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Mendes, Hartnett and Kingsley to Topline Queen

Source:Variety
May 7, 2008


Eva Mendes, Josh Hartnett and Ben Kingsley will topline director Jonathan Jakubowicz's Queen of the South (La reina del sur), an adaptation of the best-seller by Spanish author-journalist Arturo Perez Reverte.

Jakubowicz, an L.A.-based Venezuelan filmmaker wrote the screenplay with Albert Torres.

The story tracks a Mexican woman who escapes to Spain after her drug-runner boyfriend is murdered. Teresa becomes the reigning drug smuggler in Spain, bent on avenging her lover.

The female-driven actioner is set to shoot in Mexico and Spain starting September, according to Condito.

COMMENTS (3)

Posted by:
RivenWinner
May 7, 2008
Sounds cool. Reverte writes some pretty good stuff.
Posted by:
Surge
May 7, 2008
Good Storyline.. would of liked to see Salma Hayek in the role
Posted by:
Ronin
May 8, 2008
Kinda ironic, seeing she recently checked in to rehab ;)

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