Two Movies about Pablo Escobar are Coming

"Escobar", a biopic about the infamous drug kingpin Pablo Escobar is set to be made. This biopic will star Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz. Fernando Leon de Aranoa (A Perfect Day) will write and direct with filming expected to begin later this year. The story will be based on Virginia Vallejo’s 2008 best-selling Spanish-language memoir Loving Pablo, Hating Escobar. [hit the jump to continue]