Isaac to Star in the Spy Thriller “The Garbo Project”

Oscar Issac is going to war…

The 37-year-old Guatemalan and Cuban American actor will star in The Garbo Project, a spy thriller in the works from Storyscape Entertainment.

Oscar Issac

Scripted by William Wheeler, the film is set during World War II. It’s based on the true story of Juan Pujol Garcia, an eccentric double-agent who, with no military or covert training, somehow persuaded both the Germans and the British to hire him as a spy. As it turned out, his real allegiance was to England, and working closely with MI5, he created a fictional network of 27 spies said to be spread out over England, Scotland, and Ireland. His ruse enabled the English to deceive the Germans about the invasion of Normandy.

Isaac, who broke out after his role in Bourne Legacy, has starred in the blockbuster hits X-Men: Apocalypse and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Hayek Named 2013 Spirit Awards Honorary Co-Chair

Salma Hayek is preparing to display her independent spirit

The 46-year-old Mexican actress has been named an honorary co-chair for this year’s Spirit Awards by Film Independent.

Salma Hayek

Hayek will share the honor with Bourne Legacy star Jeremy Renner.

Film Independent bestows the honor on those who exemplify outstanding artistic achievement and embody the organization’s mission to nurture and support independent filmmaking.

Hayek and Renner will attend the Spirit Awards Nominee Brunch on Saturday, January 12 at BOA restaurant in West Hollywood where they will announce Film Independent’s grant winners for 2013.

The 28th Film Independent Spirit Awards will be handed out at a daytime luncheon in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica on Saturday, February 23 with the premiere broadcast airing later that evening at 10:00 pm ET on IFC.

Isaac Attached to Star in the Latino-Themed “Memorial Day”

It looks like Oscar Isaac’s day has come…

The 32-year-old Guatemalan-born American actor and singer is attached to portray brothers with Max Minghella in Memorial Day, a 1980s-set crime drama.

Oscar Isaac

From writer-director Kieran Darcy-Smith, the film shares the saga of two Latino brothers who struggle to put right the fallout from a family tragedy.

Producers hope to begin shooting on Memorial Day in Florida sometime next year.

It’s the latest project for Isaac, who made waves in this year’s Bourne Legacy. He recently signed on to star in the thriller Mojave.

Oscar Isaac: Bourne to Act

There’s no denying that a star is Bourne in Hollywood’s latest blockbuster. And, his name is Oscar Isaac.

Prepare to take notice of the 32-year-old Guatemalan/Cuban actor in the latest film in the Bourne franchise, Bourne Legacy, which stars Jeremy Renner. It’s his most high profile role to date… But, like his character, he’s keeping mum about his role.

Oscar Isaac

“I can’t give many details without ruining the suspense,” says Isaac. “I can only tell you that I play Agent 3, a very mysterious guy,” says Isaac. “You never know what his motivations are or where his loyalties lie.”

When he’s not working on a project, Isaac likes to lay low in Miami, the city where he grew up and has made his home.

Isaac doesn’t open up much about his private life. Why? He doesn’t want to be a show business personality. He just wants to lose himself in his characters.

“I like being like a chameleon who transforms himself with each role,” says Isaac.

His first major film role was as Joseph in the film The Nativity Story. His credits include All About the Benjamins, the Che Guevara biopic Guerrilla and Body of Lies, where he worked with Leonardo Di Caprio. Most recently he appeared in the Madonna-directed W.E.

So what’s next for Isaac? He just finished filming Inside Llewin Davis, the latest project by two of his movie idols, brothers Joel and Ethan Cohen.

“I play a folk music singer of the 1970s and I had the opportunity to write five songs that are going to come out on the film’s soundtrack,” he says enthusiastically.

Bourne Legacy opened in theaters nationwide today.