Academy Award nominee Adriana Barraza has joined the cast of Jonah Hill’s upcoming Warner Bros. comedy “Cut Off,” Variety has learned exclusively.
The film follows a pair of wealthy siblings who find themselves suddenly cut off from their parents. Barraza will play the endearing family caregiver, starring alongside Hill, Kristen Wiig, Bette Midler and Nathan Lane.
Hill is set to direct “Cut Off” from a script he co-wrote with Ezra Woods. He will also produce alongside Matt Dines and Ali Goodwin under their Strong Baby banner. Jesse Ehrman and Zach Hamby are overseeing the project for Warner Bros., which has scheduled the film for a worldwide theatrical release on July 17, 2026.
The project is one of the few studio comedies currently set to shoot in California, with production slated to begin this fall. It received a $10 million tax credit, as Variety also exclusively reported.
Barraza is widely recognized as one of the most accomplished Latina actresses in film and television, with more than five decades in the entertainment industry. She earned an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actress for her performance in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Babel” (2006), becoming one of only 13 Latinas ever to receive an Oscar nomination — and one of just six Mexican actresses.
Her other notable credits include “Amores Perros,” also directed by Iñárritu; “Cake,” opposite Jennifer Aniston; and Netflix’s global hit “We Can Be Heroes,” directed by Robert Rodriguez. In 2024, she received an International Emmy nomination for best actress for her role in “El Último Vagón,” in addition to being one of the honorees at the 4th Celebration of Latino Cinema and Television for her performance in Roadside Attractions’ “My Penguin Friend.”
Most recently, she portrayed the fan-favorite Nana in the DC Studios superhero film “Blue Beetle,” opposite Xolo Maridueña and directed by Ángel Manuel Soto. She will next be seen in the upcoming Amazon Prime Video series “El Gato,” starring Diego Boneta, which is also slated for release in 2026.
Barraza is represented by Innovative Artists and DePaz Management.
