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Gabriel Iglesias Lands Put Pilot Deal At ABC
Posted by NALIP on October 22, 2015
By Denise Petski
Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias has reached a put pilot deal to write and star in a multi-camera comedy series at ABC. ABC Studios will produce.
The Fluffy Shop (working title), is inspired by the comedian’s life experience including the challenges of managing a home life during the few days he spends off the road each week. This is Iglesias’ first network pilot, having previously worked with the network in a recurring role on Cristela.
Iglesias will co-write the pilot with Jay Lavender (The Wedding Ringer, The Break Up) and Tim Doyle (Last Man Standing) who will also serve as the show runner. Tomorrow Studios’ CEO Marty Adelstein and President Becky Clements will serve as executive producers along with Joe Meloche (Fluffy Breaks Even).
Iglesias is the creator and producer of Fuse TV’s non-scripted comedy docuseriesFluffy Breaks Even. The comedian also has starred in several stand-up comedy specials for Comedy Central as well as produced and hosted the hit series Stand-up Revolution for the cable network. On the feature side, Iglesias starred in the stand-up concert comedy film The Fluffy Movie and co-starred in Warner Bros. Magic Mikeand most recently Magic Mike XXL.
Iglesias is repped by CAA, Arsonhouse Entertainment, and attorney David J. Matlof.
Check this out at Deadline.com
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Robert Rodriguez, James Cameron team up for Alita: Battle Angel
Posted by NALIP on October 22, 2015
By Julia Alexander
James Cameron is finally producing a project that is "near and dear" to his heart after years of being in limbo, and he's enlisting the help of director Robert Rodriguez. Although still in negotiation stages, The Wrap is reporting that Rodriguez (Sin City, Machete) will sign on to direct Alita: Battle Angel for Fox.
The movie will be an adaptation of Yukito Kishero's popular Japanese manga series, which follows Alita, a female cyborg who's found in a scrapyard and saved from certain death by a doctor. She's then rebuilt with new parts, and using the martial art capabilities that she remembers from her previous life, becomes a vigilante of sorts, hunting down and wiping out the worst of the criminal underworld.
Cameron told the trade publication that he was looking forward to learning a lot from Rodriguez, a man he admitted he's always wanted to work with, and is excited do so with such a "kick-ass epic."
"We're already like two kids building a go-kart, just having fun riffing creatively and technically," Cameron said. "This project is near and dear to me, and there's nobody I trust more than Robert, with his technical virtuosity and rebel style, to take over the directing reins."
Rodriguez echoed the sentiment, and added that as someone who was "greatly impacted" by Cameron's films, being able to work with him on the project was an absolute honor.
Cameron has had the rights to the film for years, but has said in the past that he was waiting for CGI technology to improve before he tackled the project.
Although there's no estimated date for when the film may come to fruition, Cameron is already embedded in pre-production for the sequel to his record breaking movie,Avatar, so fans may still be in for a bit of a wait.
Check this out at Polygon.com
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Free Screening of 'DAISY & MAX'
Posted by NALIP on October 22, 2015
November 12, 2015, 7:00 P.M.
The Ray Stark Family Theater, SCA 108, George Lucas Building Lobby, USC School of Cinematic Arts Complex, 900 W. 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Outside the Box [Office], USC Annenberg, Specific Pictures, and Al Jazeera America, invite you and a guest to a special screening of Daisy & Max
Directed and Produced by
Jennifer Maytorena TaylorFollowed by a Q&A Daisy Gomez
and Jennifer Maytorena Taylor7:00 P.M. on Thursday, November 12th, 2015
The Ray Stark Family Theatre, SCA 108
900 W. 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
FREE ADMISSION. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
RSVPs REQUIRED.About Daisy and Max
Set in the part of L.A. popularly known as South Central, Daisy & Max explores the world of gang violence intervention workers, the long shadows of mass incarceration on families and children, and the lives of Latina and African American women who will risk everything to make their communities just a little safer.
As a teenager, Daisy watched her sister get shot to death in the driveway of her family house’s, and Max was in and out of gangs and prison before changing his life. Now they work as a team, intervening in street violence and gang disputes before they turn deadly - all while raising a new baby. But when Max’s past brings the FBI to their door and he suddenly disappears into the federal prison system, Daisy must fight – like never before – to save her family. Daisy & Max was commissioned for Al Jazeera America Presents, an original series featuring provocative, timely documentaries and series for acclaimed filmmakers around the globe.Provided courtesy of Specific Pictures and Al Jazeera America. Not rated. Running time: 53 minutes. In English and Spanish, with English subtitles.
Visit the Official Website: http://specificpictures.com/daisy-and-max
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Variety Latino Presents the 10 Latinos To Watch
Posted by NALIP on October 22, 2015
Variety Latino’s '10 Latinos to Watch' honors these 10 actors for their contributions to film and television.
Starring opposite Emmy award-winning actress Viola Davis in ABC's highly acclaimed drama How To Get Away With Murder, Karla Souza has fans worldwide chanting #TGIT. The Mexican actress starred in two of the highest grossing Mexican films to date, Nosotros Los Nobles and Instructions Not Included before working with TV executiveShonda Rhimes in 2014. "Shonda Rhimes allowed my character, Laurel Castillo, to be Latino without the typical stereotypes," said the 29-year-old actress. "Latinos don't only represent one thing, I want everyone to know that we have so much more to offer and we are multifaceted." Souza is set to make her big debut as a producer in the Mexican film ¿Qué Culpa Tiene el Niño? which is currently in post-production. Be sure to tune in to ABC this fall to catch her on the second season of How To Get Away with Murder.
Diego Boneta was only 12 years-old when he participated in the hit reality TV show Codigo Fama, which helped launched his singing career. Since then the Mexican born singer has transitioned into acting. He became a household name in Latin America after starring in hit telenovela Rebelde in 2005. Before crossing over to the English market, Boneta embarked in a world tour the opening act of a pop musical group called RBD. By 2010, Boneta had garnered roles in the hit TV shows Pretty Little Liars and 90210. His hard work finally paid off when he was cast alongside Tom Cruise and Julianne Hough inRock of Ages. “My success is a way to show Hollywood that Latinos can also be successful in this industry,” said the 24 year-old. Boneta will co-star alongside Emma Roberts in Ryan Murphy’s highly anticipated TV seriesScream Queens.
Natalie Martinez is a force to be reckoned with. She began modeling at the age of 15 and was handpicked to be Jennifer Lopez’s brand ambassador in 2002. Four years later, she made her television debut in Fashion House followed by Saints & Sinners. Now, the 31-year-old actress has a long list of credits under her belt, includingBroken City, End of Watch and most recently Self/Lesswith Ryan Reynolds. In 2014 she joined the cast of ABC’sSecrets & Lies opposite Ryan Phillippe. Next you can catch her on the big screen in Home Invasion and Message From The King.
Luis Gerardo Mendez began his acting career in popular comedy television shows and movies such as No Sé Si Cortarme las Venas O Dejármelas Largas and Cásese Quien Pueda. In 2013, Méndez got his breakout role inNosotros los Nobles (The Noble Family), which became the highest grossing Mexican film at its time of release. He now plays the lead role in Netflix’s first Spanish-language original series Club de Cuervos. “The structure of the series is very different, it was written by American writers yet the Latino sense of humor and culture is intact,” said Méndez to Variety Latino. “Working with Netflix has been an incredible opportunity and one of the most interesting things that can happen to you as an actor because they give you so much freedom.”
Diane Guerrero’s success stems from her sheer determination and vision. When Guerrero was 14 years-old, her parents and older brother were deported back to Colombia. With the help of friends, Guerrero attended the Boston Arts Academy and later moved to New York to pursue an acting career. She played small secondary roles for a few years, but her career took a huge turn when she was cast in the Netflix series Orange is The New Black and the CW’s Jane The Virgin. Now, in an effort to pay it forward, the young starlet sheds light on immigration reform and supports Mi Familia Vota, a national non-profit organization that promotes social and economic justice.
“Acting is not instant magic,” admits Stephanie Sigman. “There’s hard work behind each scene that allows the magic to appear.” The Mexican-American model turned actress won Hollywood over with her first feature film Miss Bala, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2011 to positive reviews. Last year, Sigman worked alongsideDemian Bichir in the FX produced TV series The Bridgeand was cast in Netflix’s new original series Narcos. The series, which follows the life of Pablo Escobar, premiered this August and is available to stream. Sigman is currently working on War on Everyone with Theo James, but fans will get to watch her on the big screen in the new James Bond film Spectre. Sigman will get to rub shoulders withDaniel Craig as the first Mexican bond girl. The film hits theaters November 6.
Lorenza Izzo made her acting debut four years ago in the Chilean comedy Qué pena tu boda directed by Nicolás López. She reunited once again with López in the 2012 sequel Qué pena tu familia and the horror film Aftershock. In 2013, the Lee Strasberg Academy alumna was offered a role in the Netflix series Hemlock Grove. Last year we saw her in Guillermo Amoedo's The Stranger and Netflix's Sex Ed starring Haley Joel Osment. Izzo will appear next in the horror film The Green Inferno andKnock Knock starring Keanu Reeves and Cuban actressAna de Armas, both helmed by Eli Roth, whom she married in 2014.
Miguel Gómez is the new kid on the block. This year, he starred opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in Antoine Fuqua’s Southpaw. Gomez played "Magic" Escobar, a fierce boxer known for being a troublemaker and for becoming Billy Hope's (Gyllenhaal) biggest nightmare. "On the big screen we were enemies but I love the guy,” said Gyllenhaal to Variety Latino. “He's super cool and dedicated to his family. Seeing him with his daughter was inspiring. That trust helped us give it our all during our matches on the ring.” Gómez, of Colombian and Honduran descent also co-starred in the second season of FX's most buzzed-about television show The Strain, created by Guillermo del Toro. He plays Agustin "Gus" Elizalde, a street kid who becomes a key element in the fight against a mysterious virus. Gomez and the rest of the cast will start shooting the third season of the science-fiction show in November.
Raul Castillo conquered the independent circuit with gritty roles in Cold Weather and Bless Me, Ultima. Last year he was cast in the lead role of HBO’s Looking, his most notable role to date. The Texas born actor plays Richie Donado, a gay man living in San Francisco. “The show deals with sexuality and race in a very natural way. I loved playing a gay Latino, my character has high self-esteem and knows how to stand up for himself," said the 37-year-old actor. Next year, he’ll be co-starring alongside America Ferrera in Special Correspondents, written and directed by Ricky Gervais.
Maite Perroni rose to fame 10 years ago after starring in the hit telenovela Rebelde. Since then, the multi-talented Mexican actress has starred in an array of soap operas, including Cuidado con el ángel, Triunfo del amor, Cachito de cielo, La gata and Antes muerta que Lichita, a Univision production that premiered in August. Perroni recently co-starred in the animated film, Un gallo con muchos huevos, about a young rooster who must face all odds to save his home and loved ones. She recently signed with Paradigm, with hopes to crossover into the U.S. entertainment business.The agency will present her across the board in TV, music, film, and endorsements.
Check this out at the VarietyLatino.com
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EXPERIENCE THE TERROR OF HAPPY SOCKS IN A VERY META SHORT FILM FROM ROBERT RODRIGUEZ
Posted by NALIP on October 22, 2015
The From Dusk Till Dawn director explains El Rey’s strategy for branded content and shows off what he did for his first client.
Robert Rodriguez’s career has jumped all over the place: From indie darling behind El Mariachi, to Quentin Tarantino collaborator (on Four Rooms,From Dusk Till Dawn, and Grindhouse), to Spy Kids franchise builder, to the boss at his own cable network, Rodriguez has built his identity on continually finding ways to do more and more with what he has—which is a diligent work ethic, a full studio of his own in Austin, and an unceasing drive to keep creating.
The latest arm of Rodriguez’s empire is El Rey Digital, where he’s creating branded content in the El Rey style—exemplified by shows like From Dusk Till Dawn and—for companies who want access to his aesthetic (and audience). And one of the first brands to take advantage of the resources that Rodriguez can bring to bear on a project is Swedish sock purveyor Happy Socks. The company, which is famous for collaborations with everyone from Snoop Dogg to David LaChapelle to Minecraft, tapped Rodriguez to both design socks and create a short film for the company to show off the wares—a challenge that Rodriguez jumped at immediately. Not just as a chance to create something original for a brand whose socks he admires, but also as a chance to show off what he can accomplish with El Rey Digital.
The film, "Sock ‘Em Dead," stars From Dusk Till Dawn’s Madison Davenport as an actress working on a vampire film—not a huge stretch—whose trip to the FX trailer gets a little more real than her director (played by Rodriguez himself) anticipated. And Rodriguez says that putting together that concept was something he was able to get together on the fly. "You can do that pretty quickly if you think about it like, ‘Okay, I’ve got socks, I’ve got this place, how can I utilize these cool sets?’ It just worked out that they were still using that set, so it was already lit," Rodriguez says. "So we just had to schedule all of this around when Madison was free, and when they would still be on that set, but with enough time to sneak and not dominate their whole schedule, because they have a TV show to shoot."
That makes things pretty intense at Rodriguez’s Troublemaker Studios, but the benefits outweigh the scheduling concerns, the director says. "[Happy Socks] benefit from getting all of the production value, if I can just haul inMariachi-style, and grab this stuff while people are in their in-between moments," he explains—but it’s not just about delivering something extra for the client. Making use of the sets when they’re off-camera is something Rodriguez has long been interested in. "Doing multiple movies on the same sets is something I’ve always wanted to do," he explains. "One time I visited JJ Abrams on the second Star Trek set, and they had this whole set already lit on the Bridge, so they’re shooting in one section, but the other part is just lit. I was like, ‘Man, I wish I had my camera together, I would take Spock and Kirk, who aren’t even working right now, and just shoot a short film in the hallways called ‘Set Phasers To Kill!’" How badass would that be?"
Star Trek fantasies aside, Rodriguez sees the abundance of assets at his studio as something he can deliver to clients as some value-added. (In "Sock ‘Em Dead," Rodriguez brings not just the shooting location, the makeup effects, and Davenport, but also Danny Trejo and From Dusk Till Dawn’s Wilmer Valderrama, who were on set that day for a TV shoot. "We want to make cool stuff using my backlot, because we’ve got sets lying around and talent running around, especially when we’re in production," Rodriguez says. "‘You’ve got Trejo there, let’s shoot something with him!’ That was a cool way to show a proof-of-concept. Happy Socks and I were gonna do this thing together, and their timing was perfect—it doesn’t always have to be tied into From Dusk Till Dawn, but when they tie into the the machine that’s here, we can over-deliver to clients, and show that we’ve got a television network and a studio, and if they come to do something with me, they’ll get a lot more bang for their buck."
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NBC Universo Grabs Spanish-Language ‘Walking Dead’
Posted by NALIP · October 22, 2015
What’s Spanish for zombie? Viewers will find out.
By: Michael MaloneCable channel NBC Universo has acquired The Walking Dead from AMC, representing the first time the hit zombie series will air in Spanish on U.S. television and other platforms, not including SAP airings. The entertainment and sports channel will commence airing episodes from seasons one through three, dubbed in Spanish, beginning in early 2016.
"Very few series in television history have so thoroughly captivated young adult audiences likeThe Walking Dead. It has been a blockbuster mainstream hit, and there’s a tremendous appetite for Latinos to fully enjoy this series in Spanish for the very first time in the U.S.,” said Rubén Mendiola, president, NBC Universo. “Adding The Walking Dead to our primetime programming lineup is a clear demonstration of our commitment to bringing the most provocative and best-quality entertainment to U.S. Hispanics in Spanish.”
Season six of The Walking Dead recently premiered on AMC.
Available in 40 million homes, Universo has also added the series Prison Break, which premieres Oct. 20, and South Park, which debuts Oct. 26. The network’s distribution partners include DirecTV and Bright House, and select Comcast and Cox markets.
Subscribers will also be able to view episodes of The Walking Dead on demand and online.
Check this out at BraodcastingCable.com
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Netflix Confirms Kate del Castillo Will Star in New Series ‘Ingobernable’
Posted by NALIP · October 22, 2015
By Milly Contreras
Netflix announced that actress Kate del Castillo will be starring in their latest Spanish-language series, called "Ingobernable."
"We are actually in the production stage of our second Mexican original series, 'Ingobernable,' with the Latin American superstar Kate del Castillo," Netflix said in a statement, according to CNET.In the series, del Castillo will be playing Irene Urzúa, the wife of the Mexican president. While being the first lady can create enough drama as it is, del Castillo's character is described as a woman with a strong personality and conviction, who is capable of "creating a president, leaving a president and killing a president," Variety reported.
The 42-year-old star is known for playing strong female characters like Anastasia Cardona in "Dueños del paraíso" and Teresa Mendoza in "La Reina del Sur."
"I absolutely love the role. It's challenging, it's risky, it's compelling," the actress said. "The storyline and the cast are excellent. The kind of content Netflix is synonymous with. I am so happy to be part of the team."
The announcement came along with the news that Netflix's current Spanish-language shows "Club de Cuervos" and "Narcos," which has been confirmed for a second season, were successful in several countries, including the United States.
"Netflix is committed to the creation of high-quality, Spanish-language original series for Mexico, U.S., Latin America and the world," Netflix's chief content officer Ted Sarandos said. "We are thrilled to be working with one of Latin America's biggest and most talented stars, Kate del Castillo, on 'Ingobernable,' our next original series produced in Mexico."
Del Castillo will be making an appearance in Eva Longoria's new series for NBC, "Hot & Bothered," and landed a guest starring role on "Jane the Virgin."
"Ingobernable" will be shooting in Mexico in early 2016 and will be premiere on Netflix later that year.
Read more at LatinPost.com