Javier Bardem has had enough with the ugly English language and is finally returning to the much sexier Spanish language films. He is currently set to star in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Biutiful.” Gonzalez Inarritu is known in America for his most recent film, “Babel” and “21 Grams” before that. It will also be Iñárritu’s first self-penned film since the break with his former screenwriting partner, Guillermo Arriaga, who left that creative team less than amicably to write and direct his own movies (most recently, “The Burning Plain“).
The Spanish-Language picture is about man who finds himself deep into illegal dealings who is then confronted by a childhood friend who is now a policeman. It is set to begin shooting in Barcelona next week.
Joining the Mexican director once again will be cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto and the great composer Gustavo Santaolalla, who won back to back Academy Awards for “Brokeback Mountain” and “Babel,” and has scored almost all of Iñárritu’s work.
The film is being produced by Cha Cha Cha, the powerhouse Mexican production company led by fellow countryman, Alfonso Cuaron (“City Of Men”), Guillermo del Toro (“Pan’s Labryinth”) and of course, Iñárritu.
