Bill Murray, Casey Affleck, and Josh Brolin Rumored for Cogan's Trade

Bill Murray, Casey Affleck, and Josh Brolin Rumored for Cogan's Trade

Bill Murray is suspected to have joined Cogan's Trade

Director Andrew Dominik is rumored to have signed quite a few impressive names to his upcoming crime caper Cogan's Trade. Actors being mentioned for his cast, which is headlined by Brad Pitt, include Josh Brolin, Bill Murray, Casey Affleck, Zoe Saldana, Mark Ruffalo, and Sam Rockwell.

Pitt is set to play the title character, Jackie Cogan, a cop investigating a high stakes poker tournament protected by the mob. Andrew Dominik wrote the screenplay, which is based on a novel by George V. Higgins.

Cogan's Trade will be shot in New Orleans this March, marking the frist time Pitt has made a movie in the state of Louisianna since starring in 2008's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Dominik previously directed Pitt in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.

Killing Them Softly comes to theaters in 2012 and stars Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem, Mark Ruffalo, Sam Rockwell, Casey Affleck, Richard Jenkins, James Gandolfini, Bella Heathcote. The film is directed by Andrew Dominik.

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RojoDiablo
Solid cast for sure, could be a good flick.
1 year agoby @rojodiablo Flag
Cripple
Awesome news. I am a huge Dominik fan and the book is great, can't wait for this.
1 year agoby @cripple Flag
Courtney O.
That is a nice group.
1 year agoby @chickflick Flag