John Cusack starring in DICTABLANDA, which he co-wrote and is producing
John Cusack has signed on to star in the upcoming screwball comedy DICTABLANDA (“Soft Dictator”), which has the tagline, ”People don’t die, they get killed.” Variety reports that filming will take place in Buenos Aires and Mar de Ajo, Argentina throughout March and April.
Production is under way already with Pablo Bossi’s Pampa Films. Cusack is producing through his New Crime Productions banner, along with prominent entertainment attorney Kevin Morris and Bossi. Alejandro Agresti (THE LAKE HOUSE) is set to direct based on a script he co-wrote with Cusack, Morris, and Paul Hipp, who co-stars.
Cusack recently wrapped James McTeigue’s thriller THE RAVEN, in which he stars as Edgar Allan Poe. Cusack also has Mikael Hafstrom’s beautiful looking SHANGHAI awaiting release from The Weinstein Company.
Cusack always puts in a solid performance for his roles. I thought HOT TUB TIME MACHINE was hilarious, and SAY ANYTHING, GROSSE POINT BLANK, and HIGH FIDELITY are among my personal favorites.
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