Antonio Hernandez’s ‘Capitan Trueno’ Leaves Development Hell

Finally, after years in development hell and various failed production announcements from the company Filmax, who even released promotional teaser trailers and one sheets at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, the long awaited adaptation of Spanish comic book “El Capitán Trueno” is currently confirmed to be under pre-production under the title “Capitán Trueno y El Santo Grial”.

The film will be directed in 3D by Antonio Hernández (“Los Borgia”) and will star Sergio Peris-Mencheta (“El Arte de Morir”) who just started his career over at the United States with the soon to be released films “Love Ranch” by Taylor Hackford and “Resident Evil: Afterlife”. The cast will be completed by Elsa Pataky (“Giallo”) and Spain’s Adán Aliaga, who got his start in film with another comic book adaptation called “Estigmas”. Ironically the film will be no longer produced by Filmax but by Maltés Producciones and Sorolla Films with the collaboration of Televisión Española and Canal +, Walt Disney Motion Pictures Iberia will distribute.