Is it wrong to want the gangsters to win?

Not that I have anything against the Gangster Squad but seriously Sean Penn is a stick of dynamite with a lit fuse, how can he not win??

The official trailer for Ruben Fleischer’s the Gangster Squad was released a few days ago and it looks pretty sweet. It’s set in a time where the gangsters were bad so the cops needed to be worse.

Directed by Ruben Fleischer and written by Will Beall and based on the series of L.A Times articles “Tales From the Gangster Squad” by Paul Lieberman, the film tells the story of Police Office John O’Mara (Josh Brolin) who has been tasked with taking down the notorious crime boss Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn). In order to do this, O’Mara needs good men to help him, and that’s where Sgt Jerry Wooters (Ryan … Read More »

Written by: Russell

Well, it looks like the Ruben Fleischer directed film The Gangster Squad has made up for the loss of Bryan Cranston…the addition of the T-1000 himself, Robert Patrick.

Empire reports today that Robert Patrick is in final negotiations to join the cast of The Gangster Squad in the role that was recently going to be played by Bryan Cranston until he had to pull out due to scheduling conflicts. The role is LAPD officer Max Kennard, a Texan officer who’s laid back attitude to life disguises his hard working life.

As awesome is Bryan Cranston is, Robert Patrick is a character actor who can hold his own against others on screen. Just look at his dramatic performances in Cop Land and TV’s The Sopranos.

Are we excited?

Tweet

Written by: Russell

Well, it looks like the Ruben Fleischer directed film The Gangster Squad has made up for the loss of Bryan Cranston…the addition of the T-1000 himself, Robert Patrick.

Empire reports today that Robert Patrick is in final negotiations to join the cast of The Gangster Squad in the role that was recently going to be played by Bryan Cranston until he had to pull out due to scheduling conflicts. The role is LAPD officer Max Kennard, a Texan officer who’s laid back attitude to life disguises his hard working life.

As awesome is Bryan Cranston is, Robert Patrick is a character actor who can hold his own against others on screen. Just look at his dramatic performances in Cop Land and TV’s The Sopranos.

Are we excited?

Tweet

Written by: Stoic Taco

It looks like Emma Stone’s career is set to soar with her being offered the lead female role in Ruben Fleischer’s The Gangster Squad, starring Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, and Josh Brolin.

According to Reuters the role Ms Stone has been offered is Jean, a woman who is romantically entangled with two men on opposite sides of the law. The two men are Mickey Cohen(Sean Penn) and “the police officer who is chasing him down”. Now that doesn’t exactly give me a whole lot to go on but I have to assume it’s Ryan Gosling or Josh Brolin.

Emma Stone, soon to be seen in The Amazing Spider-Man as Gwen Stacy, has made quite a name for herself in a relatively short amount of time since Superbad, and I am sure that it won’t stop here.

More power to you … Read More »

Written by: Stoic Taco

It looks like Emma Stone’s career is set to soar with her being offered the lead female role in Ruben Fleischer’s The Gangster Squad, starring Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, and Josh Brolin.

According to Reuters the role Ms Stone has been offered is Jean, a woman who is romantically entangled with two men on opposite sides of the law. The two men are Mickey Cohen(Sean Penn) and “the police officer who is chasing him down”. Now that doesn’t exactly give me a whole lot to go on but I have to assume it’s Ryan Gosling or Josh Brolin.

Emma Stone, soon to be seen in The Amazing Spider-Man as Gwen Stacy, has made quite a name for herself in a relatively short amount of time since Superbad, and I am sure that it won’t stop here.

More power to you … Read More »

Written by: Stoic Taco

The news today is that Anthony Mackie has officially joined the cast of The Gangster Squad!

It’s been rumoured for awhile that Mr Mackie would be joining the cast but it’s been officially confirmed by /film!

Anthony Mackie, last seen in The Adjustment Bureau, will be playing Rocky Washington, an ex-cop and first African-American LAPD lieutenant who is recruited to work within the Gangster Squad.

I’ve got to say that Mr Mackie will probably have a leg up on everyone else in this film because he spent the majority of The Adjustment Bureau running around wearing a fedora, so that’s at least one thing he doesn’t have to worry about…

So the official lineup for this film is as follows; Sean Penn as Mickey Cohen, Ryan Gosling as  Sgt Jerry Wooters, Josh Brolin as John O’Mara, Michael Pena as Navidad Ramirez, and now Anthony Mackie as … Read More »

Written by: Stoic Taco

The news today is that Anthony Mackie has officially joined the cast of The Gangster Squad!

It’s been rumoured for awhile that Mr Mackie would be joining the cast but it’s been officially confirmed by /film!

Anthony Mackie, last seen in The Adjustment Bureau, will be playing Rocky Washington, an ex-cop and first African-American LAPD lieutenant who is recruited to work within the Gangster Squad.

I’ve got to say that Mr Mackie will probably have a leg up on everyone else in this film because he spent the majority of The Adjustment Bureau running around wearing a fedora, so that’s at least one thing he doesn’t have to worry about…

So the official lineup for this film is as follows; Sean Penn as Mickey Cohen, Ryan Gosling as  Sgt Jerry Wooters, Josh Brolin as John O’Mara, Michael Pena as Navidad Ramirez, and now Anthony Mackie as … Read More »

Written by: Stoic Taco

According to THR, The Gangster Squad has enlisted the services of Michael Pena, who will be playing a police officer of Mexican heritage who is eager to prove himself to the squad.

I remember Michael Pena cast as the “everyday dad stuck in an incredible situation and who would do anything for his son” role in Battle: LA. It was a bad role. It was a bad character. He was stuck playing a cliche. At the time though I couldn’t tell if it was Mr Pena’s acting ability or the film that he was in.

My question was answered when I watched the The Lincoln Lawyer where Mr Pena played a relatively small but important role as Jesus Martinez. I thought he was great, played a character who needed intensity, and he delivered. More importantly he managed to play opposite … Read More »

Written by: Stoic Taco

According to THR, The Gangster Squad has enlisted the services of Michael Pena, who will be playing a police officer of Mexican heritage who is eager to prove himself to the squad.

I remember Michael Pena cast as the “everyday dad stuck in an incredible situation and who would do anything for his son” role in Battle: LA. It was a bad role. It was a bad character. He was stuck playing a cliche. At the time though I couldn’t tell if it was Mr Pena’s acting ability or the film that he was in.

My question was answered when I watched the The Lincoln Lawyer where Mr Pena played a relatively small but important role as Jesus Martinez. I thought he was great, played a character who needed intensity, and he delivered. More importantly he managed to play opposite … Read More »

Written by: Stoic Taco

Thanks to The Hollywood Reporter we now have a much better idea about the forthcoming film, The Gangster Squad.

Plot

The film is actually an adaptation of an eight part L.A Times article by Paul Lieberman focusing on the creation of a specific unit called the Gangster Squad whose objective was to keep the city free of the East Coast Mafia

Cast and Characters

Sean Penn is playing Mickey Cohen, a gangster.

How will he stack up against the real life dapper looking Mr Cohen below?

Josh Brolin is playing John O’Mara (centre below), one of the city’s few honest cops

Ryan Gosling will play Sgt Jerry Wooters, a swinging bachelor but a good cop.

I strongly recommend that you head over to the L.A Times website and check out the original Gangster Squad articles and videos posted because it’s no wonder that they’re turning it … Read More »