Item Posted by: Gary Gray:
Jack Black has signed up to star in Nacho Libre that is being written by Mike White and directed by Jared Hess. The movie will follow Nacho Libre, a young man who was raised in a Mexican monastery and now works there as the cook, and takes it upon himself to rescue the holy place from financial ruin by joining a local Lucha libre tournament and becoming one of the Luchadors. Naturally, Nacho isn't acting out of purely altruistic measures, as he wishes to help Sister Encarnacion, a beautiful Mexican nun who has recently arrived at the monastery, as well as the gaggle of young orphans who live there. The movie is being produced by Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Films and Black and White Productions, with filming starting this September.