A couple of months ago, the rather surprising surpring news was revealed that Will Ferrell had decided he wanted to make a movie entirely in Spanish. Up to that point I don’t think anyone knew Ferrell could even speak Spanish, but that wasn’t going to stop him.
Now he’s got some company in Casa De Mi Padre, with THR reporting the rather exciting news that Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna are set to reteam for the movie. The plot of Casa De Mi Padre is being kept under wraps, although it is known it will be told in an overly dramatic telenovela style and feature English subtitles.
Garcia Bernal will play a family friend, while Luna is Ferrell’s brother. Also joining the cast is Genesis Rodriguez as Ferrell’s love interest, along with Pedro Armendariz Jr., Hector Jimenez and Adrian Martinez.
The whole thing is certainly an unusual and interesting proposition, and it’ll be interesting to see whether it works.