Variety reported last year that the Spanish Academy Award winning actor, Javier Bardem would be starring in Joe Carnahan’s “Killing Pablo.” But when asked by ComingSoon.net how he was preparing for the role as the malicious Colombian druglord, the actor responded saying that his rumored involvement was “a mistake.”
This news is a bit depressing for those of us who were looking forward to watching the talented actor take on the role of one of the most controversial men in recent memory. Bardem is still listed on movies IMDB webpage, but god knows that means jackshit. Even though we are all sad that Javier won’t be tackling the role, at least it opens it up for Adrian Grenier, who looked ever convincing as Pablo Escobar, with his faux jowls and South American accent that was about as authentic as a Chili’s in the fake movie, “Medellin” featured on the HBO show Entourage. God, we smell an Oscar.