If there’s one Puerto Rican who continues to dominate world headlines, it’s Dangerous Bunny. Recent off a Grammy win and a show-stopping Tremendous Bowl halftime efficiency, the 31-year-old famous person is now able to make his mark on the massive display screen.
Dangerous Bunny (actual identify Benito Antonio) is about to tackle his first lead appearing function, starring in Porto Rico alongside Javier Bardem and Edward Norton. The movie, described as a “love letter” to the singer’s homeland, shall be directed by Puerto Rican rapper Residente (René Pérez) and executive-produced by Oscar-winning filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu of Birdman (2014) and The Revenant (2015) fame.
‘A reaffirmation of who we’re…’
In accordance with experiences, Porto Rico has been in growth since 2023 and is partly impressed by the lifetime of José Maldonado Román, a revolutionary from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Referred to as Águila Blanca (White Eagle), Maldonado Román led uprisings in opposition to Spanish colonial rule in Puerto Rico.
Director Residente known as the movie deeply private, telling Deadline: “This movie is a reaffirmation of who we’re, instructed with the depth and honesty that our historical past deserves. I’ve dreamed of creating a movie about my nation since I used to be a baby. Puerto Rico’s true historical past has at all times been surrounded by controversy.”
The movie additionally stars Viggo Mortensen and guarantees a sweeping narrative that merges politics, id, and rebel.
Edward Norton calls the movie ‘a flame discovering the stick of dynamite…’
Actor Edward Norton, who joins the ensemble solid, drew comparisons between Porto Rico and a few of cinema’s best epics. “This movie sits in a practice of movies we deeply love, from The Godfather to Gangs of New York, that each thrill us with visceral drama and iconic characters and eras whereas additionally forcing us to resist the shadow story below the American narrative of idealism,” he mentioned.
“All people is aware of what a poet of language and rhythm René is. Now they are going to see what a visible visionary he’s as nicely,” Norton added. “Bringing him and Dangerous Bunny collectively to inform the true story of Puerto Rico’s roots goes to be like a flame discovering the stick of dynamite that’s been ready for it.”
From chart-topper to Hollywood star
Dangerous Bunny has beforehand made small-screen appearances in Hollywood initiatives, together with Bullet Prepare alongside Brad Pitt and Caught Stealing with Austin Butler. Nonetheless, Porto Rico marks his first main function — a major step for the worldwide music icon.