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.

The film will re-team Penn with One Battle After Another studio Warner Bros, which has acquired it in a negative pickup. Penn will produce with John Ira Palmer and John Wildermuth under their Projected Picture Works banner. CAA Media Finance negotiated the WB deal on behalf of the producers.

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sounds like something you'd see in bojack horseman if that was still going

Entourage ahh movie

The studio ahh movie

Which cop?

Who was that one cop that shot somebody

guessing the one that passed away

Sean Penn has some heaters as a director although I don’t think this premise is super compelling

props to Cooper doing a movie that’ll be worse than American Sniper

The Pledge and The Crossing Guard are great. Been saving Indian Runner.

Indian Runner is his best work I’d say although it is like comically angsty