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Exclusive: Doc is on a roll. A Mexican adaptation of the hit medical drama is coming, with Juan Pablo Medina in the lead role. The Mexican series has also cast Gabriela de la Garza, Stephanie Cayo, Iván Sánchez, Erick Chapa, and Giuseppe Gamba.

The news comes on the heels of a Season 2 renewal from Fox for the U.S. version of Doc. Its premiere garnered over 16 million viewers making it the most-watched Fox series debut episode in over five years.

The U.S. adaptation, starring Molly Parker, is produced by Sony Pictures Television and Fox Entertainment Studios. Spt will produce and distribute the Mexican version. Deadline understands Sony will talk about the Mexican series during its LA Screenings presentation for buyers representing the LatAm region, which takes place today, May 20.

Doc is based on the hit Italian series, Doc – Nelle tue mani, which was created and is produced by Fremantle prodco Lux Vide.

When you make movies as long as Mel Gibson has, there's bound to be some that don't quite connect to critics or audiences. Netflix officially announced that one of his lowest-rated films of all-time, Force of Nature, will depart the platform on September 28, with no new streaming home in sight. In addition to Gibson, the 2020 action film also stars Emile Hirsch, David Zayas, and Stephanie Cayo, and it follows a gang of thieves who plan a heist during a hurricane and run into trouble when a cop forces everyone to evacuate the building they're trying to rob. In addition to Gibson, Hirsch, Zayas, and Cayo, Force of Nature also stars Kate Bosworth, Tyler Jon Olson, and William Catlett, and the film currently sits at embarrassing scores of 8% from critics and 16% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.

The director, J.M. Cravioto, does justice to the comedy mystery thriller A Deadly Invitation, with a story revolving around a high-society murder. Starring well-known actors Maribel Verdú, Stephanie Cayo, Manolo Cardona, and Aarón Díaz, the movie is replete with elements that would engage audiences throughout. The plot focuses on a deadly invitation sent out by Olivia to some of the people she knew and shared a bitter-sweet relationship with. Will the invitation lead to a gathering of merrymakers or end in a catastrophe? Let us see what happens when all the characters come together!

Spoilers Ahead

What Happens In The Film?

After receiving an invitation from her half-sister Olivia, Agatha goes over to Los Cabos, Mexico. That is where she meets the other characters of the film: Carlos, Cary, Sonia, Naram, and Figue. They have also been invited to the mysterious party, and nobody has any clue as to why they have been summoned.

A Deadly Invitation is a Mexican mystery thriller movie directed by José Manuel Cravioto. It stars Maribel Verdú, Stephanie Cayo, and Manolo Cardona. The film is based on the novel “Invitación a un Asesinato” by best-selling author Carmen Posadas.

The film follows Agatha, a true crime podcast host who is invited to a gathering at her sister’s, Olivia’s, luxurious yacht for a weekend getaway together with a group of her closest friends. The reason for the gathering is unknown to all. As the guests arrive on the yacht, tensions begin to rise culminating in… a murder.

A Deadly Invitation A Quick Review

If you are into Agatha Christie, and however many film and series adaptations of her novels have been produced over time, I recommend this movie.

It follows close to the exact same patterns, and production style as A Knives Out Mystery (2019); a contemporary multi-character murder mystery...

“The Head,” The Mediapro Studio’s biggest hit, is advancing towards a third season, Ran Tellem, Tms head of international content development, confirmed Tuesday at Iberseries & Industria Platino.

“‘The Head’ started out something like four years ago as a limited series only for six episodes and now it’s going into third season, so you might say we never lived up to our promises,” Tellem joked on stage at an early Iberseries panel, entitled Creative Content Strategies, where he shared the stage with former Netflix international head Erik Barmack, now at L.A.-based Wild Sheep Content.

Season 3 has yet to receive a production greenlight. The Mediapro Studio aims to produce ‘The Head,’ Season 3 out of Spain. Beyond that, Tellem gave few details. Currently in development, the series is being written by writers from four countries in three different continents.

“What we do each season in order to keep the...

In the film Force of Nature, Griffin's pet turns out to be a dangerous and mysterious animal, possibly a tiger or another large cat species. The film keeps the species of Griffin's pet hidden to maintain intrigue and provide a shocking ending where the pet eats a thief. Janet, the pet, is not your average pet cat and is revealed to be extremely dangerous, adding to the intensity of the movie.

The 2020 film Force of Nature is an action thriller movie with a pretty strange gag that includes one character, Griffin, and his mysterious pet, which turns out to be much more dangerous than a regular house cat or golden retriever. Force of Nature follows the chaos that ensues when a pair of Puerto Rican cops tries to evacuate an apartment building during a hurricane only to stumble upon a gang of dangerous thieves in the process. The film stars Mel Gibson,...

TelevisaUnivision’s ViX has dropped the official trailer of romantic comedy “Dime lo que Quieres (De Verdad),” which is set to premiere July 27 on the streamer.

“Dime lo que Quieres” toplines Manolo Cardona (“Who Killed Sara?”), “Club of Crows’”Stephanie Cayo, Angie Cepeda (“Encanto”) and “Better Call Saul’s” Tony Dalton.

Peruvian actor-helmer Bruno Ascenzo is directing the ViX Original movie, a production by Colombian outfit 11:11 Films & TV.

Brothers Juancho and Manolo Cardona, Stephanie Cayo, FilmSharks’ Guido Rud and Patagonik Film Group’s Juan Vera, Juan Pablo Galli and Christian Faillace executive produce.

The film also features a special appearance from Argentine double Grammy Award-nominated pop singer Diego Torres and Sofia Niño de Rivera.

Adapting Argentine film “Dos más dos,” which Patagonik produced in 2012, the comedy shows how even the dullest marriage can be shaken up and questions aspects of normal communication in a couple.

Deal on the format...

TelevisaUnivision’s streamer ViX+ has just begun the filming of its original romantic comedy movie “Dime Lo que Quieres” (“Tell Me What You Really Want”), starring Manolo Cardona (“Who Killed Sara?”), “Club of Crows’” Stephanie Cayo, Angie Cepeda (“Encanto”) and “Better Call Saul’s” Tony Dalton.

Peruvian actor-helmer Bruno Ascenzo is directing the ViX+ Original movie in production with Colombian outfit 11:11 Films & TV. Brothers Juancho and Manolo Cardona and Stephanie Cayo produce.

The comedy, that shakes up the dullest marriage and questions the aspects of normal communication in a couple, adapts Argentine film “Dos + Dos,” which Patagonik Film Group and Pol-Ka produced in 2012.

Speaking freely about love and sexuality but also about truth, loyalty, and real friendship, “Dime Lo que Quieres” tells the story of Diego (Tony Dalton) and Emilia (Angie Cepeda), a conservative couple with 16 years of marriage behind them that have lost their spark.

Their longtime life...

Erik Barmack, the former senior Netflix exec, and Mexico-based producer Jimena Rodríguez have added two new Spanish crime novels – “El Susurro del Angel” and “Pequeñas Infamias” – to their burgeoning line in star-studded, character-driven crime thrillers begun by Netflix Mexico original “Invitation to Murder.”

Shot this Summer in Mexico, “Invitation to Murder,” adapting a Carmen Posadas novel and the first title in the crime thriller movie series, starred Peru’s Stephanie Cayo (“Club of Crows”), Spain’s Maribel Verdú (“Pan’s Labyrinth”), Colombia’s Manolo Cardona (“Who Killed Sara?”), and Mexico’s Regina Blandón (“Yo No Creo en Los Hombres”) and Aaron Díaz (“Toda la Sangre”) in a murder mystery reminiscent of “Knives Out,” Barmack said.

Marking out the most original facet of these new movies, “Murder,” “Susurro” and “Pequeñas Indiscreciones” – as the movie makeover is known – will, like “Invitation,” be made for global audiences by adapting high-profile Spanish literary IPs to Mexican settings.

Netflix has reaffirmed its 300 million commitment to Mexican cinema and series, announcing a slew of new movie projects to celebrate the country’s National Day of Cinema on Aug. 15 and as part of its #QueMéxicoSeVea initiative.

The year-old initiative, which can be roughly translated to “Let Mexico Be Seen” has the mission “to make visible the work of Mexican creators, screenwriters, writers, directors, actors and people who make national cinema possible,” as well as its wealth of original stories.

Leading the pack is the widely anticipated directorial debut of Oscar-nominated cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto who is helming an adaptation of Juan Rulfo’s seminal novel, “Pedro Paramo.” Produced by Redrum, the film’s crew includes Oscar-nominated production designer Eugenio Caballero and costume designer Anna Terrazas, whose notable credits include “Roma,” “Spectre” and “Bardo.”

“Our commitment to Mexican culture also includes adapting great Mexican works to the cinema, and ‘Pedro Páramo’ will...

Global Gift Foundation celebrated a decade of The Global Gift Gala Marbella edition, which took place at the star-studded Don Pepe Hotel. The magical night was presented by global sponsors Woonkly and eGow3rld.

The Global Gift Gala Marbella Celebrates its 10th Edition in a Magical Night to Remember Ceremony

Maria Bravo and Eva Longoria welcomed notable guests, including Julissa Reynoso, Chenoa, Manuel Rulfo, as masters of ceremony. Guests were treated by performances from Antonio Rodríguez, Farru, Soleá Rodriguez, Lya, and DJ Denise Van Outen. Also in attendance, Stephanie Cayo, Ilia Topuria, Sarah Almagro, Olga Sharipo, Alejandro Nones, Paula Pérez, Daniel Lorente, Gianmarco Onestini, Juan Lebrón and Julissa Reynoso.

Guests of this landmark edition were thrilled when Eva Longoria and Alina got on stage to surprise Maria with a performance dedicated to her by Keru Sanchez.

Ambassador Julissa Reynoso was awarded The Global Gift Women Empowerment Award which celebrated all...

Spain’s Soul Pictures has picked up international sales rights to Mexican helmer-scribe Carlos Cuaron’s dramedy “Amalgama,” while Mexico’s Cinepolis has snagged Latin American distribution rights to the film.

Best known for co-writing his brother Alfonso’s career-reviving road movie “Y Tu Mama Tambien,” “Amalgama” is Cuaron’s third feature although he has directed several award-winning shorts, and participated in 2015 anthology “Vidas Violentas” as well as written scores of notable screenplays.

The film’s stellar Latinx cast includes Colombia’s Manolo Cardona (“Narcos’) and Peruvian star Stephanie Cayo (“Club de Cuervos”), as well as Mexico’s Miguel Rodarte (“Time Share”) and Mexican-American thesp Tony Dalton (“Better Call Saul”).

They play four dentists attending a conference in a Mexican resort where they decide to break away from the tedium to an island paradise. All three men seem to have designs on the nubile dentist played by Cayo, which revives...

This time of year family’s at the forefront of the thoughts of many. Aside from being together (tough right now for some), the matriarch or patriarch is thinking about how to keep the home crew safe from harm and secure in their toasty beds. Unlike the Garrity clan from this week’s other big release Greenland, the Sharpe’s isn’t dealing with a planet-killing comet. His fears arise from the possible onslaught of stealthy intruders in the dead of night. It’s too bad that he doesn’t recall the quote from one of the founding fathers (maybe more of a cool uncle), Ben Franklin: “Those who would give up essential Liberty to purchase a little temporary Safety deserve neither Liberty nor Safety”. Still, it probably didn’t occur to him that his fears could inspire his whole “unit” to succumb to a Bad Impulse.

The story...

"It makes you safe... Isn't that what you want?" Gravitas has released an official trailer for an indie horror thriller titled Bad Impulse, the latest film directed by actress / acting coach / director / producer Michelle Danner. In the aftermath of a traumatic event, a suburban husband & father decides to buy a cutting edge home security system from a mysterious man, only to find that it slowly destroys that which he most wants to protect. Sounds a bit like The Box, but with a home security system instead of a box. Bad Impulse stars Grant Bowler, Paul Sorvino, Sonya Walger, James Landry-Hebert, Abbi Ford, Stephanie Cayo, Dan Lauria, and Rebecca Black. This looks a bit too weird and a bit too creepy, but not really any good. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Michelle Danner's Bad Impulse, direct from YouTube: In the aftermath of a traumatic event, Henry Sharpe (Grant Bowler), a suburban father and husband,...

Gravitas Ventures has picked up the horror thriller Bad Impulse, directed by Hollywood acting coach and helmer Michelle Danner for a Christmas season launch.

Gravitas plans a Dec. 18 theatrical and on demand release for the indie that stars Grant Bowler, Sonya Walger, Paul Sorvino, Stephanie Cayo and Dan Lauria. Bad Impulse is written by Jason Chase Tyrell and portrays a husband and father after a traumatic event buying a home security system, only to find it slowly destroys what he most wants to protect.

“Michelle builds upon the proven formula of a home invasion thriller, issuing a timely warning ...

Gravitas Ventures has picked up the horror thriller Bad Impulse, directed by Hollywood acting coach and helmer Michelle Danner for a Christmas season launch.

Gravitas plans a Dec. 18 theatrical and on demand release for the indie that stars Grant Bowler, Sonya Walger, Paul Sorvino, Stephanie Cayo and Dan Lauria. Bad Impulse is written by Jason Chase Tyrell and portrays a husband and father after a traumatic event buying a home security system, only to find it slowly destroys what he most wants to protect.

“Michelle builds upon the proven formula of a home invasion thriller, issuing a timely warning ...

Mel Gibson washes out in his latest turn as a hard-nosed cop. Force of Nature is an absurdly plotted heist thriller that takes place during a hurricane. All of the action is set in a nearly abandoned apartment building. Cardboard characters run up and down stairwells in a deluge of rain and bullets. Their hits and misses playing out like a bad Die Hard knockoff. An obvious reveal leads to a massively disappointing climax. Force of Nature is a big wet flop.

Emile Hirsch stars as Officer Cardillo, a white, non-Spanish speaking policeman in Puerto Rico. The island is preparing to take the full brunt of a powerful hurricane. Cardillo is forced off desk duty and paired with an earnest rookie, Jess (Stephanie Cayo). They're assigned to clear out local residents who have refused to evacuate. Their first case, Griffin (William Catlett), leads them to his apartment building. They run...

Given all the noise around Force of Nature, it’s hard to get at the movie itself, which on the surface is no more than a routine crime thriller set in San Juan, Puerto Rico during a Category 5 hurricane. What’s not routine is the tweetstorm of controversy ignited by the casting of Mel Gibson and Emile Hirsch, both actors with assault charges on their records, as white cops battling “Rican” villains against the carnage of Hurricane Maria. To say that a real-life tragedy deserves more respect than simply being...

A category five hurricane is the least of the perils confronting characters in “Force of Nature.” Set in Puerto Rico during such a tempest, this diverting thriller from director Michael Polish has Emile Hirsch as a cop protecting various apartment building residents (including Kate Bosworth and Mel Gibson) from a murderous gang of thieves. Yet more complicating factors, from wild animals to Nazi war booty, get thrown into the hectic hopper of Cory Miller’s first produced feature screenplay. Lionsgate is releasing to U.S. home formats on July 30.

After a short prelude showing Gibson’s ex-cop character taking a tricky shot during a torrential downpour (a point the film catches up to again midway), we rewind eight hours to clear blue skies, as reports warn of an imminent conflagration in which flash floods, mudslides and winds up to 140 are anticipated.

San Juan police have orders to forcibly evacuate any holdouts in vulnerable areas,...

Force of Nature centers on Cardillo (Emile Hirsch) a disillusioned cop who is tasked along with another officer (Stephanie Cayo) to evacuate tenants in an apartment building during a Category 5 hurricane.

One of those folks is a retired detective (Mel Gibson) who despite his daughter’s (Kate Bosworth) pleas, refuses to leave. Complicating matters is John [...]

The post David Zayas Cherished Grueling And Gratifying Experience of ‘Force of Nature’ appeared first on Hollywood Outbreak.

Stephanie Cayo (Club de Cuervos) stars in Force of Nature as Jess, a determined cop who teams up with a detached police officer named Cardillo (Emile Hirsch) to evacuate several tenants of an apartment complex during a Category 5 hurricane.

Dr. Troy (Kate Bosworth) is trying her best to get her retired detective father Ray (Mel [...]

The post Stephanie Cayo Is A ‘Force of Nature’ With Mel Gibson In Category 5 Thriller appeared first on Hollywood Outbreak.

"What do you think these guys want?" "I might have a pretty good idea." Lionsgate has released an official trailer for Force of Nature, an action thriller from filmmaker Michael Polish, launching directly onto VOD services in June this summer. Yet another movie set during a Category 5 hurricane, but this time not a horror (like Crawl). A gang of thieves plan a heist during a hurricane and encounter trouble when a cop tries to force everyone in the big apartment building to evacuate. Emile Hirsch stars with Mel Gibson, Kate Bosworth, David Zayas, Stephanie Cayo, William Catlett, Tyler Jon Olson, Swen Temmel, & Rey Hernandez. The hurricane in this looks so incredibly fake, and the rest of it just looks so mediocre. Might be worth skipping. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Michael Polish's Force of Nature, from Lionsgate's YouTube: An edge-of-your-seat action-thriller that explodes during ...

Watching Mel Gibson take on a gang of crooks during a hurricane may well be exactly what we all need right now. Well, it's lucky then that is exactly what we are getting with the first trailer for Lionsgate's action-thriller Force of Nature, which pits Gibson against not only a band of criminals but also a Category 5 hurricane. Alongside Mel Gibson, Emile Hirsch stars as a cop named Cardillo who is desperately trying to evacuate an apartment complex after a category 5 hurricane hits.

He runs into Dr. Troy, played by Kate Bosworth, and her father, the latter of whom stubbornly refuses to leave his home despite the raging storm outside. Little do the group know that a gang of heavily armed thieves led by Dexter and The Expendables star David Zayas has begun breaking into the building in pursuit of $55 million that has been hidden somewhere on the property.

Newcomer Stephanie Cayo is set to join Mel Gibson and Kate Bosworth in the action movie “Force of Nature” with Michael Polish directing.

Emile Hirsch is also on board to star.

Producers are Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films CEOs Randall Emmett and George Furla with Luillo Ruiz. Tim Sullivan and Alex Eckert are exec producing.

Cory Miller wrote the script, which centers on a retired detective who must protect residents of a building that’s the subject of a hurricane evacuation while criminals attempt to pull off a robbery there. Production is taking place in Puerto Rico.

Cayo stars in Netflix’s first and highest-rated Spanish-language original series, “Club de Cuervos.” She also stars in “La Hermadad” opposite Paz Vega for Claro Video, the first original series for Mexico’s Ott premium streaming service. She is currently starring in the 20th Century Fox Spain feature “Yucatan” from director Daniel Monzon, which...

Epigmenio Ibarra proudly shows off the impressive new facilities of his 27-year-old production house, Argos Comunicación, located in an industrial zone outside Mexico City. He walks through one of six brand-new sound stages, a state-of-the-art suite where colorists are working on a series, a set-construction warehouse and more. A production has wrapped the day before, another will start the following week, and still another in two weeks.

Construction of the facilities was completed less than two years ago, just in time for the extraordinary explosion of the Mexican entertainment industry that followed the arrival of global companies like Netflix and Amazon. Not that Ibarra had an inkling of what was coming. As recently as five years ago, he says, the local television landscape was still dominated by Televisa and TV Azteca, and perhaps only five series were being produced in all of Mexico.

Today, Ibarra puts that number at 50. Many...

To support and honor womankind, Pomellato and The New York Times collaborate to spread a message of positive female empowerment for International Women’s Day (March 8th).

Pomellato Women's Day Ambassadors

Through a Nyt article detailing important milestones in the women’s movement, and a Pomellato video with an international cast of powerful women, the new partnership champions female achievements, leadership, and gender equality.

Published on March 8th, The New York Times (nytimes.com) article explores the key historical moments in women’s rights during the 20th and 21st centuries, and how these civic changes have influenced present day. From a woman’s right to vote, to today’s viral phenomena such as the #MeToo and #TimesUp hashtags, the article features historical summaries, photography, Nyt archive links, and the Pomellato commemorative video.

Interviewing Pomellato advocates from a variety of countries, generations and backgrounds, the video features women who define empowerment.

They said a woman couldn’t be president but now Isabel (Mariana Treviño) is taking over Los Cuervos de Nuevo Toledo in the second season of Netflix’s hit Spanish-language series “Club De Cuervos.”

At the end of the first season, her brother Salvador “Chava” Iglesias Jr., portrayed by Luis Gerardo Méndez, was voted out as president of the company after he put the team’s future and his late father’s legacy at risk with his limited knowledge of sports management and ruthless spending. Season 2 begins with Isabel trying to lead the team to victory.

“It’s one thing to want to be president, but it’s different if you try to screw me over,” Chava tells his sister in the trailer.

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The clip also shows how Isabel’s husband and ex-Cuervo,...