"First reported by on February 18, Bad Bunny will star in a new feature film titled Porto Rico. The movie is directed by Grammy-winning rapper René Pérez Joglar, also known as Residente, and produced by Oscar-winning filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu. Edward Norton, Viggo Mortensen, and Javier Bardem are slated to co-star in what Deadline calls an "epic Caribbean western and historical drama." The project will mark Bad Bunny's first time as a leading man after his supporting roles in Bullet Train, released in 2022, and Happy Gilmore 2, which premiered on Netflix last summer."
"In a statement, Residente called the project a dream come true. "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 ... This film is a reaffirmation of who we are-told with the intensity and honesty that our history deserves." Deadline reports that Benito's co-stars Bardem, Norton, and Mortensen are inhabiting roles "connected to their respective origin countries," with Bardem a native of Spain and Norton and Mortensen both from the United States. Mortensen is fluent in Spanish, having lived in Venezuela and Argentina throughout his upbringing."
Porto Rico will star Bad Bunny as a leading man in a film directed by Residente and produced by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, with Edward Norton, Viggo Mortensen, and Javier Bardem co-starring. The film is described as an epic Caribbean western and historical drama blending historical scope with a visceral, lyrical approach inspired by true events. The project has been in development since 2023 and was originally linked to 19th-century Puerto Rican revolutionary José Maldonado Román, called White Eagle, though the current basis is unclear. Residente framed the film as a reaffirmation of Puerto Rican identity, and Norton compared its storytelling to landmark crime epics.
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