Variety – Jesse Metcalfe Joins ‘The Queen of Manhattan’
In today’s film news roundup, Jesse Metcalfe joins indie biopic “The Queen of Manhattan”. Metcalfe will portray a federal agent, joining Esai Morales, Drea De Matteo and Taryn Manning.
The movie, based on the life of adult film star Vanessa Del Rio, is scheduled to shoot in Los Angeles this summer. Vivian Lamolli is portraying Del Rio, the world’s first Latina adult star. The film explores Del Rio’s roller-coaster life, first as a street walker and burlesque dancer who then becomes one of the most popular sex stars of the VHS era.
The project is being produced by Yulia Safonova for DOOM Incorporated and directed by Thomas Mignone, who also wrote the script.
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