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La historia más personal de Godoy hasta la fecha. © Zeta Studios & Beta Fiction Spain

Ya se ha publicado el primer tráiler de la película Sigue mi voz, adaptación cinematográfica de la novela homónima de Wattpad escrita por Ariana Godoy (A través de mi ventana), que acumula más de 32 millones de lecturas en la plataforma y ha vendido más de 80.000 ejemplares.

En Sigue mi voz, tras una crisis de salud que la mantiene en casa 76 días seguidos, Klara no hace otra cosa que escuchar su programa de radio favorito, Sigue Mi Voz. Pero un día se pregunta: ¿es posible enamorarse de alguien a quien ha oído en la radio, pero nunca ha conocido? ¿Puede realmente sentir algo por Kang, el presentador del programa de radio cuya voz sólo ha oído una vez, superará sus miedos y saldrá de nuevo al mundo?

La película, dirigida y escrita por Inés Pintor y Pablo Santidrián,...

Esta es la breve historia del breve reinado, el breve matrimonio y la breve vida de Luis I… el Breve. © Movistar Plus+

Movistar Plus+ ha compartido el primer tráiler y póster de su nueva serie original, La vida breve, dirigida por Adolfo Valor y Diego Núñez, y creada y escrita por Cristóbal Garrido y Valor.

Se trata de una serie de época, llena de humor e irreverencia, que recrea los sorprendentes acontecimientos que tuvieron lugar durante el reinado más corto de la historia de España con el monarca más desconocido: Luis I, hijo de Felipe V. Permaneció en el trono 229 días, desde el 15 de enero de 1724 hasta su muerte el 31 de agosto de ese mismo año.

Como cualquier joven, Luis (Carlos Scholz) está a punto de experimentar grandes cambios. Le casan con una prima desconocida y va a heredar el trono de España. En pleno siglo Xviii esto sería un...

Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max streaming service is looking to serve audiences in Spain with a mix of original drama series, documentaries and entertainment shows, a top executive of the entertainment giant told a spotlight session at the Iberseries & Platino Industria conference and market in Madrid on Tuesday.

Alberto Carullo, Max vp local original production Iberia & Italy at Warner Bros. Discovery, appeared at a Tuesday session of the Spanish- and Portuguese-language TV conference and market in the Spanish capital.

When asked to highlight some of the 12 Spanish originals that the company has said are in various stages of production or development, he started off with Enrique Urbizu’s crime thriller When Nobody Sees Us, Max’s first Spanish original, which received a sneak peak at the San Sebastian Film Festival. The show is driven by the two female protagonists — Magaly Castillo, a U.S. military police lieutenant, arriving at the Army Air Force base,...

Josh Hutcherson was spotted this week on a coffee run with his girlfriend.

The 31-year-old actor grabbed coffee with his longtime girlfriend Claudia Traisac on Tuesday (August 13) in Los Angeles.

Josh and Claudia first sparked dating rumors back in 2013, ten whole years ago! They’ve been going strong ever since.

Claudia is a Spanish actress and is known for her roles in High Seas and The 7th Day.

The couple first met onset of their film Escobar: Paradise Lost, which happened to be filmed around the same time as The Hunger Games. They actually played each others’ love interests in the film before they started dating.

It wasn’t until 2015 that Josh confirmed their relationship though. In an interview with E! News, he claimed that, “It’s pretty good, distance is hard, but we make it work.”

In the early years of their relationship, it was reported that they were...

Descubre cuándo se estrena la película. © Zeta Studios & Beta Fiction Spain

Berta Castañé y el debutante Jae Woo darán vida a Klara y Kang en la película “Sigue Mi Voz”, adaptación cinematográfica de la novela homónima de Wattpad escrita por Ariana Godoy (“A Través de mi Ventana”), que acumula más de 32 millones de lecturas en la plataforma y ha vendido más de 80.000 ejemplares.

Tras una crisis de salud que la mantiene en casa 76 días seguidos, Klara no hace otra cosa que escuchar su programa de radio favorito, Sigue Mi Voz. Pero un día se pregunta: ¿es posible enamorarse de alguien a quien ha oído en la radio, pero nunca ha conocido? ¿Puede realmente sentir algo por Kang, el presentador del programa de radio cuya voz sólo ha oído una vez, superará sus miedos y saldrá de nuevo al mundo?

Además de Castañé y Woo, completan el reparto Claudia Traisac (“Vivir...

Josh Hutcherson is enjoying a rare day out with his longtime girlfriend.

The 31-year-old Five Nights at Freddy’s actor held hands with Claudia Traisac as they headed to All Time Restaurant for a low-key lunch date on Saturday afternoon (December 30) in Los Feliz, Calif.

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For the outing, Josh wore a long-sleeved white shirt with black pants while Claudia, also 31, wore an all-black outfit.

If you didn’t know, Josh and Claudia first met in 2013 while filming Escobar: Paradise Lost and have been together for almost a decade now.

Did you know Josh competed against four other actors before landing the role of Peeta in The Hunger Games movies?

Click through the gallery inside for 20+ pictures of Josh Hutcherson and Claudia Traisac stepping out for lunch…...

The explosive ending of "Unauthorized Living" leaves Nemo's criminal empire in ruins, showcasing the tragic consequences of a life of crime. The series masterfully combines crime thriller elements with complex family drama, reminiscent of Shakespearean tragedies. Nemo's battle with Alzheimer's disease adds a compelling layer to the story, highlighting the inner struggles of the mob boss and the ultimate importance of family.

The Netflix-exclusive Spanish crime thriller Unauthorized Living concluded after two exciting seasons with an explosive ending that left Nemo's criminal empire in shambles. Debuting in 2019, the series follows Galician drug cartel leader Nemo Bandiera's (José Coronado) attempt to secure the future of his criminal enterprise after he is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Complete with all the twists and turns of the most engaging crime thrillers, Unauthorized Living added the fascinating wrinkle of Bandiera's family life which presents tragedy of nearly Shakespearean proportions in every episode. Betrayals...

If you were a kid or teen in the 2000s, it's likely that you watched at least one movie featuring Josh Hutcherson, and it's also likely that you had a favorite movie with him in it. Hutcherson began acting in the early 2000s and had minor roles in a variety of TV shows before making his film debut in 2003's "American Splendor." From there, Hutcherson was launched into stardom and starred in a number of popular films throughout the decade, including "Kicking & Screaming," "Zathura: A Space Adventure," and "Journey to the Center of the Earth." By the 2010s, Hutcherson took on more mature roles and arguably landed his most popular role as Peeta Mellark in "The Hunger Games," which he would reprise for the remaining three movies in the beloved film series.

Most recently, Hutcherson is set to star in "Five Nights at Freddy's," the film adaptation of the...

Spanish mini-major Filmax has picked up international sales rights to “Teresa,” the new feature by Paula Ortiz, a fictional story turning on the prominent Spanish mystic and religious reformer Saint Teresa of Jesus.

“Teresa” marks the big screen adaptation of Spaniard playwright Juan Mayorga’s stage play ”La lengua en pedazos,” which narrates a meeting between Saint Teresa of Jesus – also known as Teresa de Ávila – and a character called The Inquisitor.

The feature is not a classic biopic, but rather a free adaptation of the text written by Mayorga – a winner of Spain’s National Prize for Dramatic Literature – which in turn, is based on “The Book of Life,” by Saint Teresa herself.

In the movie, Teresa patiently awaits the Inquisitor’s arrival and judgement. His visit and his words will determine her future. They will hold a religious and dialectical duel, where the question will be if she is set free,...

The critically acclaimed Escobar: Paradise Lost, written and directed by Andrea Di Stefano, and starring Academy Award® winner Benicio Del Toro (Traffic) and Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games franchise), arrives on Blu-ray™ and DVD October 6th from Anchor Bay Entertainment. An official selection of the 2014 Telluride Film Festival and 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, Escobar: Paradise Lost is an absorbing fictionalized drama based on notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar’s last reining days in Colombia.

Young surfer Nick (Hutcherson) thinks all his dreams have come true when he goes to visit his brother in Colombia. Against an idyllic backdrop of blue lagoons and white beaches, he falls madly in love with Maria (Claudia Traisac,“Cuentame”). It all seems perfect until he meets her uncle, the famous drug kingpin Pablo Escobar (Del Toro) and he finds his life is on the line when he’s pulled into the dangerous world of the family business.

Criminals are often harrowingly perceived to be dangerous people who would ruthlessly do whatever it takes to defeat their enemies, obtain power and indulge their every corrupt desire. But once the public begins to delve into their private lives, in an effort to better understand why they make the decisions they do, the world begins to understand that these mobsters often feel that they’re not completely morally corrupt, as family is the most sacred thing to them. That powerful insight is grippingly presented in the thriller ‘Escobar: Paradise Lost,’ which marks the feature film writing and directorial debuts of actor Andrea Di Stefano. The drama emphasizes that the real-life title [ Read More ]

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Benicio Del Toro and Josh Hutcherson Find Paradise Lost in Escobar

By Alex Simon

Most people know Paradise Lost as the title of John Milton’s epic poem, first published in 1667, concerning the Biblical story of the Fall of Man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Milton's purpose, stated in Book I, is to "justify the ways of God to men.” With this metaphor in mind, writer/director Andrea De Stefano has fashioned a new piece of historical fiction, Escobar: Paradise Lost, putting a wide-eyed Canadian tourist named Nick (Josh Hutcherson) who has traveled to 1988-era Colombia looking for surf, sand and fun with his brother (Brady Corbet) at the story's center. After falling hard for a local beauty (Claudia Traisac), Nick is introduced to her favorite uncle, one Pablo Escobar (Oscar-winner Benicio Del Toro), who takes...

There’s a good idea floating around somewhere inside Escobar: Paradise Lost. This thriller, about a young Canadian surfer who finds himself tight with infamous Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, starts before Escobar had become Public Enemy No. 1 in his own country, back when he was a popular politician. Showing the allure and gradual corruption of power through the eyes of a third party — sort of a mixture of The Great Gatsby and Scarface — is a solid conceit. But Andrea Di Stefano’s underbaked film doesn’t quite know what to do with it.Josh Hutcherson is Nick, a young man surfing the waves of Colombia’s beaches with his brother Dylan (Brady Corbet) when he meets the beautiful, energetic Maria (Claudia Traisac). She, it turns out, is the niece of Pablo Escobar (Benicio del Toro), a popular figure who lives on a sprawling hacienda and gives away just...

Drug War Diaries: Di Stefano’s Peripheral Take on Famed Drug Lord’s Activities

For those wishing to learn much of anything about famed Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, the logical place to start is not with Andrea Di Stefano’s feature directorial debut, Escobar: Paradise Lost, a starry depiction relegating its titular drug titan to the sidelines. True, there are aspects worthy of admiration, thanks mostly to moments with a paunchy Benicio Del Toro as the notorious “King of Cocaine.” But Di Stefano chooses to focus on the perspective of a token white outsider, presented in a formula used to design mainstream comedies—idealistic young man meets sexy young woman, inadvertently leading to his involvement with her ‘kooky’ familial environment.

In 1991, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar (Del Toro) has resigned himself to the fact he must turn himself into authorities. He rallies a small crew together, including nephew-in-law Nick...

Josh Hutcherson and Claudia Traisac, who started dating after meeting on the set of Escobar: Paradise Lost, shared a laugh at the film’s after party Monday night. Josh Hutcherson, Claudia Traisac Hutcherson, 22, and Traisac, walked the red carpet together at the Escobar: Paradise Lost premiere at the Arclight Hollywood before heading to the after […]

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Josh Hutcherson finally confirmed that he's dating Claudia Traisac during an adorable red carpet appearance on Monday night. The couple, who met on the set of Escobar: Paradise Lost, posed for photographers at the film's Hollywood premiere on June 22. When asked about their two-year romance by the media, Josh said, "It's pretty good. Distance is hard, but we make it work." Claudia added, "I'm really happy. It's really great." In the movie, Josh plays a Canadian surfer who falls in love with the girl of his dreams, played by Claudia, while visiting Colombia. There's just one major problem: she's the niece of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, played by Benicio Del Toro. Keep reading to see more photos of the pair having a ball at the premiere, and then check out Josh in the Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 trailer.

It's only taken about two years, but Josh Hutcherson has finally confirmed he is dating his Escobar: Paradise Lost co-star Claudia Traisac. The two met while making the movie. "It's pretty good," Hutcherson gushed about their romance last night at the film's Hollywood premiere. "Distance is hard, but we make it work." Too sweet. "I'm really happy," Traisac said. "It's really great." In the movie, Hutcherson plays a surfer from Canada who finds the girl of his dreams (Traisac) while visiting Colombia. Unfortunately, she also happens to be a niece of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar (Benicio Del Toro). The film is an intense action thriller that...

Escobar: Paradise Lost Radius Reviewed by: Tami Smith, Guest Reviewer for Shockya. Grade: B Director: Andrea Di Stefano Screenwriter:  Andrea Di Stefano Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Josh Hutcherson, Claudia Traisac, Brady Corbet, Carlos Bardem, Ana Girardot Release Date: June 26, 2015 When young surfer Nick (Josh Hutcherson) and his brother Dylan (Brady Corbet) arrive in Colombia and settle for sun and surf on the beach, one gets the impression that the two Canadians found paradise. To top all this Nick meets and falls in love with Maria (Claudia Traisac). Maria works for her uncle Pablo (Benicio del Toro) and is full of admiration for the guy. The entire family, if  [ Read More ]

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Escobar: Paradise Lost is a fine thriller that cannot live up to its title’s pretensions. Both parts before and after the colon promise a dramatic heft the film does not quite achieve. It is neither a probing, complex character study of Colombia’s most notorious drug kingpin nor is it a rich drama of sordid themes that its Milton-alluding subtitle suggests. Instead, the debut from Italian actor Andrea Di Stefano is an exciting cat-and-mouse thriller between a monstrous villain and his niece’s aloof, Canadian husband, the man who gets caught up in a whirlwind of Colombian corruption.

The young man on the run is Nick Brady (Josh Hutcherson), a Canadian surfer who we first see with his older brother (Brady Corbet) on the idyllic Colombian coastline. Boarding and working at equal measure, Nick finds his deepest salvation in the form of Maria (Claudia Traisac), a beautiful native who quickly falls for him.

Escobar Paradise Lost Trailer. Andrea Di Stefano‘s Escobar: Paradise Lost (2014) movie trailer stars Josh Hutcherson, Benicio Del Toro, Brady Corbet, Claudia Traisac, and Carlos Bardem. Escobar: Paradise Lost‘s plot synopsis: “A young Canadian surfer (Hutcherson) travels to the Columbian coast in search of the perfect waves and finds the [...]

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Today we have a new trailer for the upcoming "Escobar: Paradise Lost" thriller, starring Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games) and Benicio Del Toro as drug kingpin Pablo Escobar. Check it out below. Plot: Young surfer Nick (Hutcherson) thinks all his dreams have come true when he goes to visit his brother in Columbia. Against an idyllic backdrop of blue lagoons and white beaches he falls madly in love with a beautiful Colombian girl called Maria (Claudia Traisac). It all seems perfect until he meets her uncle, one Pablo Escobar (Del Toro). "Escobar: Paradise Lost" is directed by Andrea Di Stefano and is set to be available on December 16th. A theatrical release will follow on January 16th. Trailer:...

Another trailer has been released for the Pablo Escobar film Escobar: Paradise Lost. The movie was previously just called Paradise Lost, but I guess they wanted to make sure audiences knew that the movie revolved around the Columbian drug lord.

The film is based on a true story, and Benicio Del Toro plays Pablo Escobar. The film follows a young Irish surfer named Nick (Josh Hutcherson), who visits his brother in Colombia. While on his little surfing vacation, he unexpectedly falls in love with Escobar's niece, which doesn’t seem like the best idea.

The movie was directed by Andrea Di Stefano (Life of Pi screenwriter), and it has been getting great reviews. Apparently, Del Toro has given an incredible performance. Here’s a detailed synopsis:

More than twenty years after his death in 1993, Pablo Escobar’s impact on Colombia is still impossible to measure. His cocaine trafficking empire made...

Pablo Escobar is a figure that has fascinated filmmakers for years, and rears his head once again – played by Benicio Del Toro – In Escobar: Paradise Lost, which has a first trailer out after playing the festival circuit.Though the legendary drug kingpin is right there in the title, the actual viewpoint for the story is that of Nick (Josh Hutcherson), a young Canadian surfer who rocks up in Colombia with his brother Dylan (Brady Corbet).When Nick meets and falls for the lovely Maria (Claudia Traisac), he’s immediately smitten, but she comes with one fairly dangerous string attached – she’s Escobar’s niece. That said, Nick is soon accepted as part of Pablo’s family and invited to his sprawling jungle fortress where the money flows, but death also hangs around. Oh, and Nick learns why his potential father-in-law is so rich and respected and it has nothing to...

Sneak Peek the new trailer plus images from "Escobar: Paradise Lost", starring Benicio Del Toro ("Guardians Of The Galaxy") as drug dealer 'Pablo Escobar':

"...told from the perspective of 'Nick' (Josh Hutcherson), an innocent surfer from Canada, 'Escobar: Paradise Lost' unfolds during the final years of Escobar’s ruthless reign.

"Nick and his brother 'Dylan' (Brady Corbet) set up a modest surfing retreat near Medellin, where Nick meets the woman of his dreams, 'Maria' (Claudia Traisac), who is busy campaigning for her politician uncle. That uncle turns out to be 'Pablo' who invites Nick to a party at his 'cottage', a sprawling, Xanadu-like jungle fortress.

"When he hears of the trouble Nick and Dylan are having with some local thugs, Pablo vows to 'take care of it'. The thugs turn up dead, and suddenly Nick finds himself immersed in a world of wild extravagance, corruption and bloodshed – one...

It’s happened to all of us: you head south to surf, meet the person of your dreams, and then discover that their “Uncle Pablo” is in fact notorious cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar. In the film Escobar: Paradise Lost, John Hutchinson is the surfer, Claudia Traisac is Maria, the girl he falls for, and Benicio Del Toro […]

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When it comes to a relationship, trust is key, not only between the couple but also with respect to the family and loved ones. It's not always easy, particularly when notorious drug kingpin Pablo Escobar is one of the folks on the perimeter you've got to keep satisfied. Certainly Josh Hutcherson's character understand this in "Escobar: Paradise Lost" —a new trailer for the drama has arrived today. Benicio Del Toro takes the titular role in this story about a young surfer (Hutcherson), who falls in love with Escobar's niece (Claudia Traisac). Everything is great until the authorities start closing in on the drug lord, whose paranoia starts rising. And while it's a great concept, it's one that doesn't quite work, with our review out of Telluride saying, "for all the tension that gets ratcheted up once the character stuff gets put away, the film still feels like it should...

RADiUS has released the trailer for Andrea di Stefano's upcoming film "Escobar: Paradise Lost" starring Oscar-winner Benicio Del Toro as the Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar and "Hunger Games" star Josh Hutcherson.

The film also stars Carlos Bardem, Brady Corbet, Ana Girardot, and Claudia Traisac.

"Escobar: Paradise Lost" follows a young surfer Nick, who thinks all his dreams have come true when he goes to visit his brother in Colombia. Against an idyllic backdrop of blue lagoons and white beaches he falls madly in love with a beautiful Colombian girl called Maria. It all seems perfect until he meets her uncle, one Pablo Escobar.

Have a look at the trailer by using the player below.

The film is set to hit theaters January 16, 2015.

Radius-twc has released the Escobar: Paradise Lost trailer online. The film follows a young Canadian (Josh Hutcherson) who goes to Columbia and falls in love with a local girl (Claudia Traisac), but gets caught up in the criminal empire of her uncle, drug kingpin Pablo Escobar (Benicio Del Toro). Paradise Lost carried a lot of potential, especially with Del Toro playing Escobar, but I found the film to be a massive disappointment when I saw it at Tiff. This trailer saves people the trouble of seeing the movie by basically showing the entire plot minus some shots that are misleading since they're taken out of context. Hit the jump to check out the Escobar: Paradise Lost trailer. The film opens January 16th. Escobar: Paradise Lost Trailer: Here’s the Tiff description for the film: Told from the perspective of Nick (Josh Hutcherson), an innocent surfer from Canada, Escobar: Paradise Lost...

Following the first poster released back in September, RADiUS-twc has released the first trailer for Escobar: Paradise Lost, starring Josh Hutcherson alongside Benicio Del Toro as Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar.

For Pablo Escobar (Benicio Del Toro), family is everything. Young surfer Nick (Josh Hutcherson) falls for Escobar's niece, and soon finds his life on the line when he's pulled into the dangerous world of the family business.

Actor Andrea Di Stefano (Life of Pi, Eat, Pray, Love) makes his writing and directing debut with this upcoming thriller, which co-stars Brady Corbet, Carlos Bardem, Lauren Ziemski and Claudia Hern&#225ndez. Check out this new footage before Escobar: Paradise Lost debuts on iTunes and VOD formats December 16 before arriving in theaters on January 16, 2015.

Escobar: Paradise Lost comes to theaters January 16th, 2015 and stars Josh Hutcherson, Benicio Del Toro, Brady Corbet, Claudia Hernández, Carlos Bardem, Ana Girardot, Laura Londoño, Lauren Ziemski. The...

Showing some love to their Swiss fans, Josh Hutcherson and Claudia Traisac rolled into Zurich to premiere their new film “Escobar: Paradise Lost” last night (September 28).

The “Hunger Games: Catching Fire” hunk and his rumored lady friend made their way to the big event as part of the Zurich Film Festival, stopping on the green carpet to wave and greet the press.

“Escobar: Paradise Lost” is slated to hit theaters on November 26th and also features Benicio del Toro and Brady Corbet.

Per the synopsis, “In Colombia, a young surfer meets the woman of his dreams - and then he meets her uncle, Pablo Escobar.”...

Name and focus changes for every section, which are now all competitive, resulting in the festival’s structure being “slimmer’.

The ninth Rome Film Festival (Oct 16-25) has revealed a diverse line-up including the Italian premieres for potential awards contenders including David Fincher’s Gone Girl. the world premiere of Takashi Miike’s As the Gods Will and Burhan Qurbani’s We are Young, We are Strong and European premiere of Oren Moverman’s Time Out of Mind, Toronto hit Still Alice and Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet.

This year for the first time the award-winners in each section of the programme will be decided by the audience on the basis of votes cast after the screenings.

Each section has changed name and focus for 2014 and are all competitive, resulting in the festival’s structure being “slimmer’.

Italian comedies Soap Opera and Andiamo a Quel Paese bookend the line-up.

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Actor discusses his portrayal of the Colombian drug lord alongside Hunger Games star Josh Hutcherson at Zurich Film Festival.

Benicio del Toro has said that he tried to capture the contradiction in Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar while portraying him in thriller Escobar: Paradise Lost:

“The film is clear. Escobar had two faces. He was a family man. He seduced a whole country but at the same time he brings it down. That was Pablo. He became a Robin Hood who also bled the country out.”

Speaking at a Zurich Film Festival press conference, the Che star said he had mixed feelings about the infamous Escobar:

“I have pity for him. I don’t like what he did. He was a talented man who wasted his talnet. But he brought a lot of suffering to a lot of people. He isn’t someone to emulate.”

Del Toro stars alongside Josh Hutcherson and Claudia Traisac in the...

In Escobar: Paradise Lost, the debut film from Italian actor Andrea Distefano, Benicio del Toro stands out as Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar. Despite the title, the movie gives more attention to the unwitting protagonist caught in Escobar’s crosshairs: a young Canadian surfer named Nick (played by The Hunger Games’ Josh Hutcherson), who falls in love with the dangerous cocaine king’s niece (newcomer Claudia Traisac). On the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival, Distefano director told Vulture that he cast Hutcherson before The Hunger Games had turned him into a global teen heartthrob, but you’d be forgiven for thinking that Hutcherson was chosen to play Nick on the strength of the actor’s portrayal of District 12’s resident nice guy, Peeta, because the two characters might as well be twins. Here are eight ways they are the same:1. Love is the root of all his problems.

By Scott Feinberg

The Hollywood Reporter

In Escobar: Paradise Lost, an intense drama that marks the directorial debut of the Italian actor Andrea Di Stefano, The Hunger Games‘ Josh Hutcherson portrays Nick, the character with the most screen time, a young Canadian who meets and marries Maria, a young girl in Colombia (Claudia Traisac, now Hutcherson’s real-life girlfriend), where Nick had gone to surf and live with his brother.

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In Escobar: Paradise Lost, an intense drama that marks the directorial debut of the Italian actor Andrea Di Stefano, The Hunger Games' Josh Hutcherson portrays Nick, the character with the most screen time, a young Canadian who meets and marries Maria, a young girl in Colombia (Claudia Traisac, now Hutcherson's real-life girlfriend), where Nick had gone to surf and live with his brother. But its standout performance — which I'm told will receive a best supporting actor Oscar push from distributor Radius-twc — comes from Oscar winner Benicio Del Toro, who plays Nick's new uncle, the infamous Colombian

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Discover the dangerous world of romance and loyalties within the family business in the new poster for the upcoming film, ‘Escobar: Paradise Lost.’ The poster for the romance thriller features one of the main actors, Benicio Del Toro, intensely looking into the camera, under the tagline, “Welcome to the family.” ‘Escobar: Paradise Lost’ marks the feature film writing and directorial debuts of actor Andrea Di Stefano. Besides Del Toro, the thriller also features Josh Hutcherson, Claudia Traisac, Brady Corbet, Carlos Bardem and Ana Girardot. Radius-twc is set to release the movie in domestic theaters on November 26. The following logline for ‘Escobar: Paradise Lost,’ which screened last night at the [ Read More ]

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A different side of Pablo Escobar is explored in the upcoming drama Escobar: Paradise Lost. Actor Andrea Di Stefano makes his directional debt with this tale that recounts a love affair between a drifting surfer and Pablo's niece. Radius-twc has released the domestic poster, which welcomes us into the drug lord's family. Benicio Del Toro stars as Pablo opposite Josh Hutcherson. Take a look:

For Pablo Escobar (Benicio Del Toro), family is everything. When young surfer Nick (Josh Hutcherson) falls for Escobar's niece, he finds his life on the line when he's pulled into the dangerous world of the family business.

Escobar: Paradise Lost comes to theaters November 26th, 2014 and stars Josh Hutcherson, Benicio Del Toro, Brady Corbet, Claudia Hernández, Carlos Bardem, Ana Girardot, Laura Londoño, Lauren Ziemski. The film is directed by Andrea Di Stefano.

RADiUS have provided Latino-Review with the poster for Andrea di Stefano's upcoming film "Escobar: Paradise Lost" starring Oscar-winner Benicio Del Toro as the Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar and "Hunger Games" star Josh Hutcherson.

The film also stars Carlos Bardem, Brady Corbet, Ana Girardot, and Claudia Traisac.

"Escobar: Paradise Lost" follows a young surfer Nick, who thinks all his dreams have come true when he goes to visit his brother in Colombia. Against an idyllic backdrop of blue lagoons and white beaches he falls madly in love with a beautiful Colombian girl called Maria. It all seems perfect until he meets her uncle, one Pablo Escobar.

Have a look at the poster below.

Source: RADiUS...

Plot: Nick (Josh Hutcherson) is a Canadian tourist travelling through Columbia. He meets and falls in love with a young woman (Claudia Traisac) who just happens to be the niece of cocaine-kingpin Pablo Escobar (Benicio Del Toro). Escobar quickly warms to the young man, bringing him into his inner-circle, but once Escobar's empire starts to crumble, Nick finds himself in the cross-hairs of the increasingly paranoid drug lord. Review: I've been waiting for someone to make a Pablo...

Did you know Pablo Escobar was a bad guy? It’s true! He was a powerful, charismatic drug lord who won the love of the people with charitable acts, but he was also a ruthless murderer because that comes with the job description. Andrea Di Stefano’s Escobar: Paradise Lost is painfully predictable as it latches onto Escobar’s reputation to tell a bland, generic thriller that wastes the talent of its lead actors. Di Stefano does flirt with the notion of turning a blind eye to evil, but it’s buried in unbearable melodrama and pretentious religious imagery coupled with a slightly racist undertone of how a first-world guy could get caught up in third-world problems. As for Escobar, we learn he had an odd sense of fashion. Nick (Josh Hutcherson) is a surfer living in Columbia in the late 1980s, and he ends up falling for Maria (Claudia Traisac...

Hunter Games star Josh Hutcherson to present Escobar: Paradise Lost alongside Oscar winner Benicio del Toro.

Escobar: Paradise Lost has been added to the Gala Premieres strand of the Zurich Film Festival (Sept 25 - Oct 5) and will be presented by actors Benicio del Toro, Josh Hutcherson and Claudia Traisac alongside director Andrea di Stefano.

Written and directed by Stefano, the film follows the life of notorious Columbian drug baron Pablo Escobar. A young Canadian surfer (Hutcherson) travels to the Columbian coast in search of the perfect waves and finds the woman of his dreams. His problems begin when he gets to know her uncle – the notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar (del Toro).

Escobar: Paradise Lost is a Chapter 2, Roxbury and Orange Studio production, internationally sold by Pathé International and distributed in the United States by Radius/TWC. In Switzerland the film will be released by Pathé Films.

The film will receive its world premiere at the Toronto...

Richard Linklater’s 12-year project beats Ida, The Grand Budapest Hotel and Winter Sleep.

Richard Linklater’s Boyhood has been named the best film of the past year by the members of the International Federation of Film Critics, Fipresci.

The poll for the Fipresci Grand Prix 2014 - Best Film of the Year gathered votes from 553 members throughout the world.

In the first phase, participants nominated feature-length films that received their world premiere no earlier than July 1, 2013. This led to a final round between the four finalists: Boyhood by Richard Linklater, Ida by Pawel Pawlikowski, The Grand Budapest Hotel by Wes Anderson, and Winter Sleep by Nuri Bilge Ceylan.

This is the first Linklater has won the prize, which has previously gone to Michael Haneke, Paul Thomas Anderson, Jafar Panahi, Pedro Almodóvar, Jean-Luc Godard and Nuri Bilge Ceylan, among others, since its establishment in 1999.

Boyhood will have a special screening at the San Sebastián Film Festival on Sept...

Paradise Lost looks to tell the classic story of boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl… boy discovers girl’s uncle is famed Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar?

In the first trailer for the film, Josh Hutcherson’s character, surfer Nick Brady, goes on a trip with his brother to Colombia, only to fall in love with Claudia Traisac’s Maria. As the two grow closer, however, Maria introduces Nick to her uncle, Escobar, played by Benicio del Toro. Nick becomes embroiled in the drug lord’s cartel after seeing how the poor view Escobar as their Robin Hood.

Josh Hutcherson vs. Benicio del Toro: who would you put your money on? The "Hunger Games" star takes on cocaine trafficker Pablo Escobar (Del Toro) in the new trailer for "Escobar: Paradise Lost," which recently screened at the Telluride Film Festival before moving on to its official "World Premiere" later this month in Toronto. Set in the 1980s (and purportedly "based on a true story"), the film sees Hutcherson playing a young American surfer who falls in love with a Colombian woman (Claudia Traisac) while setting up a surf retreat in the South American country - only to discover that her uncle is none other than Escobar, the notorious drug lord who rose to the height of power during his reign as the "King of Cocaine." And then...well, things get pretty bad, it looks like. Check out the trailer below, then let us know what you think in the comments.

An international trailer is now online for Andrea di Stefano's upcoming film "Paradise Lost"starring Oscar-winner Benicio Del Toro as the Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar and "Hunger Games" star Josh Hutcherson.

The film also stars Carlos Bardem, Brady Corbet, Ana Girardot, and Claudia Traisac.

"Paradise Lost" follows a young surfer Nick, who thinks all his dreams have come true when he goes to visit his brother in Colombia. Against an idyllic backdrop of blue lagoons and white beaches he falls madly in love with a beautiful Colombian girl called Maria. It all seems perfect until he meets her uncle, one Pablo Escobar.

Have a look at the international trailer by using the player below.

After premiering at the Telluride Film Festival over the weekend, Andrea Di Stefano's latest film Paradise Lost will play at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, and a new trailer has arrived to showcase the thriller. In the film, Josh Hutcherson plays a young surfer who falls in love with a gorgeous Colombian girl (Claudia Traisac), but has his relationship thrown into upheaval when he meets her uncle, the infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar (Benicio del Toro). This looks stylish and promising, especially with THR calling the film, "an impressive debut, an ambitious project pulled off with confidence." Watch! Here's the latest trailer for Andrea di Stefano's Paradise Lost from YouTube: Paradise Lost marks the feature directorial and writing debut of actor Andrea di Stefano (Nine, Eat Pray Love). Young surfer Nick (Josh Hutcherson) thinks all his dreams have come true when he goes to visit his brother in Columbia.

Imagine finding the girl of your dreams and then finding out that she’s actually the world’s most notorious Colombian drug lord’s niece. That’s exactly what happens to Josh Hutcherson’s character in Andrea Di Stefano’s feature directorial debut, Escobar: Paradise Lost. Hutcherson leads as Nick, a guy who travels to Columbia with his brother (Brady Corbet) and winds up falling for a girl named Maria (Claudia Traisac). All is well until Maria reveals who her uncle is – Pablo Escobar (Benicio del Toro). The film isn’t due to follow up its Telluride Film Festival screening at Tiff until Thursday, September 11th, but we do have a brand new Escobar: Paradise Lost international trailer to share. Hit the jump to check it out. Here’s the Tiff description of the film: Told from the perspective of Nick (Josh Hutcherson), an innocent surfer from Canada, Escobar: Paradise Lost...

Another film that looks like it will elude me at this year's Toronto Film Festival is Andrea Di Stefano's Escobar: Paradise Lost starring Benicio del Toro, Josh Hutcherson and Claudia Traisac. The film already premiered in Telluride and will next move to Tiff before Radius releases it in November and today we have an official international trailer for the movie. The story centers on Nick (Hutcherson), a young surfer who thinks all his dreams have come true when he visits his brother in Colombia. Against an idyllic backdrop of blue lagoons and white beaches, he falls madly in love with Maria (Traisac), a beautiful Colombian girl. It all seems perfect until he meets her uncle, Pablo Escobar (Del Toro). Watch the trailer below and let me know if you think I'm making a mistake missing out on this one. yt id="2iQxYdIo0E0" width="640"...

Benicio Del Toro to be honoured at San Sebastian; Oscar-winning actor’s Escobar: Paradise Lost to close Pearls section.

The 62nd San Sebastian Festival (Sept 19-27) is to honour actor Benicio Del Toro with its Donostia Award for Lifetime Achievement in recognition of his career.

Previous winners of the award include John Travolta and Hugh Jackman. Denzel Washington will also receive a Donostia Award at this year’s festival, where the Us actor will present opening film The Equalizer.

Del Toro will also present his latest feature Escobar: Paradise Lost, which has been selected to close the Pearls section of this year’s festival.

Written and directed by Andrea di Stefano, the film stars Del Toro alongside Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games), Claudia Traisac and Carlos Bardem, who will also attend the Festival.

Escobar: Paradise Lost tells the story of surfer Nick (Hutcherson), who falls in love with Colombian girl, Maria (Traisac...

Benicio Del Toro to be honoured at San Sebastian; Oscar-winning actor’s Escobar: Paradise Lost to close Pearls section.

The 62nd San Sebastian Festival (Sept 19-27) is to honour actor Benicio Del Toro with its Donostia Award for Lifetime Achievement in recognition of his career.

Previous winners of the award include John Travolta and Hugh Jackman. Denzel Washington will also receive a Donostia Award at this year’s festival, where the Us actor will present opening film The Equalizer.

Del Toro will also present his latest feature Escobar: Paradise Lost, which has been selected to close the Pearls section of this year’s festival.

Written and directed by Andrea di Stefano, the film stars Del Toro alongside Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games), Claudia Traisac and Carlos Bardem, who will also attend the Festival.

Escobar: Paradise Lost tells the story of surfer Nick (Hutcherson), who falls in love with Colombian girl, Maria (Traisac...