Why Eva Longoria Is Having a ‘Difficult’ Time Finding Next Movie to Direct Following ‘Flamin’ Hot’ Success
variety.comMarc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Eva Longoria jokes that she’s taking an extended vacation to get some rest after her whirlwind promotion of “Flamin’ Hot,” her feature film directorial debut. “I am going to sleep for about three months,” Longoria told me Thursday morning. “When I come up for air, I hopefully will know what I’m doing next.” Joking aside, she said, “I will tell you it’s been very difficult.
I’ve been sent many scripts already. I’ve been reading so much, but there’s nothing so far that has sparked in me the intense passion that I had for telling this particular story. “I was asking my agent, ‘Do I have to feel this way about every story I want to direct?
Because I haven’t felt it yet,'” Longoria continued. “He said that should be the bar.” “Flamin’ Hot” tells the story of Richard Montañez, a Frito-Lay executive often credited with the creation of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos.
Since the film’s premiere launch on June 9 on Hulu and Disney+, it has become Searchlight Pictures’ most-watched streaming movie of all time, according to the studio.
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