’s true history has always been surrounded by controversy,” Residente mentioned in a assertion. “This film is a reaffirmation of who we are — told with the intensity and honesty that our history deserves.”
“PORTO RICO” is being described as an “epic Caribbean Western and historical drama” impressed by true occasions. Residente co-wrote the script with Alexander Dinelaris, the Oscar-winning screenwriter behind “Birdman.”
It will mark the primary leading role for Bad Bunny, who has appeared in a number of supporting roles in motion pictures not too long ago together with “Happy Gilmore 2” and “Caught Stealing,” and who not too long ago made waves along with his historic Super Bowl halftime performance, which highlighted Puerto Rican culture and history.
The movie has a bevy of energy gamers behind it, together with Oscar-winning Mexican filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu, who’s govt producing, and backing from Live Nation Entertainment. No particulars had been accessible about when the movie would possibly shoot or be launched.
Norton signed on to supply as properly, saying in a assertion that the movie “sits in a tradition of films we deeply love, from ‘The Godfather’ to ‘Gangs of New York,’ that both thrill us with visceral drama and iconic characters and eras while also forcing us to face up to the shadow story under the American narrative of idealism.”
He added: “Everybody knows what a poet of language and rhythm René is. Now they’re going to see what a visual visionary he is as well. And bringing him and Bad Bunny together to tell the true story of Puerto Rico’s roots is going to be like a flame finding the stick of dynamite that’s been waiting for it.”