Kate del Castillo to Star in the Action Film “Trap House”

Kate del Castillo has trapped her next project.

The 51-year-old Mexican actress will star opposite Dave Bautista in the action film Trap House.

Kate del Castillodel Castillo is among a roster of new cast additions that includes Jack Champion, Sophia Lillis, Tony Dalton, Whitney Peak and Bobby Cannavale.

Inde Navarrette, Zaire Adams and Blu del Barrio have also joined the cast.

Principal photography is set to begin today.

Michael Dowse will direct a script written by Fast & Furious creator Gary Scott Thompson and Tom O’Connor. The action film follows an undercover DEA agent and his partner who embark on a game of cat and mouse with an audacious group of thieves: their own rebellious teenagers, who have begun robbing from a dangerous cartel, using their parents’ tactics and top-secret intel to pull off their heists.

Trap House is produced by Marc Goldberg and Sarah Gabriel of Signature Films, Michael Pruss and Rebecca Feuer of Scott Free Productions with Ridley Scott executive producing alongside Bautista and Jonathan Meisner of Bautista’s Dogbone Entertainment and Todd Lundbohm of 828 Productions.

The feature is financed and executive produced by Christian Mercuri’s Capstone Studios, Signature Entertainment, Creativity Media and Koala, and Ashland Hill Media Finance.

Dogbone and Signature developed Trap House after working together on 2018’s actioner Final Score, which starred Bautista alongside Pierce Brosnan.

del Castillo currently stars in Fox’s The Cleaning Lady.

Cannavale’s film credits include Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman and Old Dads.

Manolo Cardona’s 11:11 Films & TV Signs Deal to Produce New Original Projects for ViX

Manolo Cardona has a new deal…

The 46-year-old Colombian actor and Juancho Cardona’s banner 11:11 Films & TV has signed a deal with TelevisaUnivision streamer ViX to produce new original titles.

Manolo Cardona,Under the agreement, 11:11 Films & TV will develop and produce a film and series with the brothers serving as executive producers and showrunners of the projects.

Manolo Cardona will also star in both titles.

“We at 11:11 Films & TV are delighted to continue our partnership with ViX and bring our creative vision to local and international audiences. It is an honor to build strong titles with ViX, a company fully committed to bringing the best content to the entire audience,” said Juancho.

“I am excited to be able to star in some of these new titles as well as producing many projects with ViX,” added Manolo. “This collaboration with ViX allows us to further strengthen the Spanish-language streaming service and connect with viewers.”

The first project under the deal is the romantic comedy feature Dime Lo Que Quieres (De Verdad), co-starring Stephanie Cayo, Angie Cepeda and Tony Dalton.

The project is set to premiere on July 27 and will be available to stream via the service’s premium plan.

“We’re excited to expand our partnership with 11:11 Films & TV to offer compelling and authentic content featuring local stories and talent for our international audiences. We are proud to welcome Manolo Cardona as a strong ambassador for ViX and to work with top-level creative talent who are helping us strengthen the world’s best and largest Spanish-language streaming service,” said Augusto Rovegno, SVP of Content ViX at TelevisaUnivision, in a statement.

ViX is currently in production on 7 original projects including the Sofia Vergara-led animated series, Koati: Animated Series, and the Benicio del Toro-produced film, Matar Al Jockey.