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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Deranged anti-Trump filmmaker Sean Penn reportedly intends to direct a movie about a cop who was present during the Jan. 6 riot that the radicalized left is obsessed with. “The currently untitled film will follow the early life of a cop who goes on to be caught up in the January 6th Capitol riots,” according to Deadline. The cop will be played by Bradley Cooper, who Deadline notes bears a resemblance to former D.C. officer turned leftist lunatic…
Actor wrote and will make the film about a policeman who sees himself involved in the attack of January 6, 2021. Bradley Cooper is in the limelight for the lead role.
Sean Penn to Direct Film About January 6th With Bradley Cooper to Star as Capitol Police Officer * The Gateway Pundit * by Ben Kew
Sean Penn during an appearance last year on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Actor and filmmaker Sean Penn is reportedly developing a feature film centered on the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, with Bradley Cooper in talks to star. According to Deadline, the project is based on a screenplay written by Penn and follows a police officer caught in the events surrounding the Capitol breach. The film is said to be inspired by the experiences of a real law enforcem…
Sean Penn is known for his strong criticism of the Trump administration.
Sean Penn to Direct Film About January 6th
“Sean Penn, coming off his third Oscar win for One Battle After Another, has been quietly setting up a passion project. And it’s a doozy,” Deadline reports. “The currently untitled film will follow the early life of a cop who goes on to be caught up in the January 6th Capitol riots. Penn has scripted and will direct the movie, which has five-time Oscar nominated actor Bradley Cooper in talks to star in the lead role. There’s no deal yet.”
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