Dangerous Bunny Lands First Lead Film Position With Huge-Title Co-Stars

World music star Dangerous Bunny is increasing his profession past music, touchdown his first main position in a function movie set in his homeland, Puerto Rico.

The challenge locations Dangerous Bunny alongside an ensemble of established actors, signaling a brand new chapter for the performer and widening his affect within the leisure business.

On February 18, Deadline introduced the forged for the upcoming movie “Porto Rico,” the directorial debut of Grammy-winning Puerto Rican rapper René Pérez Joglar, extra famously generally known as Residente.

Based on the report, the historic drama will function Dangerous Bunny, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, within the lead position. Becoming a member of him are Hollywood heavyweights, together with Edward Norton, Javier Bardem, and Viggo Mortensen.

Residente and Dangerous Bunny are linked by their fierce dedication to their nation, their folks, and the causes they champion, and the previous has at all times wished to make a film about his nation.

“I’ve dreamed of creating a movie about my nation since I used to be a baby. Puerto Rico’s true historical past has at all times been surrounded by controversy. This movie is a reaffirmation of who we’re — informed with the depth and honesty that our historical past deserves,” Residente shared.

Though there aren’t many particulars shared in regards to the film as but, Residente spoke about co-writing the script with “Birdman” screenwriter Alexander Dinelaris again in 2023.

Aside from deciding on Dinelaris for his writing expertise, Residente shares a private reference to him, as each of their grandmothers had been born in Puerto Rico. “I used to be searching for somebody who not solely is proficient but in addition connects with the subject material. I discovered each in Alex,” Residente stated.

“Puerto Rico” will concentrate on the lifetime of José Maldonado Román aka Águila Blanca, a Puerto Rican revolutionary, who led ex-convicts in a combat in opposition to colonialism.

Dinelaris stated that that is their probability to share part of Puerto Rico’s historical past that not many around the globe find out about. “It is a story in regards to the spectacular braveness and resilience of somebody unwilling to bend the knee at any value.”

Norton additionally talked in regards to the movie, saying, “Everyone is aware of what a poet of language and rhythm René is. Now they are going to see what a visible visionary he’s as nicely. And bringing him and Dangerous Bunny collectively to inform the true story of Puerto Rico’s roots goes to be like a flame discovering the stick of dynamite that is been ready for it.”

Dangerous Bunny is not new to performing. He has appeared in motion pictures, corresponding to “Bullet Practice,” “Cassandro,” “Caught Stealing,” and “Comfortable Gilmore 2,” in addition to TV reveals, together with “Narcos: Mexico” and a visitor look on “SNL.”

In an interview with Rolling Stone in January 2025, Dangerous Bunny shared his pleasure over performing in numerous movies, describing the expertise as “bad-ss.”

When requested whether or not he can be open to being a full-time actor, he replied, “I would do it. I am at all times going to make music, however I would spend a while simply making movies and dedicating myself to performing.”

Dangerous Bunny has made it large within the music business, however he revealed that he had at all times beloved performing since he was a baby. When his mom discovered that he can be starring in motion pictures, she was thrilled for her son.

Based on the singer, his mom stated, “If you had been little, although you liked music, I by no means imagined you would be a musical artist. I at all times imagined you as an actor. If you had been little, I used to say, ‘This boy goes to be an actor’,” including that her son being a singer by no means crossed her thoughts.