{"id":620625,"date":"2026-09-19T03:18:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T03:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/620625\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T03:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T03:18:12","slug":"salma-hayek-steps-behind-the-camera-with-cara-delevingne-as-a-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/620625\/","title":{"rendered":"Salma Hayek steps behind the camera \u2014 with Cara Delevingne as a star"},"content":{"rendered":"

Salma Hayek is exploring a new side of her artistry. The Mexican icon, producer, and actress will be directing her first movie, “Arena,” which will star Cara Delevingne and Academy Award nominee Yura Borisov.<\/p>\n

\"Salma\u00a9 Mike CoppolaSalma Hayek attends the 2026 Kering Foundation Caring For Women Dinner on September 10, 2026 in New York City<\/p>\n

Variety\u00a0was the first to break the news, with Hayek<\/a> sharing some plot details and revealing that the film had been independently financed. Aside from directing the film, she also co-wrote it.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2019Arena\u2019 is a forbidden love story and an intimate journey into exploring someone else while finding the ability to experience intense pleasure in the simple things we take for granted,\u201d Hayek said. She also revealed that the film has a connection to Mexico, with it being shot there.<\/p>\n

\"Salma\u00a9 Victor BoykoSalma Hayek and Cara Delevingne in 2017<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sensorial experience of connectivity with land and nature is enhanced through the spectacular locations of Quintana Roo and Veracruz. These regions are already incredibly cinematic, but finding undiscovered beauties to shoot in this land was a true moment of pride and triumph. I am so excited to show the world these hidden jewels that have never been seen before,” she said.<\/p>\n

The producers of the film include Hayek herself and her friend, Angelina Jolie<\/a>, who’s a seasoned filmmaker.<\/p>\n

While “Arena” marks Hayek’s feature debut, she has some experience behind the camera. She previously directed “The Maldonado Miracle,” a TV movie that earned her a Daytime Emmy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hayek and Jolie’s comments on directing
\n \"Salma\u00a9 Dimitrios KambourisSalma Hayek reunited with Demi\u00e1n Bichir and Angelina Jolie at a special New York screening of Without Blood, the drama directed by Jolie and starring Hayek and Bichir.<\/p>\n

In an interview published in The Cut featuring a conversation between Jolie and Hayek<\/a>, the two talked about “Arena.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

“You should talk about directing,” said Jolie. “I saw you on the set of Arena, leading and deciding and taking responsibility for it. You embraced it so fully.”<\/p>\n

Later in the conversation, Jolie noted Hayek’s ambition. “It\u2019s hard to direct yourself. You would take on something as challenging as that the first time you direct. And write it yourself. But that\u2019s your way. It had to be your vision. You\u2019re good with a challenge. You like a big mountain to climb,” she said with a laugh.<\/p>\n

\"Salma\u00a9 Michael Buckner\/GG2025Salma Hayek and Angelina Jolie’s genuine friendship after Brad Pitt divorce: ‘A friend where you can laugh and cry’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Salma Hayek is exploring a new side of her artistry. The Mexican icon, producer, and actress will be…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":620626,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[280546,146,85,46,6950],"class_list":["post-620625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-cara-delevigne","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-salma-hayek"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/620625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=620625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/620625\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/620626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=620625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=620625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=620625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}