Movies With Latino Leads to Watch in 2023

Plane

Release Date: January 13, 2023

Directed by: Jean-François Richet

Written by: Charles Cumming

CAST: Gerard Butler, Mike Culter, Yoson An, Daniella Pineda

SYNOPSIS: 

In the white-knuckle action movie Plane, pilot Brodie Torrance (Gerard Butler) saves his passengers from a lightning strike by making a risky landing on a war-torn island – only to find that surviving the landing was just the beginning. The passengers are taken hostage by dangerous rebels, and the only person Torrance can count on for help is Louis Gaspare (Mike Colter), an accused murderer. Daniella Pineda plays Bonnie, the professional and formidable head flight attendant in the movie.

Plane is produced by Di Bonaventura Pictures for Lionsgate.

Magic Mike´s Last Dance 

Release Date: February 10, 2023

Directed by: Steven Soderbergh

Written by: Reid Carolin

CAST: Channing Tatum, Salma Hayek, Nancy Carroll, Carmen Olivares

Synopsis:

“Magic” Mike Lane (Channing Tatum) takes to the stage again after a lengthy hiatus, following a business deal that went bust, leaving him broke and taking bartender gigs in Florida. For what he hopes will be one last hurrah, Mike heads to London with a wealthy socialite (Salma Hayek Pinault) who lures him with an offer he can’t refuse… and an agenda all her own. With everything on the line, once Mike discovers what she truly has in mind, will he–and the roster of hot new dancers he’ll have to whip into shape–be able to pull it off?

Magic Mike’s Last Dance is produced by: Nick Wechsler, Gregory Jacobs, Channing Tatum, Reid Carolin, Peter Kiernan

Creed III

Release Date: March 3, 2023

Directed by: Michael B. Jordan

Written By: Keenan Coogler, Zack Baylin, Ryan Coogler.

CAST: Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Selenis Leyva, Teofimo López and Saúl Alvarez “El Canelo”

SYNOPSIS:

After the events of Creed II (2018), Adonis “Donnie” Creed is thriving in both his boxing career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian “Dame” Anderson, resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. Tessa Thompson who appeared in the first two Creed film returns as Adonis’ wife.

Creed III is produced by Ryan Coogler, Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone

Scream 6

Release Date: March 10, 2023

Directed by:  Matt Bettinelli-Olpin ,Tyler Gillett

Written by:  James Vanderbilt, Guy Busick, Kevin Williamson

CAST: Jenna Ortega, Melissa Barrera, Courtney Cox, Tony Revolori, Hayden Panettiere

SYNOPSIS:

In the next installment, the survivors of the Ghostface killings leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter in New York City.  Not much else is known about the future sequel. Jenna Ortega whose hit TV show Wednesday is breaking streaming records on Netflix plays the lead role of Tara Carpenter in Scream 6. Melissa Barrera, the other Latina leas reprises her role from last years Scream. She told Us: “They have us so tight-lipped around here. All I can say is how it feels. I don’t wanna say the wrong word, but it feels scarier…I think people are gonna be surprised.”

Scream 6 is produced by Paul Neinstein, William Sherak, and James Vanderbilt for Paramount Pictures.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Release date:  May 5, 2023

Directed by: James Gunn

Written By:  James Gunn, Dan Abnett (comic book) Andy Lanning (comic book)

CAST: Zoe Saldaña, Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Sylvester Stallone

SYNOPSIS:

American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name.Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3:  Still reeling from the loss of Gamora (Saldaña), Peter Quill (Pratt) rallies his team to defend the universe and one of their own – a mission that could mean the end of the Guardians if not successful.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 is produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 10th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 

Release Date:  June 2, 2023

Directed by: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin Thompson

Written by: Christopher Miller, Phil Lord, David Callaham 

CAST: (voices) Shameik Moore, Oscar Issac, Luna Lauren Velez, Natalie Morales

SYNOPSIS:

Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar®-winning Spider-Verse saga, an epic adventure that will transport Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man across the Multiverse to join forces with Gwen Stacy and a new team of Spider-People to face off with a villain more powerful than anything they have ever encountered. Miguel O’Hara/Spider-Man 2099, who is once again voiced by Oscar Isaac, is unmasked. Also voices by Luna Lauren Velez, Natalie Morales, and Joaquin Cosio

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is produced by Marvel Entertainment, Sony Pictures Animation, MÁS.

Flamin’ Hot

Release date: June 9, 2023 on Hulu

Directed by: Eva Longoria

Written by: Linda Yvette Chavez, Lewis Colick

CAST: Annie Gonzalez, Jesse García, Emilio Rivera, Pepe Serna.

SYNOPSIS:

Flamin’ Hot is the story of Richard Montañez played by Jesse Garcia, a janitor in the Rancho Cucamonga, California Frito Lay plant who channeled his Mexican-American upbringing, and and his taste in foods to turn Flamin’ Hot Cheetos into a snack that disrupted the food industry and became a global phenomenon. Rising star Annie Gonzalez plays his wife Judy. This is also Eva Longoria’s directorial debut and for which she is already receiving accolades.

Flamin’ Hot is produced by DeVon Franklin’s Franklin Entertainment and Searchlight Pictures.

Asteroid City

Release Date: June 23, 2023

Directed by: Wes Anderson

Written by: Wes Anderson (screenplay), Roman Coppola

CAST: Tom Hanks, Margot Robbie, Tony Revolori, Scarlett Johansson

SYNOPSIS:

The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.  Asteroid City is an American romantic comedy-drama film written, directed, and produced by Wes Anderson. The cast has been described as being “larger than most other Anderson films that are ensemble in nature.” 

Asteroid City is produced by Empirical Pictures and will be released by Focus Features in the United States for a limited release on June 16, 2023, before opening wide on June 23.

Mission Impossible: Dead of Reckoning – Part One

Release Date:  July , 2023

Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie

Written by: Bruce Geller

Produced by: Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie

CAST:  Tom Cruise, Esai Morales, Mariela Garriga, Rebecca Ferguson,Cary Elwes

SYNOPSIS:

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One is an upcoming American action spy film written, produced, and directed by Christopher McQuarrie. It is the sequel to Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) and is the seventh installment in the Mission: Impossible film series. Esai Morales will appear as the main antagonist in part one and will reprise his role in the sequel Part Two.

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One is produced by Tom Cruise, David Ellison and Christopher McQuarrie

Haunted Mansion

Release Date: August 11, 2023

Directed by: Justin Simien

Written by: D.V. DeVicentis

Produced by: Dan Lin, Jonathan Eirich. 

Production companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Rideback

CAST: Winona Ryder, Danny DeVito Jaret Leto, Jamie Lee Curtis, Rosario Dawson

SYNOPSIS:

The Haunted Mansion remake follows a single mom named Gabbie, played by Dawson, and her 9-year-old son, who move into a mansion in New Orleans. They quickly discover it’s haunted and turn to a priest (Wilson), a psychic (Curtis), a historian (DeVito), and a paranormal investigator (Stanfield).

The Haunted Mansion is produced by Jonathan Eirich, Dan Lin, Brigham Taylor for Walt Disney Studios

Blue Beetle

Release Date:  August 18, 2023

Directed by: Angel Manuel Soto

Written by:  Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer

CAST: Xolo Maridueña, Bruna Marquezine, George Lopez, Adriana Barraza, Elpidia Carrillo, Damiàn Alcàzar, Raoul Trujillo, Belissa Escobedo, Harvey Guillen, Felipe Eparza and Susan Sarandon.   

SYNOPSIS:  

A Mexican-American teenager Jaime Reyes (Xolo Maridueña) gains super powers when a mysterious scarab binds to his spine and provides him with a powerful suit of blue alien armor.  Blue Beetle is about an American superhero film based on the DC Comics character Jaime Reyes. It is intended to be the 14th film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). 

Blue Beetle is produced by DC Studios, Entertainment One, S&K Pictures, and the Safran Company, and set for distribution by Warner Bros. Pictures. 

Kraven the Hunter 

Release Date: October 6, 2023

Directed by: J.C Chandor

Written by: Steve Ditko, Matt Holloway

CAST: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Russell Crowe, Ariana De Bose

SYNOPSIS:

Russian immigrant Sergei Kravinoff is on a mission to prove that he is the greatest hunter in the world. Ariana De Bose plays a voodoo priestess, Calypso, who utilizes magic potions, and besides being an adversary of Spider-Man, she is also the occasional partner and lover of Kraven.

Kraven the Hunter is produced by: Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, Amy Pascal for Columbia Pictures and Marvel entertainment