2:38 pm - 10/12/2012
Ryan Gosling and Josh Brolin lead the title team in "Gangster Squad," but one look at the film's newest trailer reveals the real star of this show: Sean Penn as Mickey Cohen.
Caked in makeup, Penn plays the infamous Los Angeles gangster in Ruben Fleischer's film with a brio that recalls Robert De Niro's work in "The Untouchables." Some choice Penn dialogue: "You're talking to God, so you might as well swear to me." "I'm the future." "Kill their families! Their kids!" "Any cop not for sale is like a dog with rabies. You just got to put him down." (OK?) "Los Angeles is my destiny!" "You're going to be begging for a bullet before it's over." And so on.
"Gangster Squad" was set for release on Sept. 7, but Warner Bros. delayed the film until Jan. 11, 2013 to allow Fleischer time to reshoot a key sequence in the film following the murders of 12 people during a July shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo. (The scene in question showed four armed men shooting up a movie theater.)
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New 'Gangster Squad' Trailer
Ryan Gosling and Josh Brolin lead the title team in "Gangster Squad," but one look at the film's newest trailer reveals the real star of this show: Sean Penn as Mickey Cohen.
Caked in makeup, Penn plays the infamous Los Angeles gangster in Ruben Fleischer's film with a brio that recalls Robert De Niro's work in "The Untouchables." Some choice Penn dialogue: "You're talking to God, so you might as well swear to me." "I'm the future." "Kill their families! Their kids!" "Any cop not for sale is like a dog with rabies. You just got to put him down." (OK?) "Los Angeles is my destiny!" "You're going to be begging for a bullet before it's over." And so on.
"Gangster Squad" was set for release on Sept. 7, but Warner Bros. delayed the film until Jan. 11, 2013 to allow Fleischer time to reshoot a key sequence in the film following the murders of 12 people during a July shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo. (The scene in question showed four armed men shooting up a movie theater.)
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Olivia Wilde is much older then everyone you listed though. She actually would have played pretty well between Gosling and Penn on screen.
I read the script, the character needs to be sexy, knowing and (well pretty much a prop) sophisticated.
I don't think Emma can pull that off at all.
At most she can play a flirty/cute character.
ITA that Deborah Ann Woll would have been PERFECT.
Jessica would too but she's already played a gangster's moll type.
Sean Penn is filth etc.
Hope it doesn't bomb too much but ehh...
I think I might go and give this a try despite Sean Penn being all over the place.
With a cast this good and buzz-worthy, this ought to be positioned for maximum exposure but they've moved it to a month where there's a traditional drop in the number of movie-goers. Yeah, the studios think this one ain't gonna be great. I hope they're wrong about that one. Anyway, if (when?) this tanks, I'm sure they'll all blame the recutting they had to do because of the Aurora tragedy.