30/08/2017 - The comic by cartoonist Jan makes the leap from paper to the silver screen thanks to director Javier Ruíz Caldera, a script by Borja Cobeaga and Diego San José, and actor Dani Rovira

Superlópez [+see also:
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The stellar cast of this eagerly awaited film is rounded off by the unstoppable Maribel Verdú (a truly versatile actress who appeared in Pablo Berger’s Abracadabra [+see also:
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Playing the supporting roles in this story that was created as a send-up of the legendary Superman in the 1970s – about a boy from the planet Chitón who comes crashing down to Catalonia aboard a meteorite and ends up working as an accountant in an uninspiring office – are the ever-reliable actors Gracia Olayo (who is set to appear in the film version of the musical Holy Camp! in September – see the news), Gonzalo de Castro and Pedro Casablanc (nominated for the Goya Award his performance as corrupt politician Luis Bárcenas in B [+see also:
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Superlópez is a Telecinco Cinema, Zeta Cinema and La Gran Superproducción AIE production, with the involvement of Mediaset España and Movistar Plus+. Buenavista International will handle its theatrical release, which will take place around Christmas 2018.

(Translated from Spanish)