After 25 years, Susana Gimenez, Argentina’s celebrated TV host, actress, mannequin and entrepreneur, is ready to make her hotly anticipated return to the large display in a brand new Diego Kaplan (“2+2,” “My Boyfriend’s Meds”) comedy.
The nonetheless untitled movie, penned by Kaplan and Pablo Minces, facilities on a preeminent youngster psychologist who has her personal struggles together with her 43-year-old son who’s reluctant to go away dwelling. Principal images is slated for October in Buenos Aires.
“I can’t consider I’m making a film in spite of everything these years; I actually wasn’t planning for it,” mentioned Gimenez. “But Diego is a pressure of nature and a visionary. When he pitched the venture to me, I simply couldn’t resist it and jumped proper in,” she added. Aside from starring in a number of movie and TV sequence, Gimenez hosted a top-rated discuss present likened to that of Oprah Winfrey or Italy’s Raffaella Carrà.
“Susana has a particular gentle that shines brighter when she does humor,” mentioned Kaplan, including: “Her comedic timing is impeccable. After the pandemic, we’d like extra laughter; This is the right alternative.”
L.A.-based producer Lucas Akoskin of Malume Entertainment concurred: “I can’t wait to see Diego and Susana work collectively. She is sensible, hilarious, and spontaneous. He is trendy, irreverent, and playful. The mixture of the 2 can solely deliver fascination and pleasure.”
Kaplan, Akoskin and Alex Zito of Nectar Films function producers whereas Chile’s Matias Cardone of Invercine and U.S.-based Fernando Szew of MarVista Entertainment and Jay Weisleder (“Hands of Stone,” CBS’ “Broke”) government produce.
The movie is produced by Malule Entertainment, Nectar Films, MarVista Entertainment and Invercine.
Malule Entertainment was based in 2021 by Akoskin and Chilean star author José Ignacio “Chascas” Valenzuela, the creator, showrunner and government producer of hit Netflix sequence “Who Killed Sara?”
Based in Miami, Nectar Films’ credit embody the acclaimed “Alias Maria,” “Killing Jesus” and “Neruda.”
MarVista Entertainment, which has produced such fashionable movies as “The Way Home” and “Daughter of the Bride,” was acquired by Fox Corporation in 2021.
Invercine co-produced “Mienteme” (“Little Lies”) with Akoskin’s Aliwen Entertainment. The romcom-spy journey directed by Sebastian Schindel stars Akoskin, Leonor Varela, Benjamin Vicuña and Florencia Peña and is now streaming on Prime Video worldwide.
Lucas Akoskin and Diego Kaplan
Credit: Javiera Eyzaguirre/Malule Entertainment
