Matt Damon’s star-studded “Downsizing” adds cast

Matt Damon’s star-studded “Downsizing” adds cast

PanARMENIAN.Net - Veteran character actor Pepe Serna has joined the cast in Alexander Payne’s satire “Downsizing”, joining Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig, Christoph Waltz and Hong Chau, Variety has learned exclusively.

The Paramount film, currently shooting in Toronto, centers on an Omaha man who joins the throngs of people undergoing a new process that reduces humans to a tiny fraction of their size. Then they move to one of the many communities of small people that are sprouting up around the world.

“It’s the smallest part I’ve ever had, four inches to be exact,” Serna said.

Payne is co-writing the script with Jim Taylor. The duo won an Oscar for best adapted screenplay for “Sideways” and collaborated on the scripts for “Citizen Ruth,” “Election,” “Jurassic Park III,” “About Schmidt” and “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.” “Downsizing” is produced by Payne and Mark Johnson and will begin production this spring. Taylor and Jim Burke are exec producing.

Serna is also one of the new members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, announced on Wednesday. His career dates back nearly 50 years with credits including “Scarface,” “American Me,” “Car Wash,” “The Black Dahlia” and “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez.”

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