Rodriguez In Talks to Star Opposite Natalie Portman in the Sci-Fi Film “Annihilation”

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Tom Castaneda

Gina Rodriguez is ready to annihilate Hollywood…

The 31-year-old Puerto Rican Golden Globe-winning actress is in talks to star opposite Natalie Portman in the sci-fi film Annihilation.

The post-apocalyptic horror adventure film will be helmed by Ex Machina‘s Alex Garland.

The feature is an adaptation of a book by Jeff Vander Meer.

The story follows a biologist, to be played by Portman, as she embarks on a four-person expedition into Area X, a territory cut off from civilization. While there, she must deal with a mysterious contamination, disappearing colleagues, a deadly animal and a being known as the Crawler, all while searching for clues regarding her husband’s disappearance.

Garland wrote the script, adapted from Vander Meer’s book, which hit stores in February 2014 and is the first in a trilogy.

Rodriguez stars on the CW‘s Jane the Virgin.

Lopez: This Halloween’s Best-Costumed Latina Celebrity

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Tom Castaneda

There’s no doubt celebrities know how to go all out for All Hallows‘ Eve. And some don’t hold back at all.

Here’s a look at the most spook-tacular Halloween costumes by Hispanic celebrities this year, including this year’s best-dressed Latina Jennifer Lopez.

The 46-year-old Puerto Rican singer/actress and American Idol judge, who is prepping for her Las Vegas residency, was nothing short of drop dead gorgeous as a self-described “haute couture skeleton.”

Lopez and her boyfriend Casper Smart attended Heidi Klum’s annual Halloween bash in New York City.

She may say she’s “trouble,” according to her Instagram account, but Gina Rodriguez looked like she’d found trouble in her costume.

The 31-year-old Puerto Rican actress and Jane the Virgin star dressed up as a broken china doll.

It may be Halloween, but it was more like The Nightmare Before Christmas for Nicole Richie.

The 34-year-old part-Mexican American television personality and fashionista dressed up as Mr. Jack Skellington, the king of Halloween Town in the classic animated film from Tim Burton.

It appears one costume wasn’t enough for Alessandra Ambrosio…

The 34-year-old Brazilian supermodel and Victoria’s Secret Angel traded in her wings for horns as she donned a racy red devil costume to host her Heaven And Hell party in Los Angeles.

But Ambrosio didn’t just flaunt her supermodel figure and set temperatures soaring in her red costume, she also proved to be one hot momma.

She shot a selfie of herself dressed as Little Red Riding Hood, with her son dressed as an adorable fire house dalmatian.

She may be the head of The Honest Company, but Jessica Alba is claiming she invented Post-Its.

The 34-year-old half-Mexican American actress and her BFF Kelly Sawyer wore matching costumes worn by the characters on the poster for the classic chick flick Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion.

Fergie proved to be the cat’s meow in her Halloween costume.

The 40-year-old part-Mexican American singer and Black Eyed Peas member and her actor-husband were a match made in heaven as Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld and his beloved cat Chopette at the Casamigos Tequila Halloween party in Los Angeles Dascha Polanco.

Dascha Polanco knows how to “work it, work it, own it.”

The Dominican actress and Orange Is the New Black star dressed up as Julia Roberts in the iconic ‘90s flick Pretty Woman in New York City.

Rodriguez to Appear Opposite Gina Rodriguez on the CW’s “Jane the Virgin”

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Tom Castaneda

Adam Rodriguez is entering virgin territory…

The 40-year-old Puerto Rican/Cuban-American actor has landed a guest-starring role on the CW’s Jane the Virgin.

Rodriguez, who will appear on several episodes of Empire this season,

will recur on network’s telenovela-based comedy as Jonathan, Jane’s (Gina Rodriguez) very critical writing professor who doesn’t believe in coddling students. Complications, naturally, ensue.

“In the writers room, we broke this arc with Adam in mind and we are all so thrilled to have him,” said Jane the Virgin showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman in a statement. “Wahooo!”

But Rodriguez, who recently starred on the big screen in Magic Mike XXL, has been tapped for another project this season…

He’s set to direct episode 12 of Scorpion’s sophomore season.

CBS Television Studios, which produces both series, has a longstanding relationship with the actor. He starred on CSI: Miami for 10 years, during which time he wrote and directed two episodes. He most recently starred in the studio’s summer legal drama Reckless.

Rodriguez’s other credits include Roswell, Ugly Betty and The Night Shift.

Jane the Virgin’s new season premieres Monday, October 12 at 9 pm ET on The CW.

Scorpion airs Mondays at 10 p.m. on CBS.

Netflix Acquires International Streaming Rights to Rodriguez’s “Jane the Virgin”

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Tom Castaneda

Gina Rodriguez is bringing her Virgin tales to Netflix…

The on-demand Internet streaming media company has acquired the international subscription streaming rights to The CW’s Jane The Virgin, starring the 31-year-old Puerto Rican actress, in more than50 countries around the world.

That is in addition to the domestic SVOD rights to the CBS Television Studios series, which Netflix already owns in a separate deal with CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television for previous seasons of the CW series.

Rodriguez stars as Jane Villanueva in The CW comedy-drama series, for which she won a Golden Globe Award.

Season Two of the series is set to debut on October 12, 2015.

Rodriguez “Freakin’ Stoked” About Britney Spears’ Upcoming Appearance on “Jane the Virgin”

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Tom Castaneda

Gina Rodriguez is ready to bust a move to one of her childhood favorites…

It was announced earlier this week that Britney Spears will guest-star on the CW‘s cult hit Jane the Virgin this season. And the 31-year-old Puerto Rican actress couldn’t be more excited, saying Spears “is my childhood.”

“I just want to do the dance from ‘…Baby One More Time‘ with her on set … and record it,” Rodriguez told People magazine. “I want to do that so badly!”

The Golden Globe-winning actress is “so freakin’ stoked” to have Spears on set. “She was literally the first pop star I ever knew existed.”

Spears will appear in the fifth episode of the upcoming second season as the nemesis of Jane’s dad, telenovela star Rogelio De La Vega (Jaime Camil).

Jane the Virgin returns for its second season on October 12 on the CW.

Rodriguez’s “Jane the Virgin” Returning to the CW on October 12

Posted on August 1, 2015 by Tom Castaneda

Gina Rodriguez is bringing Virgin back one week earlier…

The CW’s comedy Monday lineup, including the 31-year-old Puerto Rican actress’ hit series Jane the Virgin, will launch a week earlier than originally planned.

Jane The Virgin will debut on Monday, October 12, instead of October 19 as previously announced, along with new hourlong comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

The decision was made after CW affiliates, including the station in the No. 1 market, New York, informed the network of NFL pre-emptions on October 19.

Feeling that it was crucial to make the two premieres available to all fans for sampling on opening night, the CW moved them up a week.

Episode 2 of both shows will now air on October 19.

Gomez Receives Four Teen Choice Award Nods in Second Wave of Nominations

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Tom Castaneda

Selena Gomez is still the teen choice…

The second wave of Teen Choice Awards nominations have been revealed, with the 22-year-old half-Mexican American singer/actress leading the pack of Latino nominees with four nods.

Gomez, who took home the Ultimate Choice award at last year’s show, is nominated in the Choice Summer Music Star category. She’s up against Demi Lovato, a two-time nominee this round, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna and Taylor Swift.

Additionally, Gomez is nominated for Choice Break-Up Song for her Justin Bieber-inspired single “The Heart Wants What It Wants,” Choice Party Song for “I Want You to Know,” her collaboration with Zedd, Choice Summer Song for her latest single “Good For You,” featuring A$AP Rocky.

Meanwhile, Empire star Jussie Smollett has earned three nominations. The 32-year-old Brazilian American actor/singer is up for Choice TV: Breakout Star, facing off against Jane the Virgin star Gina Rodriguez, a two-time nominee, as well as Empire co-star Bryshere “Yazz” Gray, The Flash’s Grant Gustin and Candice Patton, and Black-ish’s Yara Shahidi.

Other nominees include Fifth Harmony (3), Bruno Mars (2), Sofia Vergara (2), Tyler Posey (1), Bella Thorne (1), Michelle Rodriguez (1), Victor Espinoza (1) and Bella Twins (1).

The show will air live Aug. 16 at 8 p.m. on Fox. Voting for Wave Two is open via Facebook, Instagram, TeenChoice.com and Twitter.

From now through July 24 at 12 p.m. PT, fans can vote once each day per category, per platform user ID, for the Wave Two nominees. Teen Choice Awards host(s), performers, presenters and additional nominees will be announced at a later date.

Here are the Wave Two nominees:

Movies

Choice Movie Villain (#ChoiceMovieVillain)
Rose Byrne, Spy
Vincent D’Onofrio, Jurassic World
Jason Statham, Furious 7
Donald Sutherland, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
Bella Thorne, The DUFF
Kate Winslet, Insurgent

Choice Movie Scene Stealer (#ChoiceMovieSceneStealer)
Adam DeVine, Pitch Perfect 2
Chris Evans, Avengers: Age of Ultron
Green Bay Packers, Pitch Perfect 2
Nicholas Hoult, Mad Max: Fury Road
Hailee Steinfeld, Pitch Perfect 2
Miles Teller, Insurgent

Choice Movie Breakout Star (#ChoiceMovieBreakoutStar)
Thomas Brodie-Sangster, The Maze Runner
Cara Delevingne, Paper Towns
Scott Eastwood, The Longest Ride
Taron Egerton, Kingsman: The Secret Service
Thomas Mann, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Elizabeth Olsen, Avengers: Age of Ultron

Choice Movie Chemistry (#ChoiceMovieChemistry)
Jim Carrey & Jeff Daniels, Dumb and Dumber To
Vin Diesel, Tyrese Gibson, Dwayne Johnson, Ludacris, Michelle Rodriguez & Paul Walker, Furious 7
Anna Kendrick & Brittany Snow, Pitch Perfect 2
Thomas Mann & RJ Cyler, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Dylan O’Brien & Thomas Brodie-Sangster, The Maze Runner
Sofia Vergara & Reese Witherspoon, Hot Pursuit

Choice Movie Liplock (#ChoiceMovieLiplock)
Jennifer Lawrence & Liam Hemsworth, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
Blake Lively & Michiel Huisman, The Age of Adaline
Mae Whitman & Robbie Amell, The Duff
Rebel Wilson & Adam DeVine, Pitch Perfect 2
Reese Witherspoon & Sofia Vergara, Hot Pursuit
Shailene Woodley & Theo James, Insurgent

Choice Movie Hissy Fit (#ChoiceMovieHissyFit)
Lewis Black as “Anger,” Inside Out
Bryce Dallas Howard, Jurassic World
Anna Kendrick, Pitch Perfect 2
Melissa McCarthy, Spy
Reese Witherspoon, Hot Pursuit

Choice Summer Movie (#ChoiceSummerMovie)
Inside Out
Jurassic World
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Paper Towns
Spy
Terminator Genisys

Choice Summer Movie Star: Male (#ChoiceSummerMovieStarMale)
Dwayne Johnson, San Andreas
Chris Pratt, Jurassic World
Paul Rudd, Ant-Man
Adam Sandler, Pixels
Channing Tatum, Magic Mike XXL
Nat Wolff, Paper Towns

Choice Summer Movie Star: Female (#ChoiceSummerMovieStarFemale)
Emilia Clarke, Terminator Genisys
Cara Delevingne, Paper Towns
Bryce Dallas Howard, Jurassic World
Evangeline Lilly, Ant-Man
Melissa McCarthy, Spy
Amy Poehler as “Joy,” Inside Out

TELEVISION

Choice TV Villain (#ChoiceTVVillain)
“A,” Pretty Little Liars
Tom Cavanagh, The Flash
The Dread Doctors, Teen Wolf
Terrence Howard, Empire
Matt Nable, Arrow
Chris Wood, The Vampire Diaries

Choice TV: Scene Stealer (#ChoiceTVSceneStealer)
Trai Byers, Empire
Kat Graham, The Vampire Diaries
Dylan O’Brien, Teen Wolf
Sasha Pieterse, Pretty Little Liars
Bella Thorne, Scream
Ashley Tisdale, Young & Hungry

Choice TV: Breakout Star (#ChoiceTVBreakoutStar)
Bryshere “Yazz” Gray, Empire
Grant Gustin, The Flash
Candice Patton, The Flash
Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
Yara Shahidi, Black-ish
Jussie Smollett, Empire

Choice TV: Breakout Show (#ChoiceTVBreakoutShow)
Becoming Us
Black-ish
Empire
iZombie
Jane the Virgin
Younger

Choice TV: Chemistry (#ChoiceTVChemistry)
Jensen Ackles & Misha Collins, Supernatural
Trai Byers, Bryshere “Yazz” Gray, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard and Jussie Smollett, Empire
Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Simon Helberg & Kunal Nayyar, The Big Bang Theory
Kat Graham & Ian Somerhalder, The Vampire Diaries
Grant Gustin & Candice Patton, The Flash
Ross Lynch & Laura Marano, Austin & Ally

Choice TV: Liplock (#ChoiceTVLiplock)
Candice Accola & Paul Wesley, The Vampire Diaries
Nina Dobrev & Ian Somerhalder, The Vampire Diaries
Jennifer Morrison & Colin O’Donoghue, Once Upon a Time
Candice Patton & Grant Gustin, The Flash
Emily Bett Rickards & Stephen Amell, Arrow
Gina Rodriguez & Justin Baldoni, Jane the Virgin

Choice Summer TV Show (#ChoiceSummerTVShow)
Baby Daddy
Chasing Life
Faking It
Scream
So You Think You Can Dance
Teen Wolf

Choice Summer TV Star: Male (#ChoiceSummerTVStarMale)
Tyler Blackburn, Pretty Little Liars
David Lambert, The Fosters
Ross Lynch, Teen Beach 2
Tyler Posey, Teen Wolf
Gregg Sulkin, Faking It
Mike Vogel, Under The Dome

Choice Summer TV Star: Female (#ChoiceSummerTVStarFemale)
Troian Bellisario, Pretty Little Liars
Ashley Benson, Pretty Little Liars
Willa Fitzgerald, Scream
Laura Marano, Austin & Ally
Maia Mitchell, Teen Beach 2
Italia Ricci, Chasing Life

Music

Choice International Artist (#ChoiceInternationalArtist)
2NE1
5 Seconds of Summer
Girls Generation
Little Mix
One Direction
Super Junior

Choice Country Song (#ChoiceCountrySong)
Luke Bryan, “Kick the Dust Up”
Florida Georgia Line, “Sippin’ On Fire”
Hunter Hayes, “21”
Sam Hunt, “Take Your Time”
Megan & Liz, “That Ghost”
Carrie Underwood, “Little Toy Guns”

Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Song (#ChoiceRBHipHopSong)
Flo Rida featuring Robin Thicke & Verdine White, “I Don’t Like It, I Love It”
Rihanna, “Bitch Better Have My Money”
Rihanna & Kanye West & Paul McCartney, “FourFiveSeconds”
Silento, “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)”
The Weeknd, “Earned It”
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth, “See You Again”

Choice Rock Song (#ChoiceRockSong)
George Ezra, “Budapest”
Fall Out Boy, “Uma Thurman”
Hozier, “Take Me To Church”
Imagine Dragons , “I Bet My Life”
Twenty One Pilots, “Tear In My Heart”
X Ambassadors, “Renegades”

Choice Love Song (#ChoiceLoveSong)
Fifth Harmony, “Sledgehammer”
Little Mix, “Black Magic”
Maroon 5, “Sugar”
One Direction, “Night Changes”
Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”
The Weeknd, “Earned It”

Choice Break-Up Song (#ChoiceBreakupSong)
Selena Gomez, “The Heart Wants What It Wants”
Elle King, “Ex’s & Oh’s
Ed Sheeran, “Don’t”
Skrillex & Diplo with Justin Bieber, “Where Are You Now?”
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood”
Meghan Trainor, “Lips Are Movin”

Choice Party Song (#ChoicePartySong)
One Direction, “No Control”
Rihanna, “B**** Better Have My Money”
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”
Taylor Swift, “Blank Space”
Walk The Moon, “Shut Up and Dance”
Zedd featuring Selena Gomez, “I Want You to Know”

Choice Music Breakout Artist (#ChoiceMusicBreakoutArtist)
Andy Grammer
Little Mix
Tove Lo
Rachel Patten
Meghan Trainor
The Weeknd

Choice Music: Next Big Thing (#ChoiceMusicNextBigThing)
Clark Beckham
Kalin and Miles
Skate Maloley
Bea Miller
Neon Jungle
Spring King

Choice Music: Collaboration (#ChoiceMusicCollaboration)
David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack, “Hey Mama”
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”
Skrillex & Diplo with Justin Bieber, “Where Are You Now”
Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea, “Pretty Girls”
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood”
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth, “See You Again”

Choice Song from a Movie or TV Show (#ChoiceMovieTVSong)
Ellie Goulding, “Love Me Like You Do” from Fifty Shades of Grey
Empire Cast featuring Jussie Smollett & Yazz, “You’re So Beautiful”
Jessie J, “Flashlight” from Pitch Perfect 2
Ross Lynch, Maia Mitchell, Garrett Clayton, Grace Phipps, John Deluca & Jordan Fisher, “Gotta Be Me” from Teen Beach Movie 2
Shawn Mendes, “Believe” from Descendants
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth, “See You Again” from Furious 7

Choice Summer Song (#ChoiceSummerSong)
Fifth Harmony featuring Kid Ink, “Worth It”
Selena Gomez featuring A$AP Rocky, “Good For You”
Demi Lovato, “Cool for the Summer”
Omi, “Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix Radio Edit)”
Rachel Platten, “Fight Song”
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood”

Choice Summer Music Star: Female (#ChoiceSummerMusicStarFemale)
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Demi Lovato
Nicki Minaj
Rihanna
Taylor Swift

Choice Summer Music Star: Male (#ChoiceSummerMusicStarMale)
Justin Bieber
Jason Derulo
Andy Grammer
Shawn Mendes
Ed Sheeran
The Weeknd

Choice Summer Music Star: Group (#ChoiceSummerMusicStarGroup)
5 Seconds of Summer
Echosmith
Fifth Harmony
Little Mix
Maroon 5
One Direction

Choice Summer Tour (#ChoiceSummerTour)
5 Seconds of Summer, Rock Out With Your Socks Out
Fall Out Boy & Wiz Khalifa, The Boys of Zummer Tour
Ariana Grande, The Honeymoon Tour
One Direction, On the Road Again Tour
Ed Sheeran, X World Tour
Taylor Swift, The 1989 World Tour

Sports

Choice Male Athlete (#ChoiceMaleAthlete)
American Pharoah & Victor Espinoza
Tom Brady
Stephen Curry
LeBron James
Cristiano Ronaldo
Jordan Spieth

Choice Female Athlete (#ChoiceFemaleAthlete)
The Bella Twins
Simone Biles
Danica Patrick
Ronda Rousey
Serena Williams
The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team

OTHER

Choice Selfie Taker (#ChoiceSelfieTaker)
Justin Bieber
Kylie Jenner
Kim Kardashian
One Direction
Rihanna
Nicole Scherzinger

Choice Dancer (#ChoiceDancer)
Stephen “tWitch” Boss
Allison Holker
Derek Hough
Les Twins
Chloe Lukasiak
Maddie Ziegler

Choice Model (#ChoiceModel)
Hailey Baldwin
Cara Delevingne
Gigi Hadid
Kendall Jenner
Karlie Kloss
Robyn Lawley

Rodriguez Earns TCA Award Nomination from the Television Critics Association

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Tom Castaneda

It’s another nomination for Gina Rodriguez…

The Television Critics Association has announced the nominations for the 31st annual TCA Awards, with the 30-year-old Puerto Rican actress earning a nod.

Rodriguez, who won a Golden Globe for her starring role in Jane the Virgin, is nominated in the Individual Achievements in Comedy category.

The Jane the Virgin star is up against Veep’s Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Inside Amy Schumer’s Amy Schumer, Transparent’s Jeffrey Tambor and Fresh Off the Boat’s Constance Wu.

The 2015 TCA Awards recognize outstanding television programming in the 2014-2015 season, honoring actors, producers and programs in a variety of categories, including news and information, youth, reality, drama and comedy.

The winners of the 31st Annual TCA Awards will be announced at the invitation-only presentation on Saturday, August 8, 2015, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, as part of the group’s bi-annual industry conference, the summer press tour.

The Television Critics Association is a media organization with more than 200 professional TV critics and journalists from the United States and Canada.

Here’s a look at this year’s nominees:

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep,” HBO – (2014 Winner in Category)
Gina Rodriguez, “Jane The Virgin,” The CW
Amy Schumer, “Inside Amy Schumer,” Comedy Central
Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent,” Amazon
Constance Wu, “Fresh Off the Boat,” ABC

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
Viola Davis, “How to Get Away with Murder,” ABC
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men,” AMC
Taraji P. Henson, “Empire,” Fox
Matthew Rhys, “The Americans,” FX
Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul,” AMC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NEWS AND INFORMATION
“CBS Sunday Morning,” CBS
“The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” Comedy Central
“Frontline,” PBS
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” HBO
“60 Minutes,” CBS

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN REALITY PROGRAMMING
“The Amazing Race,” CBS
“The Chair,” Starz
“Dancing with the Stars,” ABC
“RuPaul’s Drag Race,” Logo – (2014 Winner in Category)
“Shark Tank,” ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN YOUTH PROGRAMMING
“Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,” PBS
“The Fosters,” ABC Family – (2014 Winner in Category)
“The Legend of Korra,” Nickelodeon
“Sesame Street,” PBS
“Switched at Birth,” ABC Family

OUTSTANDING NEW PROGRAM
“Better Call Saul,” AMC
“Empire,” Fox
“The Flash,” The CW
“Jane the Virgin,” The CW
“Transparent,” Amazon

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MOVIES, MINISERIES AND SPECIALS
“Bessie,” HBO
“The Honorable Woman,” SundanceTV
“The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst,” HBO
“Olive Kitteridge,” HBO
“Wolf Hall,” PBS

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
“The Big Bang Theory,” CBS
“Inside Amy Schumer,” Comedy Central
“Jane the Virgin,” The CW
“Transparent,” Amazon
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” Netflix

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
“The Americans,” FX
“Empire,” Fox
“Game of Thrones,” HBO
“Justified,” FX
“Mad Men,” AMC

HERITAGE AWARD
“Friends,” NBC
“Late Show/Late Night with David Letterman,” CBS/NBC
“The Shield,” FX
“Star Trek,” NBC
“Twin Peaks,” ABC

PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
“The Americans,” FX
“Empire,” Fox
“Game of Thrones,” HBO
“Mad Men,” AMC
“Transparent,” Amazon

Rodriguez Attached to Star in Alloy Entertainment’s “Purple Hearts”

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Tom Castaneda

Forget red! Gina Rodriguez is seeing purple…

Alloy Entertainment has attached the 30-year-old Puerto Rican actress, who won a Golden Globe this year for her starring role in the CW’s Jane the Virgin, to Purple Hearts, a film project that Alloy commissioned internally by Alloy Entertainment Features with The Sessions writer-director Ben Lewin attached to direct.

Written by Kyle Jarrow, it’s a love story about an aspiring musician and a soldier who marry under false pretenses but eventually find true love.

Lewin’s The Sessions starred Helen Hunt.

In addition to her role in Purple Hearts, Rodriguez is expected to star opposite Mark Walhberg in Deepwater Horizon.

Rodriguez in Negotiations to Star in “Deepwater Horizon”

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Tom Castaneda

Gina Rodriguez may soon find herself in deepwater…

The 30-year-old Puerto Rican actress, who won a Golden Globe this year for her starring role in the CW’s Jane the Virgin, is in talks to star opposite Mark Walhberg in Deepwater Horizon, the oil rig disaster drama to be directed by Peter Berg for Lionsgate.

The story unfolds on Deepwater Horizon, the infamous British Petroleum oil rig that caught fire and exploded on April 22, 2010 while drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 crew members and resulting in the largest offshore oil spill in United States history.

Walhberg is starring as an electrician on the rig, and Rodriguez would play the movie’s female lead, the communications officer for the company.

Deepwater will mark Rodriguez’s biggest feature to date, following her Golden Globe win for best performance in a television series in the comedy/musical category for her work on Jane the Virgin.

Rodriguez previously earned rave reviews and an Imagen Award for her performance in the indie feature Filly Brown.

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