Let it go, guys. First, no one is going to see it since the Biden Justice Department’s shady dealings have been exposed. Still, it’s an event the Left cannot move on from, just like they can’t get past the 2016 and 2024 elections. So, it’s fitting that they’re going to make a movie about it, and it’s no surprise that Sean Penn will be sitting in the director’s chair.
It’s about January 6. Yeah, they’re making a ‘Patriots Day’ style film about a day in the life of a DC cop during that time. But wait, it’s not really about January 6; it’s just the background or something (via Variety):
Sean Penn will direct a film about the early life of a cop who was present for the Jan. 6 storming of the United States Capitol. Bradley Cooper is being eyed for the lead role, though the real life inspiration for the film has yet to be identified. The film is currently untitled and has been set up at Warner Bros. It is described as “an unexpected story about friendship,” which needs a little work as a marketing hook and seems like a clear attempt to minimize any future controversy.
To that end, insiders insist the film is not really about Jan. 6 and is only tangentially related to the attacks. Despite that spin, it’s unclear how this project will play with David Ellison and the team at Paramount who are poised to buy Warner Bros. Discovery now that the Justice Department has cleared their merger. Ellison has made a point of highlighting his family’s ties to Donald Trump, hosting a dinner for the president and members of his administration in April and showing up at the UFC fight that was held at the White House last weekend. That event, which was held on Trump’s 80th birthday, was broadcast on Paramount+, Ellison’s streaming service. Penn, who has called Trump “an enemy of mankind,” is of a different political persuasion.
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The deal with Warner Bros. was negotiated by CAA Media Finance. Penn and Projected Picture Works are represented by CAA; Cooper is represented by Range Media Partners. Deadline broke the news of Penn’s next project.
Yeah, hard pass, folks.