Canada’s Wango Films has completed filming on their upcoming feature “ Little Lorraine ,” which marks the big-screen debut of bestselling Latin artist J Balvin , known as the “Prince of Reggaeton.” The production, shot in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and Ontario, also stars Stephen Amell (“Arrow,” “Code 8”) and Sean Astin (“Lord of the Rings,” “Stranger Things”). Directed by Grammy nominee Andy Hines, the film is based on true events from the late 1980s, depicting a remote mining and fishing town’s transformation into a hub for a major cocaine smuggling operation.
The cast also includes Stephen McHattie, Auden Thornton, Matt Walsh, Rhys Darby, Josh Close, Steve Lund and Sugar Lyn Beard. Amell portrays an out-of-work coal miner who takes a job on a lobster boat involved in drug smuggling. Balvin plays an Interpol agent investigating a Colombian drug importation ring suspected of entering America through Cape Breton.
The Latin superstar, whose new album “Rayo” released earlier this month, hinted at making his acting debut in an interview with Variety last week. “I’ve started acting — like real acting, not just cameos — and I just wrapped filming for a movie I’m in that comes out next year,” he said. “I love that side of myself.
” The film is produced by Tim Doiron and James van der Woerd of Wango Films, and Mike Volpe of Topsail Entertainment. April Mullen and Nic Neary serve as executive producers. Recent productions from Wango includ.