Diego Luna Plays Lunatic Drug Dealer in CONTRABAND
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Diego Luna, was cast as Panamanian drug runner Gonzalo, the final obstacle for Chris before he can return to New Orleans and erase his brother-in-law’s debt. When Chris (Mark Wahlberg) discovers the counterfeit cash he has been planning to bring back to the States is unusable, Chris turns to Gonzalo for help. Little does Chris know just how much it will cost to help the former petty criminal who now sees himself as a kingpin.
CONTRABAND is in movie theatres January 13.
About the film:
MARK WAHLBERG (The Fighter, The Other Guys) and KATE BECKINSALE (Underworld series, The Aviator) lead the cast of Contraband, a fast-paced thriller about a man trying to stay out of a world he worked hard to leave behind, and the family he’ll do anything to protect.
Legendary smuggler Chris Farraday (Wahlberg) had abandoned his life of crime to settle into a life of comfortable domesticity with his wife and their two young sons. But after his brother-in-law, Andy (CALEB LANDRY JONES of X-Men: First Class, No Country for Old Men), botches a drug deal for his ruthless boss, Tim Briggs (GIOVANNI RIBISI of Avatar, Public Enemies), Chris is forced back into doing what he does better than anyone—running contraband—to settle Andy’s debt.
With the help of his best friend, Sebastian Abney (BEN FOSTER of 30 Days of Night, 3:10 to Yuma), Chris quickly assembles a crew that includes their childhood friend Danny Raymer (LUKAS HAAS of Inception, Brick) to head to Panama and return with millions in counterfeit bills. They must pull this off under the suspicious eyes of the ship’s captain (J.K. SIMMONS of Juno, Young Adult), whose long history with Chris’ father makes him suspect the younger Farraday of even shadier dealings.
Things quickly fall apart, and with only hours to reach the cash, Chris must use his skills to successfully navigate a treacherous criminal network of brutal Panamanian drug runners such as Gonzalo (DIEGO LUNA of Y Tu Mamá También, Milk), cops and hit men before his wife, Kate (Beckinsale), and his sons become their target.
