Monday, September 23

Gael García Bernal returns to the Hollywood screen with the thriller “Old”


This film, which is inspired by the French novel “Sandcastle”, will be released on 23 July and returns to Garcia Bernal to Hollywood cinema after two years of absence

Gael García Bernal regresa a la pantalla de Hollywood con el film de suspenso “Old”
Gael Garcia Bernal.

Photo: Carlos Alvarez / Getty Images

Marymar Alvarez

Gael García Bernal prepares to return to the big screen with the film Old. The Mexican is one of the most important Latin figures in Hollywood and now he is preparing for the launch of a thriller that promises to be a success.

The film starring the actor and producer of 42 years will be released in theaters in the United States next 23 of June. The story is inspired by the French graphic novel called Sandcastle written by Frederik Peeters and Pierre Oscar.

The direction is in charge of M. Night Shyamlan, the mind behind from the movie The Sixth Sense from 1999. The cast is made up of Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell, Ken Leung, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Abbey Lee, Embeth Davitz and Alex Wolff.

The story of Old takes place around Jack, played by Gael, who is a man who goes on vacation with his family to a lonely beach where “no children are allowed.” Upon arrival, the family meets a group of people who also vacation there.

The situation becomes disturbing when they find abandoned personal objects and a body in the sand appears floating in the sea. Everything gets worse when they realize they are getting old quickly.

The The last movie in which the Mexican appeared was in Wasp Network released on Netflix in June of the year 2020. In addition to Gael, the film stars Penélope Cruz, Édgar Ramírez, Ana de Armas and Leonardo Sbaraglia.

The actor has also worked behind the scenes; in the 2019 produced the documentary Birdmen that took place between Mexico and the United States, he also directed the film Chicuarotes which was filmed in one of the most affected by the earthquake of the year 2017 and was critically acclaimed.

Gael García’s personal life has given much to talk about, recently his name was on everyone’s lips because of the problem that his father’s widow and brother face after Bella de la Vega gave strong statements about the young man’s mental health.

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