Argentine Campanella to Direct Foosball Feature

Juan Jose Campanella, the Argentine director of El secreto de sus ojos (The Secret in Their Eyes), is preparing to direct the animated feature film Metegol (Foosball).

The film, which Variety reports has an estimated budget of just under $9 million, is about a foosball team that tries to get back together after its table is dismantled. Based on the short story Memorias de un wing derecho (Memories of a Right Winger) by Roberto Fontanarrosa, the film is eyeing a release in 2012 or 2013.

Campanella will co-write the script with his Secret collaborator Eduardo Sacheri as well as Gaston Gorali and Axel Kuschevatzky.

In addition to features, Campanella has directed episodes of the United States television series House and Law & Order.