| Casa de Mi Padre | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Matt Piedmont |
| Produced by | Will Ferrell Adam McKay Kevin Messick Jessica Elbaum Emilio Diez Barroso Darlene Caamano Loquet |
| Starring | Will Ferrell Gael García Bernal Diego Luna Génesis Rodríguez |
| Studio | Gary Sanchez Productions NALA Films |
| Distributed by | Pantelion Films |
| Release date(s) | March 16, 2012 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Spanish |
Casa de Mi Padre (English: House of My Father), previously titled Untitled Spanish Comedy, is an upcoming Spanish-language American comedy film. The film stars Will Ferrell, Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna and Génesis Rodríguez with Matt Piedmont directing. The film has been described to be in the style of an "overly dramatic telenovela" and is set for release on March 16, 2012.
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Armando Alvarez (Will Ferrell) has lived and worked on his father's ranch in Mexico his entire life. As the ranch encounters financial difficulties, Armando's younger brother Raul (Diego Luna), shows up with his new fiance, Sonia (Génesis Rodríguez). It seems that Raul's success as an international businessman means the ranch's troubles are over as he pledges to settle all debts his father has incurred. But when Armando falls for Sonia, and Raul's business dealings turn out to be less than legit, all hell breaks loose as they find themselves in a war with Mexico's most feared drug lord, the mighty Onza (Gael García Bernal).[1]
In August 2010 Emilio Diez Barroso and Darlene Caamano Loquet of NALA Films announced that they are teaming up with Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Kevin Messick and Jessica Elbaum of Gary Sanchez Productions to produce the Spanish-language comedy, Casa De Mi Padre, starring Will Ferrell. NALA Films will fully finance the project and is set to start filming in September 2010 in California. It was also reported that Will Ferrell's participation in the project was not entirely based on his connection with the material. Rather, he was embroiled in a pending lawsuit against Gary Sanchez Productions and his participation was part of a closed-door settlement between both parties. Producer Darlene Caamano Loquet declined to comment on the circumstances regarding Ferrell's attachment but stated, "We are just thrilled he [Ferrell] is on board and are moving full steam ahead since we have one month to teach him Spanish".[3]
In October 2010 it was reported that Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna had joined that cast along with Génesis Rodríguez, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Hector Jimenez, and Adrian Martinez. Bernal will play a family friend, Luna will play Ferrell's brother and Rodriguez will play Ferrell's love interest. Matt Piedmont, a frequent collaborator with Will Ferrell, was named as the film's director. It was also reported that the plot will be told in an overly dramatic telenovela style and feature English subtitles.[2] In January 2011 a synopsis of the plot was released along with a report that the title changed to Untitled Spanish Comedy.[1] However in April 2011 a teaser trailer for the film was released under the name Casa de Mi Padre.[4]
In November 2011, Pantelion Films acquired to distribute the film in the United States and set a release date of March 16, 2012.[5]