Antonio Banderas To Direct SOLO

Antonio Banderas

Antonio Banderas will direct and star in SOLO, a psychological thriller written by Erik Jendresen. This will be Banderas’ third directorial film, which is about a Spanish colonel suffering from post-conflict trauma.

Banderas will play the colonel and will once again partner with Erik Jendresen who penned The Big Bang, which Banderas also starred in.

Solo is being produced by Banderas’ Green Moon label which is based in Spain, and will be distributed in Spain by Vertice 360; which Green Moon signed with in March.

Solo will be Banderas’ third film as director; his most recent being Summer Rain (2006). To reach international markets, Solo will be shot in English and is expected to begin filming next year, with a release date in 2012.