LOS ANGELES, Nov 22 (AFP) - Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron has struck a three-year production deal with Warner Bros. in an agreement showing the Hollywood company`s increasing interest in extending its international reach, an industry publication said Monday.
Cuaron, who directed "Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban," will be able to develop mainstream and smaller Spanish-language films in Mexico, the trade publication Variety reported.
Warner Bros. will distribute Cuaron`s films in several languages as the company seeks to distribute films outside the United States.
Cuaron, who was nominated for a best original screenplay Oscar last year for the film "Y Tu Mama Tambien," first worked with Warner Bros. when he directed "A Little Princess" in 1995.
"We had a wonderful experience with Alfonso on `Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban` and have been longtime admirers of his work," Jeff Robinov, a Warner Bros. producer, told Variety.
"His deal will give us the opportunity to collaborate with Alfonso on movies that make the most of his artistry and vision, and continue to offer him the mainstream worldwide audiences that our studio provides so successfully," Robinov said.
11/22/2004 20:04 GMT - AFP