The Director (film)

The Director
Teaser poster
SpanishEl director
Directed byDani de la Orden
Screenplay by
Based on
El director
by David Jiménez
Starring
Production
companies
Distributed byBeta Fiction Spain
Release date
  • 27 November 2026 (2026-11-27)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

The Director (Spanish: El director)[1] is an upcoming thriller film directed by Dani de la Orden and written by Michel Gaztambide and Alejandro Hernández based on the book by David Jiménez. It stars David Verdaguer and Alberto San Juan.

Plot

The plot is based on the book El director, that explores the experience of journalist David Jiménez, a war correspondent who surprisingly became editor-in-chief of a major newspaper in Spain only to be dismissed a year later for being reluctant to compromise on editorial independence.[2]

Cast

Production

Based on the book by David Jiménez, the screenplay was developed by Michel Gaztambide and Alejandro Hernández.[2] Shooting locations included Cornellà.[4] In 2023, RTVE purchased rights to the film while the project was in pre-production.[5] The film was produced by Fremantle and Beta Fiction Spain.[6] The project was presented at the 'El Cine que Somos' RTVE event in March 2026.[7] In the event, San Juan described the story as "a journalistic thriller that explores the difficulty of reconciling the democratic system with the truth".[8]

Release

Distributed by Beta Fiction Spain, the film is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 27 November 2026.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Director [El Director]". Spanish Kaleidoscope. Ministerio de Cultura. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 Hopewell, John (22 September 2025). "'House on Fire's' Dani de la Orden Set to Helm 'El Director,' Based on David Jiménez's Lid-Lifting Non-Fiction Book (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rivera, Alfonso (11 June 2026). "Dani de la Orden wraps shooting for El director". Cineuropa. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Dani de la Orden roda "El director", un thriller periodístic basat en el llibre de David Jiménez. Telenotícies (in Catalan). 3Cat.
  5. ↑ "Televisión Española elige 14 largometrajes en su última mesa de valoración de cine de 2023". Cine y Tele. 29 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Dani de la Orden dirige 'El director', la historia del polémico año de David Jiménez al frente de 'El Mundo'". Cine con Ñ. 19 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "RTVE rinde homenaje a su cine español y anuncia que reducirá la ventana de explotación de algunos títulos participados". Audiovisual451. 18 March 2026.
  8. ↑ Jiménez, Jesús (17 March 2026). "Pedro Almodóvar, Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, Daniel Monzón o Amenábar participan en la gala 'El Cine que Somos' de RTVE". rtve.es.
  9. ↑ Rivera, Alfonso (11 June 2026). "Dani de la Orden wraps shooting for El director". Cineuropa. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
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