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Synopsis
Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and—if he has his way—every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. It's enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop...except, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John O'Mara (Josh Brolin) and Jerry Wooters (Ryan Gosling), who come together to try to tear Cohen's world apart. Gangster Squad is a colorful retelling of events surrounding the LAPD's efforts to take back their nascent city from one of the most dangerous mafia bosses of all time. Credits
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Ruben Fleischer To Helm Secretive Sci-Fi Project For SonyThe studio that distributed Fleischer's first two features has signed him to helm and produce an untitled sci-fi/fantasy flick. The unnamed project was pitched to Sony by Fleischer, and the studio has since hired emerging screenwriter Eric Pearson to draft its script. ...by Kristy Puchko | published: 2013-04-25 14:43:58comments
This Week In Home Entertainment: Jurassic Park 3D, Gangster Squad And MoreFrom big budget films like Gangster Squad to the 3D release of arguably the biggest dinosaur film of all time, Jurassic Park, to a few indie releases, if you’re looking for something to purchase, you should be able to find something new this week. Read on to learn about some of this April 23rd’s best releases, and maybe even a few that may have slipped under your radar....by Jessica Rawden | published: 2013-04-23 11:51:42comments
Gangster Squad Will Fight Corruption On Blu-ray In AprilGangster Squad is getting a decently quick turnaround on to DVD and Blu-ray. Fans of the Ryan Gosling, Josh Brolin, Sean Penn, and Emma Stone vehicle should be pleased to learn that Warner Bros Home Entertainment is bring the January flick to Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital on April 23. ...by Jessica Rawden | published: 2013-03-07 15:13:01comments
Now Streaming: Netflix Instant Alternatives Gangster Squad, Mama & The Last StandWith so many titles to choose from, Netflix Instant's library can be overwhelming. So we offer this biweekly column as a tool to cut through the clutter by highlighting some now streaming titles that pair nicely with the latest theatrical releases. ...by Kristy Puchko | published: 2013-01-17 19:00:33comments
Weekend Box Office: Zero Dark Thirty Takes Down Number One SpotAfter three weeks building up buzz in small release, Zero Dark Thirty expanded to almost 3,000 locations this weekend, taking the number one spot with $24 million. Not bad for a heavy political drama arriving after the holidays, but perhaps not good enough for a movie made on a $40 million budget. If awards season is kind to the project, it may see enough continued sales to be as successful at the box office....by Scott Gwin | published: 2013-01-13 19:27:44comments
Zero Dark Thirty Is Surprise #1 At Friday Box OfficeIt's an interesting weekend at the box office, and it really doesn't have much to do with the big new releases Gangster Squad and A Haunted House. Both of those films did reasonably well on Friday, but they're likely to be topped by Zero Dark Thirty, finally expanding nationwide this weekend and clearly building off its Oscar buzz to take the #1 spot...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-01-12 10:50:26comments
Operation Kino 96: Gangster Squad Reviewed And The Return Of Patches Matches TriviaThis week on Operation Kino, we're donning our fedoras and filming it all with terrible digital cameras, as we review Ruben Fleischer's Gangster Squad. From there we bring you the second-annual Patches Matches, in which Patches quizzes the co-hosts with questions about 2012 movies...by Operation Kino | published: 2013-01-11 12:52:36comments
This Rotten Week: Predicting Gangster Squad and A Haunted House ReviewsWelcome to Rotten Week’s first addition to 2013. It’s going to be a strong year for movies and more importantly, predictions of Tomatometer scores. I can feel it. This week we’ve got gangster squads and haunted houses...by Doug Norrie | published: 2013-01-06 12:11:33comments
Gangster Squad Giveaway: Win A Fedora, Flask, Shot Glasses And Much MoreIt's time to ring in the new year in style, with fedoras, suits & ties, tommy guns and serious scowls making a comeback for Ruben Fleischer's Gangster Squad. The new film from the Zombieland director tells the true story of a group of cops who secretly gathered to take down the mob king Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn), who was so terrifying that nobody else would stand up to him...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-12-31 12:47:36comments
New Gangster Squad Featurette Takes You Behind The ScenesSome of the greatest films of all time are part of the gangster genre. With titles like Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather movies, Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas, and Raoul Walsh's White Heat, the history of cops versus crooks in Hollywood is an immensely important one. And the cast and crew of the upcoming film Gangster Squad hopes that one day the entry in the genre will be listed among the greats....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-11-29 19:23:00comments
Gangster Squad Gets Five New Character PostersBased on the book by Paul Lieberman and adapted by Will Beall, the movie is set in 1940s and 50s Los Angeles when the East Coast gangster Mickey Cohen made his way over to California to expand his criminal enterprise. In order to stop drugs, violence, and prostitution from taking over the streets, a group of LAPD officers decide that they must go above the law in order to enforce it and drive the scum out of their city. ...by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-10-12 18:57:33comments
New Gangster Squad Trailer Prepares You For WarSet in 1949 Los Angeles, the story begins with the mobster Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) arriving to town and setting up a west coast racket. In order to combat the growing crime wave of drugs, guns and prostitution, a group of LAPD officers decide that they have to go above the law in order to save their city. The stacked cast includes Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Nick Nolte, Robert Patrick, Michael Peña, Giovanni Ribisi, Anthony Mackie, and Emma Stone....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-10-11 18:06:36comments
Gangster Squad Poster Arrives In Advance Of Tomorrow's New TrailerIf things had progressed as they should have, Ruben Fleischer's Gangster Squad would have been in theaters for over a month now, opening at the beginning of September to kick off the season of serious movies for grown-ups with great casts. But in July a man killed 12 people inside a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-10-10 14:05:42comments
Gangster Squad Sets Reshoots In L.A.'s ChinatownWarner Bros. has set an August 20 start date for the reshoots, and have revealed that they'll now set the big final confrontation in L.A.'s Chinatown, with five days of night shoots scheduled for stars Ryan Gosling, Josh Brolin, Anthony Mackie, Robert Patrick, Troy Garity and Michael Pena...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-08-10 07:09:25comments
UPDATE: Gangster Squad Heads For Delay And Reshoots In Response To Colorado TragedyGangster Squad had originally been scheduled for September 7, a kind of kick-off to the more serious fall movie season with genuine potential at Oscar attention if it went well-- after all, Ben Affleck's The Town, another story about gangsters and violence, opened in mid-September in 2010...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-07-25 07:03:36comments
In Wake Of Aurora Tragedy, Warner Bros Will Re-Shoot Gangster SquadJust last week, many of us were eager to see Ruben Fleischer's historical drama about the Los Angeles police force's war against the rise of organized crime brought by East Coast mobster Mickey Cohen...by Kristy Puchko | published: 2012-07-23 10:15:44comments
Gangster Squad Release May Be Delayed In Response To Colorado ShootingsThe decision to pull the trailer for Gangster Squad, which features a scene of men shooting at a movie theater audiences, from screenings of The Dark Knight Rises this weekend was an obvious one. In the wake of yesterday's shootings in Aurora, Colorado no one could stomach the sight of violence in a theater played for thrills...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-07-21 10:15:43comments
Gangster Squad Trailer Removed From Dark Knight Rises ScreeningsHopefully a lot of people will be seeing The Dark Knight Rises again, overcoming fear mongering and whatever else is trying to keep them away to prove that moviegoing is still vital. And hopefully theater owners will be able to remove the trailer quickly enough that a poorly placed trailer doesn't make the experience any more jarring that it already will be...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-07-20 12:29:49comments
Gangster Squad International Trailer's Got SwaggerBased on Paul Lieberman's harrowing book, Gangster Squad centers on the battle that broke out in Los Angeles after the World War II between East Coast gangster Mickey Cohen and the secret police unit charged with bringing him down. At the time the West Coast was a gangster-free zone, making it ripe for the picking for an ambitious and merciless thug like Cohen. ...by Kristy Puchko | published: 2012-07-11 05:16:00comments
Gangster Squad Gets A New Release Date, Gravity Delayed Until 2013If you're like me, when the first trailer for Gangster Squad arrived online last week you immediately said, "I want to see that movie now." Unfortunately, there stood one major problem: the film didn't have a release date. Back in April Warner Bros. decided to do a bit of schedule shifting and moved Ben Affleck's Argo, a political period thriller, back one month to October 12th....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-05-14 18:11:07comments
First Trailer For Gangster Squad Arrives OnlineSo far director Ruben Fleischer has made two movies in his career. The first was Zombieland, a way-funnier-than-expected comedy about the end of the world, and 30 Minutes or Less, a comedy about a pizza boy who is strapped with a bomb and told to rob a bank. So naturally a few heads were turned when it was announced that Fleischer would be directing the dark period drama Gangster Squad....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-05-09 18:07:11comments
Ben Affleck's Argo Moves Its Release Date Back One MonthIt’s not a drastic shift, by any means, but it does move Argo out of the mid-Toronto slot (where Affleck recently opened his Oscar-nominated The Town and places it deep into the heart of Oscar-screening territory. ...by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-04-10 11:39:08comments
Cogan's Trade Gets A Release Date, Butter, Scary Movie 5 And Gangster Squad Get ShiftedThere's a positive and a negative side to studios setting release dates for projects that are still in development. On the one hand it's a nice marketing tool that tells fans of a series/source material that the studio is serious about getting the project done and gives those people a chance to mark their calendars. The downside, though, is when production doesn't start as quickly as the studio was hoping and they are made to look foolish. Enter the Weinstein Company and Scary Movie 5....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-02-16 15:33:50comments
Ben Affleck Gets A 70s Beard In First Image From ArgoLooking at these two photos from very different eras of recent history, it's funny to think of how trends change over time, and how we can look at them so differently. Sean Penn and Josh Brolin look nothing but dapper and cool in their photo, while Affleck and his mop of hair look nothing but hilarious...by Katey Rich | published: 2011-12-26 10:20:12comments
Gangster Squad Photos Show Ryan Gosling On Set, Penn And Brolin Face OffAmong Ryan Goslings upcoming projects is the Ruben Fleischer directed Gangster Squad, which also stars Emma Stone, Sean Penn, Josh Brolin and Nick Nolte. These aren’t the first set photos to make their way online, but if you’re a fan of eying Gosling looking chic in 40’s attire, they’re worth a look. ...by Kelly West | published: 2011-12-09 13:21:09comments
Ryan Gosling Twirls A Gun, Is Really Ridiculously Good-Looking In New Gangster Squad Set PhotosIf you've been looking for a good reason to gaze at Ryan Gosling and wonder how the earth has created such a ridiculously good looking creature, you've come to the right place. He's still wearing 40s era suits and fedoras, he's still looking perfectly coiffed, but this time he's smoking a cigarette and twirling a gun on his finger. Like a boss. Check out a handful of them below...by Katey Rich | published: 2011-10-04 10:29:43comments
Ryan Gosling And Josh Brolin Have A Night Meeting In New Gangster Squad Set PhotosA couple weeks back the first set photos from Ben Affleck's Argo came online and it took about three seconds to realize when the film is set. From the wide-lapel shirt to the blue-jeans-and-blazer, everything about the photos screamed the 1970s. Now some new photos from the set of Ruben Fleischer's Gangster Squad have appeared and while it's a different era than Argo, the fashion once again telegraphs the decade....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2011-09-30 00:34:26comments
Warner Bros. Plans Prime October Release Date For Ruben Fleischer's Gangster SquadThe movie is shooting now in Los Angeles, and apparently Warner Bros. likes what they're seeing so far-- Deadline< reports the studio is planning an October 19, 2012 release date for the film. With a cast like that and fascinating subject matter, a fall release pretty much only means one thing: Oscar hopes...by Katey Rich | published: 2011-09-28 15:14:49comments
Ryan Gosling And Emma Stone Looking 40s Cool In Gangster Squad Set PhotosRuben Fleischer exploded onto the scene a couple years back with his hilarious take on zombie horror, Zombieland. After mostly positive reviews but a lackluster box office performance for his latest, 30 Minutes or Less, Fleischer is back behind the camera ready to bring a stronger showing with Gangster Squad...by Will LeBlanc | published: 2011-09-22 09:09:18comments
Nick Nolte Playing The Police Chief In Ruben Fleischer's Gangster SquadNolte will play the head of the Los Angeles Police Department in the 1940s, as he sets up the titular squad that aims to take down organized crime. Sean Penn will play fearsome gangster Mickey Cohen, with Ryan Gosling and Josh Brolin both playing cops assigned to his case. Anthony Mackie, Emma Stone and The Killing's Mireille Enos are rounding out the cast...by Katey Rich | published: 2011-08-29 12:47:32comments
Sullivan Stapleton May Play A Part In Ruben Fleischer's Gangster SquadThe more I hear about this cast the more curious I become about the plot. There has to be a reason why so many incredibly talented actors would want a piece of this, yes? More importantly, when I first learned about the script I was under the impression that it would be a tight drama with Gosling and Brolin facing off against Penn, but it seems that the film has blossomed into an ensemble piece....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2011-08-12 23:18:52comments
The Killing Star Mireille Enos Marries Josh Brolin For Gangster SquadThough she plays a tough-minded detective on The Killing who's putting off moving away to be with her fiance, Enos has been landing in a lot of wife roles-- she's playing Pitt's beloved in World War Z, and here will play the wife of Josh Brolin's character, one of the few cops in the LAPD in the 1940s who wasn't being paid off by the notorious gangster Mickey Cohen...by Katey Rich | published: 2011-08-09 14:39:57comments
Frank Grillo Lines Up Roles In Gangster Squad And End Of WatchIt's been a busy, busy week for the production of Ruben Fleischer's Gangster Squad. It began on Tuesday when it was reported that Emma Stone had entered talks to play the film's female lead, while Thursday brought news that Robert Patrick replaced Bryan Cranston in the project. But just because it's just about time for the weekend doesn't mean that they aren't still working hard to put together the best cast they can....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2011-07-29 18:56:59comments
Robert Patrick May Replace Bryan Cranston In Gangster SquadIt's hard not to have an incredible amount of respect for Bryan Cranston. The actor spent years as "bit player you recognize from that other TV show" (though I'll never forget Dr. Tim Whatley D.D.S. from Seinfeld). His big break came when he was cast as the dad on Malcolm in the Middle, but things have blown up beyond comprehension now....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2011-07-28 16:47:21comments
Anthony Mackie Takes A Seat On Warner's Gangster SquadHe’ll co-star alongside Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Josh Brolin and Michael Pena in a period police thriller based on actual events surrounding an LAPD bureau created specifically to combat East Coast mobsters who were heading west...by Sean O'Connell | published: 2011-06-10 14:03:20comments
Michael Pena Reteaming With Reuben Fleischer In Gangster SquadMichael Pena is one of those actors that has never been beholden to genre, his filmography a mix of both drama and comedy. This year alone he has starred in The Lincoln Lawyer and Battle: Los Angeles (two movies where there aren't too many laughs) and will be closing it out with 30 Minutes or Less and Tower Heist (two films we hope help us bust a gut). Director Reuben Fleischer is now planning to utilize that flexibility....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2011-06-07 17:10:41comments
Sean Penn, Josh Brolin And Ryan Gosling All In Talks For Gangster SquadIt's based on a series of articles that journalist Paul Lieberman wrote for The Los Angeles Times, and contains the kind of juicy, flashy history that would make a great movie even without a dynamite cast attached. Seriously, there must be something really great going on here to get Sean Penn committed...by Katey Rich | published: 2011-04-21 12:56:58comments
Sean Penn And Ryan Gosling Offered Roles In Reuben Fleischer's Gangster SquadThe script for Tales From The Gangster Squad has been floating around since 2008, but is finally close to actually getting made. A period piece about 1940s LAPD squaring off against mobsters Mickey Cohen and Bugsy Siegel, offers were put out to both Ben Affleck and Darren Aronofsky last year before Reuben Fleischer took the gig....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2011-03-30 14:24:49comments
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