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Sean Penn Battles Mexico's Drug Cartels
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Sean Penn Battles Mexico's Drug Cartels As bad as things are in America right now, theyre even worse in Mexico. The country is under assault from gangs of drug cartels and so, were sending in Sean Penn to take them out. Variety says Penn will star in a movie called Cartel . In it hell play a father who journeys to Mexico to protect his son after his wife is brutally murdered by the Mexican cartels. Weirdly its based on an Italian drama called La scrota , about four cops attempting to guard a prosecutor trying to bring mob bosses to justice. That doesnt sound even ...
Sean Penn considering Cartel
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Not that he’s ever unemployed for long, but Sean Penn is very much in demand following his recent Oscar win. He’s currently in talks to star in Cartel for Universal, with Brian Grazer producing. Documentary filmmaker Asger Leth is making the leap to fiction for the film, which follows a man named Ed Marker trying to protect his son when his wife is slaughtered by a Mexican cartel. Peter Craig scripted the pic, and it was originally planned as a remake of the 1993 Italian release La Scorta, which saw cops trying to protect a special prosecutor from the Mafia. Suffice to say it’s ...
Sean Penn In Talks For Cartel
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Variety reports Sean Penn is in talks to star in "Cartel," a drama for Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment. To be directed by Asger Leth with Brian Grazer producing. Scripted by Peter Craig, the mission movie will follow Ed Marker as he journeys to protect his son after his wife is brutally murdered in the gritty world of Mexican cartels. The drama took root at Imagine as a remake of 1993 Italian film "La scorta," which followed four cops' struggle to guard a special prosecutor trying to bring mob bosses to justice. It evolved into an action vehicle for Penn.
Sean Penn Wants to Join a 'Cartel'
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If there's a project to watch over the next few years, it's this one. Variety reports that Sean Penn is in talks to star in a new movie called Cartel. That's noteworthy on its own, but it's downright irresistible when you know who is directing it: Asger Leth -- the man behind the beautifully gritty and stunning documentary The Ghosts of Cite Soliel. This project isn't new, however. This is the La Scorta remake that Leth boarded all the way back in 2007 -- and it looks like ...
Sean Penn Joins The ‘Cartel,’ Heads South Of The Border For Action Pic
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When you’re a double Oscar-winner like Sean Penn, you don’t exactly have much to prove anymore … except maybe that you’ve got a sense of humor, or that you could hold your own against MTV’s Greatest Badass. According to Variety, Penn has decided to try the latter and star in Universal’s thriller “Cartel,” which will be directed by newcomer Asger Leth and scripted by Peter Craig.
Penn will play Ed Marker, who journeys south to protect his son after his wife is brutally murdered in the gritty, dangerous world of Mexican cartels. Interestingly, the film was originally remake of the ...
TradeWatch: Spielberg Already Done Shooting 'TinTin, 'Green Lantern' Will Have Sense Of Humor
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... Sean Penn is in negotiations with Universal to star in "Cartel," that follows a man's journeys to protect his son after his wife is brutally murdered in the gritty world of Mexican cartels. [Variety] ...
Morning Deal Report: Gossip Girl Gets a Roommate
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Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester is making the leap to the big screen with The Roommate. “The story follows Sara (Meester), a college student who is randomly assigned to a freshman dorm with a stranger named Rebecca. Things turn deadly when Rebecca becomes obsessed and begins targeting people in Sara's life,” per The Hollywood Reporter. Is this roommate, perchance, a single white female?
More penguins for you? “Twentieth Century Fox has acquired screen rights to Mr. Popper's Penguins, an adaptation of the beloved 1938 children's book that will be produced by John Davis,” ...
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... Sean Penn may be going to Mexico. According to Variety, Penn is considering starring in “Cartel,” a film about a man named Ed Marker who travels to Mexico to protect his son after finding out his wife has been savagely murdered in the midst of the violent drug cartel situation. The film is based loosely on the 1993 Italian film “La scorta,” which focuses on the effort made by four cops to protect a lawyer prosecuting mob bosses. While director Asger Leth hopes to get the film moving by the summer, a start date will not be set until Penn confirms his deal. ...
Sean Penn may board Universal's 'Cartel'
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Oscar-winning filmmaker Sean Penn is in negotiations to star in Universal's upcoming drama "Cartel." According to Variety, the plot follows Ed Marker, who embarks on a dangerous mission to protect his son after his wife is killed in the world of Mexican cartels. Asger Leth ("Ghosts of Cité Soleil") is directing a script by Peter Craig. The trade said the project was originally planned as a remake of "La scorta," a 1993 Italian flick. Penn was last seen in "Milk," for which he received an Oscar. He's got several other projects in development, including Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life" ...
Sean Penn in talks with Universal to star in 'Cartel'
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Sean Penn is in talks to star in "Cartel," a drama for Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment, according to Variety. Asger Leth will direct and Brian Grazer is producing. Scripted by Peter Craig, the mission movie will follow Ed Marker as he journeys to protect his son after his wife is brutally murdered in the gritty world of Mexican cartels. The drama took root at Imagine as a remake of 1993 Italian film "La scorta," which followed four cops' struggle to guard a special prosecutor trying to bring mob bosses to justice. It evolved ...
