Netflix’s Emilia Perez Trailer Features Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez

A stunning new trailer for Netflix’s Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez casts the American actors at the center of a Spanish-language musical crime comedy announcement as a “feverish and audacious dream.”

“Emilia Perez,” which recently won a special prize at the Cannes Film Festival, introduces the concept of “halves” against a monotonous backdrop. The characters’ portraits are revealed in their half-assumed identities before the film’s name emerges – gunshots and bloodshed ensue.

Film critics have praised the thriller directed by Jacques Audiard, which received a 11 minutes The film received a long standing ovation at Cannes. It won a jury prize and a best actress award shared between the four titular stars.

In this musical melodrama, Saldana plays Rita, a neglected Mexican lawyer who is hired by the head of the Manitas cartel to find the best doctor to allow them to live as their authentic selves. In search of a new identity – and a past life – the cartel leader fakes their deaths, undergoes sex reassignment surgery and takes on a new role as Emilia Pérez, played by the Spanish transgender actress Karla Sofia Gascon.

The plot thickens years later when the protagonist wants to reunite with her family, including her ex-wife Jessi, played by Selena Gomez. Through a series of musical numbers, Pérez is forced to confront the legacy of her past. The ensemble includes Mexican actress Adriana Paz as Epifania and Venezuelan actor Edgar Ramírez as Gustavo.

Netflix to outbid its competitors for the A prime candidate for the Oscars to $8 million after its premiere at Cannes.

Although “Emilia Perez” centers on a Mexican story, the majority of filming took place in a French studio at the request of Audiard, who said that shooting in Mexico would have been “a challenge,” according to Agence France-Presse.

At a news conference, Saldana, who is of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent, praised the film’s Mexican reach, revealing that the culture was “dear to her heart” after living in Los Angeles for more than 20 years, she said at a Cannes dinner. press conference.

“Audiard has this story that describes a number of things that you can find in Mexico that need to be improved in other countries,” Saldana said. “But he celebrates the culture, which is so beautiful, so rich and so artistic.”

This is Gomez’s first Spanish-language film. Ahead of the Cannes premiere, she revealed to Brut that her biggest obstacle was the “Spanish part”, specifying that she trained with her family, especially her father, for more than a year.

“I was really excited to reconnect with my culture and my life and when I was younger… I think it was beautiful,” she said.

The 32-year-old actress received two Emmy nominations for her role as Mabel Mora on Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building,” where she was nominated for lead actress in a comedy series and for best comedy series as an executive producer.

“Emilia Pérez” will be screened in select theaters starting November 1, and will then be released on Netflix starting November 13.