Sean Penn to direct Warner Bros. movie about a police officer at the Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Bradley Cooper is in talks to star as the film focuses on an officer’s early life and unexpected friendship, producers said.
- On Tuesday, Warner Bros. announced Sean Penn will write and direct an untitled film featuring a police officer present at the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, with Bradley Cooper in talks to star.
- Insiders describe the project as an 'unexpected story about friendship' rather than a film strictly about the Capitol attack, exploring the early life of a police officer whose identity remains under wraps.
- Dating back to a viral 1994 interaction on 'Inside The Actor's Studio,' Penn and Cooper share history, with Penn later championing the actor's work in a glowing 'Deadline' op-ed for 'A Star Is Born'.
- The announcement follows the Justice Department's clearance of Paramount Skydance's proposed $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, which will place David Ellison, Paramount's chief executive, in control of the studio.
- Penn, known for his strong political convictions, previously attended House Select Committee hearings on the 2021 insurrection, and Warner Bros. is moving forward with the script despite the potential new ownership and divisive political climate.
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The attack on the Capitol, January 6, 2021, will be the theme on which a film will be filmed under the direction of Sean Penn.
Oscar-Winning Actor To Direct Film About J6 Police Officer * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle
Sean Penn is set to direct a film about a police officer who was at the nation’s capital on January 6, 2021, with Bradley Cooper reportedly being a top candidate to play the leading role. According to Deadline, the currently untitled film will follow the cop’s early life. Reports describe the film for Penn, who recently won his third Oscar for One Battle After Another, as a “passion project.” The film is being described as “an unexpected story a…
Directed by the American actor triple-Oscarized, the film will focus on a policeman caught in the assault on the Washington Capitol on January 6, 2021.
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