Posted on 06/16/2026 10:36:05 AM PDT by lowbridge
Sean Penn will direct a new film about the January 6 riot set to star Bradley Cooper.
According to Deadline, the star, who recently won his third Oscar, will bring what’s been described as a “passion project” to the screen and act as both writer and director.
The as-yet-untitled drama will follow the life of a police officer who gets mixed up in the violent insurrection of 2021. Cooper is reportedly in talks to play him.
The film has also been referred to as an “unexpected story about friendship” that will be made in collaboration with the real-life subject whose identity is being kept hidden for now.
Penn attended a January 6 House committee hearing in 2022, describing himself as “just another citizen” who was there to observe.
“I think we all saw what happened on January 6, and now we’re looking to see if justice comes on the other side of it,” he said.
Penn has also previously referred to Donald Trump as “an enemy of mankind” and a “narcissist”.
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Nanzi's staged riot also provided the coup masters an excuse to round up some obvious objectors to their successful coup. A dark stain on American History that few Americans actually know.
This will be bullshit, top to bottom.
Sean Penn belongs in the pen sharing a cell with his buddy Maduro.
Maybe in competition with “Dead Man’s Wire” which came out in January.
We haven’t seen it yet, but DMW is by Gus Van Sant.
It is all about an insane jerk we knew back in 1963-65.
I can’t imagine who would be interested in the story of a 1977 hostage taking and I hope the movie does not try to make a hero out of Tony Kiritsis.
I hope Madonna plays Melania or Pelosi.
She could bring out the facts, like, in a box or something.
Violence from the visitors being shown around and then: That scene where the young lady VET with a machine gun gets killed by that brave DC cop. Sure winning movie! (/S)
They’ll probably portray her as a heavily armed mercenary.
It was an actor. I’m drawing a blank. He showed trucks dishing out MAGA gear so they’d blend in.
Oh yes they are and there are people who believe them. I still hear on the tv news about the J6 insurrection, Goode and Pretti were innocent, the murder of Floyd, etc. Neighbors must think I am nuts when I scream at the television. LOL
Great catch
True. The “riot” and “insurrection” started almost instantly after the first House member rose to object to the AZ electors.
You could almost see Pence starting to leave before it started.
Nick Searcy?
That movie looks interesting. I might have to watch it.
I was there that day and missed the violent part.
I really did. We were about 75 feet from the entrance and saw a loud crowd of flag waving patriots redressing a grievance with our government.
All we heard was that someone broke a window. We heard that on the way back to our car.
Of course, that wouldn’t quite make a good movie would it?
Yawn.
Not good at propaganda they they just tell the anti normal what they want to hear.
Note how ther media sucks up to them then the left know to run with it hate is big business with the left.
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