Cuban actress Ana de Armas He’s still going strong in Hollywood. His next project, the thriller The origin of speciesunites her with a stellar cast: Jude Law, Alicia Vikander y Daniel Brühlunder the direction of another industry heavyweight, Oscar-winning Ron Howard.
The film will begin shooting later this year in Queensland, Australia, and is based on two different accounts of the same true story, adapted by the screenwriter Noah Pinkas advanced Deadline.
The online magazine describes it as “a darkly comic story of murder and survival, set around an eclectic group of characters who leave civilization for the Galapagos. Everyone is looking for the answer to that ever-pressing question that torments us all: what is the meaning of life.
Not much more has been revealed about the film, nor about the role that the Cuban actress will play in this new project that, according to some specialized media, does not yet have a release date, but could hit theaters at the end of 2024.
Before we will see it in Ballerinahe spin-off from the movie saga John Wicknext to Keanu Reevesand which will be released on June 7, 2024. The actress will play Rooney, a dancer who seeks revenge by hunting down the murderers of her family.
This year it was released Ghostedthe romantic spy comedy in which he starred alongside Chris Evanswith whom he met before in Knives Out (2019) y The Gray Man (2022).
Last April, Ana was the host of the American program Saturday Night Livewhich had a very Latin wave with the participation of the Colombian reggaeton singer Karol G and Cuban-American comedian Marcelo Hernandez.
The Cuban actress, nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for her extraordinary portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in Blonde, will return to the filming set with The origin of species, together with a luxury cast in which the British actor, producer and director also aspiring for an Oscar, Jude Law; Academy Award-winning Swedish actress Alicia Vikander; and Spanish-German actor Daniel Brühl, also a two-time Golden Globe nominee.
Filmmaker and producer Ron Howard, who will direct them, is preceded by two Oscars for the acclaimed An amazing mind and an extensive filmography that includes other relevant feature films such as Cinderella Man, apollo 13, Willow, Cocoon y Rush.
