Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip! took the cast on a much better adventure this week. Eva Longoria, Paulina Chavez, Cheech Marin and director Marvin Lemus made the trek down to Miami. At AMC’s Sunset Palace, the stars sat down for a special screening with distinguished guests like Jessica Alba, Ana Navarro and Diana-Maria Riva.

Big Brother and Big Sister program members joined in on the fun with Embrace Girls Miami, Super Moms Miami and some lucky Girl Scouts. Entertainment Weekly asked the director about taking on such a beloved story. He feels like there’s something everyone can relate to there.

“I loved the book growing up,” Lemus previously explained. “I loved it so much as a kid because it was one of the only books that I can remember that wasn’t so happy-go-lucky. Everything in books for kids is so hunky dory, and I had a dark cloud over my head plenty, and that was the only book that made it okay, that made it seem normal. 

He adds, “Yeah, you have bad days. It happens. And this story and script really kept the spirit of that alive, of just kind of being okay with having bad days and how family can be at the part of that.”

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Disney+ is excited about the upcoming film: “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip follows 11-year-old Alexander and his family as they embark on a dream Spring Break vacation to Mexico City only to have all their plans go terribly wrong when they discover a cursed idol. The family is put to the test until they resolve to return the idol to its rightful home.” 

The film stars Eva Longoria, Jesse Garcia, Paulina Chávez, Rose Portillo, Cristo Fernández, Harvey Guillén, Mabel Cadena, Michelle Buteau, and introducing Thom Nemer, with Cheech Marin. Marvin Lemus directs the feature written by Matt Lopez, based on the book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst. The producers are Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, p.g.a., Dan Cohen, Lisa Henson, p.g.a., with Eva Longoria, Emily Morris, and Shelly Strong serving as executive producers.

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