Antonio Banderas in Chilean mine flick

TheMask of ZorrostarAntonio Banderas has been signed to appear in director Patricia Riggen’s new projectLos 33. It is being confirmed by Riggen that the Spanish actor will star in the movie. Antonio Banderas will be part of our team of actors. We're very happy to have him in the cast. But he's just the first one confirmed. There will be many more," she said.

The story is of a group of miners, who became known asLos 33, were trapped 700 meters (2,300 feet) underground for around two months and survived by rationingfood suppliesbefore an innovative drilling operation led to their rescue.