Banderas In 'Bordertown' With Lopez

Antonio Banderas is set to join Jennifer Lopez in the indie thriller "Bordertown," pairing the two stars for the first time on the big screen.
Set on the U.S.-Mexico border, the film centers on a journalist who investigates a series of murders that take place in the vicinity of U.S.-owned factories in the region.

Gregory Nava, who directed Lopez in the 1997 biopic "Selena," is directing the picture, which is being fully financed by Mobius Entertainment. In 2001, Nava and Banderas signed up to work together on the Walt Disney Co. film "Zapata."

"Bordertown," which previously was set up at New Line Cinema, is due to shoot in New Mexico and Mexico.

Banderas most recently starred in "Imagining Argentina," and in "Shrek 2" he voiced Puss in Boots. He'll reprise the swashbuckling feline character in an animated adventure starring the cat, as well as in "Shrek 3."

Also among the actor's upcoming films is "The Legend of Zorro" -- the sequel to 1998's "The Mask of Zorro," in which he starred with Catherine Zeta-Jones. His other credits include the "Spy Kids" films and "Original Sin." In his native Spain he appeared in numerous features, including Pedro Almodovar's "Law of Desire" and "Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!"