Overview
- Warner Bros. announced Tuesday that Sean Penn wrote, will direct and produce an untitled film about a police officer who was at the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack.
- Bradley Cooper is reported to be in talks for the lead role but no deal has been finalized.
- The movie is based on a real officer whose identity is being kept confidential; several outlets and insiders have linked the project to Michael Fanone but that has not been confirmed.
- The project was arranged as a negative pickup with CAA Media Finance negotiating on behalf of the producers and Projected Picture Works attached, and production is being targeted for mid-2027.
- Coverage highlights political and corporate risks for the film because the Justice Department recently cleared Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount leadership’s ties to President Trump could affect how the project is received or handled.