El cuarto pasajero

El cuarto pasajero (transl. 'The Fourth Passenger')[1] is an upcoming Spanish road movie with romantic comedy elements directed by Álex de la Iglesia, starring Alberto San Juan, Blanca Suárez, Ernesto Alterio and Rubén Cortada.

El cuarto pasajero
Directed byÁlex de la Iglesia
Written by
Produced byCarolina Bang
Starring
CinematographyRita Noriega
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Entertainment Iberia
Release date
  • 4 November 2022 (2022-11-04)
CountrySpain

Plot

In the wake of using a car-sharing mobile app to cope with his economic problems, Julián, a divorced man, meets Lorena, whom he begins to travel with to Madrid on a regular basis, falling romantically for her. He is about to open up his feelings in one of those travels, but the situation takes an unexpected turn because of the selection of the rest of passengers.[2][3]

Cast

Production

Jorge Guerricaechevarría took over co-writing duties alongside director Álex de la Iglesia.[4] Rita Noriega was charged with the direction of photography.[5] The film is a Telecinco Cinema, Pokeepsie Films and Te Has Venido Arriba AIE production and it had the participation of Mediaset España, Movistar+ and Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group.[6] Filming began on 25 January 2021.[2] Shooting locations included Bilbao (marking De la Iglesia's film return to his native city after his feature debut Acción mutante),[7] Álava and La Rioja.[8] The production was temporarily halted due to a COVID-19 positive test.[9]

Release

Distributed by Sony Pictures Entertainment Iberia S.L.U.,[6] the film is set for a 4 November 2022 theatrical release date in Spain.[10]

See also

References
  1. Lang, Jamie (29 January 2021). "Álex de la Iglesia Gets 'Perfect Strangers' Band Back Together For 'El cuarto pasajero' – Global Bulletin". Variety.
  2. Rivera, Alfonso (1 February 2021). "Álex de la Iglesia comparte coche con El cuarto pasajero". Cineuropa.
  3. Silvestre, Juan (29 January 2021). "Alex de la Iglesia arranca el rodaje de 'El cuarto pasajero'". Fotogramas.
  4. "El cuarto pasajero". 1 February 2021.
  5. "Álex de la Iglesia y Rita Noriega comienzan el rodaje de "El cuarto pasajero"". Camera and Light Mag. 29 January 2021.
  6. Granger, Tom (29 January 2021). "Spanish 'Perfect Strangers' Team Reunite For Road Movie 'El Cuarto Pasajero'". deadline.com.
  7. Atutxa, S.; Araluzea, A; Guerrero, Borja (28 January 2021). "El rodaje de "El Cuarto pasajero' de Álex de la Iglesia continúa en Bilbao". Deia.
  8. Ruiz, Luis J. (26 March 2021). "Los sancionados por la fiesta en un hotel de Logroño forman parte del equipo de rodaje de Álex de la Iglesia". La Rioja.
  9. "El rodaje de la nueva película de Álex de la Iglesia, en cuarentena por un caso de Covid-19". El Español. 9 February 2021.
  10. "'El cuarto pasajero', de Álex de la Iglesia, se estrena el 4 de noviembre". Cine con Ñ. 18 February 2022.
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