This upcoming adventure based film is said to star Julio Peña in a primary role. Titled, ‘El Cautivo’, the film follows Miguel de Cervantes as he gets imprisoned in Algiers during the 1570s. Miguel de Cervantes is known in history as a renowned Spanish writer who is most famous for his work ‘Don Quixote’. The upcoming feature film will most likely follow the writer during his time in the Spanish Navy when he is held as a prisoner.
Among the crew members for this upcoming project is Alejandro Amenábar who will potentially serve as its director. The supposed latest work of Alejandro Amenábar who is a known writer/ director is ‘La Fortuna’ an adventure thriller centered on treasure hunting. The TV series premiered in 2021 and was met with generally positive reviews. The upcoming feature film is supposedly a project under companies Mod Producciones, Himenóptero and Misent Producciones S.L. Though not much is known regarding the status of ‘El Cautivo’, the film could potentially commence its filming soon.
Alessandro Borghi to Join Julio Peña in ‘El Cautivo’
Alessandro Borghi who is a known actor is rumored to join Julio Peña in a primary role in the upcoming project. Some of the works starring Alessandro Borghi are ‘Devils’ a thriller drama which also stars Patrick Dempsey, ‘Supereroi’ a 2021 dramedy, ‘Suburra: Blood on Rome’ which currently has 3 seasons and ‘Mondocane’ which premiered in 2021. Julio Peña recently starred in ‘Berlin’ in the role of ‘Roi’. Other works starring the actor include ‘Through My Window’ film series which is a book adaptation and ‘Acacias 38’ a soap opera which ran for 4 seasons. The third film in the ‘Through My Window’ film series is predicted to premiere soon on Netflix with Julio Peña reprising his role as ‘Ares Hidalgo’ opposite Clara Galle who portrays ‘Raquel’. The upcoming Spanish film will potentially be shot in Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain which is seemingly its primary location.