Hey folks, Harry here on Christmas Morning!!! I checked inside my digital stocking and... Lo & Behold we get a behind the scenes shot of Robert Patrick as Max Kennard, the Texas Cop who joins the L.A. Police Department to battle Organized Crime in Ruben Fleishcer's GANGSTER SQUAD.
The ZOMBIELAND/30 MINUTES OR LESS director is shooting what can only be described as his attempt to stretch his directing skills outside of the comedic realm, and instead give us a peak inside the world of Hollywood Mobster Mickey Cohen. Sean Penn is playing Mickey this time out. You may remember Harvey Keitel's portrayal in Beatty's BUGSY. In GANGSTER SQUAD - Penn will be set opposite not just Robert Patrick, but Ryan Gosling. They will all be joined by Josh Brolin, Giovanni Ribisi, Nick Nolte, Frank Grillo (who is just fucking incredible in THE GREY), Anthony Mackie, Michael Pena and well... who knows.
I love the poster of RED RIVER in the foreground of this first shot...
And then there's this shot of the sweet cars from the era...
Can't wait to see more - and to really see what Ruben has up his sleeve with this. Will it be more UNTOUCHABLES or MOBSTERS? We'll see...
