Spanish hottie Javier Bardem has been cast alongside Penelope Cruz in the upcoming bilingual Woody Allen film we told you about recently. Who cares what the film is about…Woody Allen is directing and Bardem is starring…I’m sold!

Bardem and Pe will meet up with Woody in Barcelona, Spain, for this film. This will be the only the second time in Woody Allen’s 30-year career that he will film outside of New York City, the first being when he shot Match Point (excellent film) in London.

Let’s hope that with the help of Woody Allen (and Penelope, who is Hollywood’s darling at the moment) Javier can get the attention he deserves. After being cheated by the Hollywood machine at the Oscars back in 2000 for his stellar performance portraying Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas in Before Night Falls (they chose Russell! Crowe!), I think Javi’s been less than interested in Tinseltown, but I’d love to see him get the international acclaim that is due him. Looks aside, in my opinion, he’s one of the best actors in the world these days.

Via / Independent