Antonio Banderas as Pablo Picasso, in Upcoming Biopic

For this week's Casting Call, we have decided to tackle 33 Dias, Spanish director Carlos Saura's upcoming Picasso biopic. Thankfully, the film is not a cradle-to-grave story, but will instead focus on Picasso's Spanish civil war mural, Guernica (1937), which took Picasso only 33 days (!) to paint. The project is still in its early stages; however, Antonio Banderas is already set to star as Pablo P. [Interview Magazine]

Banderas is a good choice. They are both Spanish. Picasso was about 56 when he painted Guernica; Banderas is now 51. When looking at the face/eyes there is much resemblance and intensity, and could be a main selling point for going with Banderas. The big physical difference between the two are their height: Picasso was 5'4", Banderas is 5'8.5".

Below is Picasso painting Guernica. (More about Guernica)