Eugenio Derbez, Eva Longoria, newcomers Max Pelayo and Reese Gonzales, Veronica Falcón, Isabella Gomez, Luna Blaise and Kevin Alejandro have been set to star in Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, an adaptation of Benjamin Alire Sáenz’s YA novel.
Aitch Alberto wrote the script and will make her directorial debut on the pic, which counts Derbez, Kyra Sedgwick and Lin-Manuel Miranda among its producers.Aristotle and Dante, originally published in 2014, centers on the friendship between Aristotle “Ari” Mendoza (to be played by Pelayo) and Dante Quintana (Gonzales), two Mexican American boys on the cusp of manhood who form a life-changing bond after a chance meeting at an El Paso pool in the summer of 1987.Alberto’s
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