 BEIJING, Feb. 1 -- Oscar nominee Penelope Cruz is teaming up with her
"Volver" director Pedro Almodovar for his next film.
The film, La Piel Que Habito, is based on French
author Thierry Jonquet's 1995 novel "Mygale" in which he tells the story of a
plastic surgeon who exacts hideous revenge on his daughter's rapist.
Almodovar's producer brother Agustin revealed that
Cruz would be playing a far "darker" role than that of her Volver character,
whose portrayal has earned her an Oscar nomination in the Best Actress category.
Agustin added that the movie was almost sure to be
his Oscar winning sibling's next project.
"The role is far darker. It's 70 to 80 per cent to be
Pedro's next (project). But Pedro always worked on several ideas at the same
time, and he has a second screenplay on the go as well," he said.
Volver reigned supreme at the Goya Awards, Spain's
equivalent of the Oscars, in Madrid on Sunday, 28 Jan, when it picked up the
Best Picture Award, as well as the Best Actress Award for Cruz.
(Source:
chinadaily.com.cn/Agency)
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Actress Penelope
Cruz reacts upon receiving her "Goya" award during the Spanish Film
Academy "Goya" awards ceremony in Madrid, Jan. 28, 2007. Cruz won the Best
Actress award for her performance in the movie "volver".
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BEIJING, Jan. 30 -- The tragicomic tale of a mother's
survival, "Volver," swept to a triumphant victory at Spain's top film awards
yesterday, grabbing best movie, director and best actress for Oscar hope
Penelope Cruz.
The movie, set in Spain's barren La Mancha region, won
five prizes at the Goya awards ceremony in Madrid, beating off "Pan's
Labyrinth," which was last week chosen ahead of "Volver" as a nominee for best
foreign language film at next month's Oscars.
Penelope Cruz becomes first Spanish
actress nominated for Oscar
MADRID, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Movie star Penelope Cruz
became the first Spanish actress to be nominated as Best Actress for an Oscar
which will be presented on Feb. 25.
Cruz, 32, played the leading role in the most recent
film "Volver" directed by Pedro Almodovar and was nominated for her performance
in it. The film will not compete for an Oscar as Best Foreign Film, local press
said on Tuesday.
Cruz will have to defeat some other candidates to win
the prize: British actresses Helen Mirren for her role in "The Queen," Judy
Dench for "Notes on a Scandal" and Kate Winslet for "Little Children."
Penelope Cruz best European actress,
eyes Oscar
BEIJING, Dec. 4 (Xinhuanet) -- She followed Antonio
Banderas to Hollywood with high hopes, but after a couple of mediocre
films with big-name male stars Tom Cruise ("Vanilla Sky") and Nicholas Cage
("Captain Corelli's Mandolin"), Hollywood directors were saying "Penelope
who?"
So Penelope Cruz went home to Spain, got back
together with director Pedro Almodovar, and is now being touted as a potential
Oscar winner for her role in "Volver," which translates to "go
back." They last worked together seven years ago on All About My Mother, in
which Cruz played a nun, and before that in Live Flesh in
1997.
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