Despite his shameless plug during the Golden Globes nominations, Woody Harrleson has had a very complicated relationship with his upcoming gritty cop film, ‘Rampart.’
The film imagines the star as a loose-cannon cop whose brut tactics and thinly-veiled racism land him in some seriously hot water. (No kidding!)
Upon Harrleson’s first viewing of the film he “didn’t like it for a number of reasons,” he explained to The… Continue reading Woody Harrelson on 'Rampart': 'I Was So Depressed Over It'
There has been a lot of early Oscar buzz for Woody Harrelson’s performance in the upcoming film ‘Rampart.’ Head to the movie’s trailer page on Apple and it’s peppered with quotes praising his role as Dave Brown, a corrupt LAPD officer — a role that fans of ‘The Shield,’ the critically acclaimed police drama on FX, will find quite familiar. The show, which ran from 2002-2008, followed Detective… Continue reading 'Rampart' Trailer: 'Shield' the Movie?
September 23, 2011
According to Deadline, Millenium Entertainment has paid $ 2 million to distribute Oren (The Messenger) Moverman’s L.A.-based cop drama Rampart, starring Woody Harrelson as a dirty cop trying to come to term with his actions. It recently debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival to rave reviews.
Co-written by author James Ellroy (“L.A. Confidential”) and co-starring Sigourney Weaver, Brie Larson, Robin
