Cogan's Trade is an upcoming American crime film directed by Andrew Dominik

Andrew Dominik

Andrew Dominik is a New Zealand-born Australian film director and screenwriter. He has directed two films so far: Chopper and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.-Early life and career:...

 and starring Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt

William Bradley "Brad" Pitt is an American actor and film producer. Pitt has received two Academy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one...

. The film is based on the 1974 novel of the same name by George V. Higgins

George V. Higgins

George V. Higgins was a United States author, lawyer, newspaper columnist, and college professor. He is best known for his bestselling crime novels. His full name was George Vincent Higgins, but his books were all published as by George V. Higgins. ACtually, his full name was George V...

. The film is scheduled to be released in early 2012.

Synopsis

Jackie Cogan (Pitt) is a point man (a person who patrols ahead) for a hitman. Cogan begins investigating a heist of the mob's assets.

Cast

• Brad Pitt
  Brad Pitt
  William Bradley "Brad" Pitt is an American actor and film producer. Pitt has received two Academy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one...
  
   as Jackie Cogan
• James Gandolfini
  James Gandolfini
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• Vytaute Andrijauskaite as Mendy Cogan
• Richard Jenkins
  Richard Jenkins
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• Bella Heathcote
  Bella Heathcote
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• Vincent Curatola
• Ray Liotta
  Ray Liotta
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• Sam Shepard
  Sam Shepard
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• Scoot McNairy
  Scoot McNairy
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• Ben Mendelsohn
  Ben Mendelsohn
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• Linara Washington

Production

Cogan's Trade is based on the 1974 novel of the same name by George V. Higgins

George V. Higgins

George V. Higgins was a United States author, lawyer, newspaper columnist, and college professor. He is best known for his bestselling crime novels. His full name was George Vincent Higgins, but his books were all published as by George V. Higgins. ACtually, his full name was George V...

. The film is written and directed by Andrew Dominik

Andrew Dominik

Andrew Dominik is a New Zealand-born Australian film director and screenwriter. He has directed two films so far: Chopper and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.-Early life and career:...

. The project was first announced in November of 2010 when Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt

William Bradley "Brad" Pitt is an American actor and film producer. Pitt has received two Academy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one...

 was reported to be in talks for the lead role. Pitt joined the project the following month, and production was scheduled to begin in Louisiana

Louisiana

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 in March of 2011. Additional roles were cast in early 2011.

Pre-production began in Louisiana in January of 2011, and filming was underway by March of 2011.

Release

Cogan's Trade is scheduled to be released in the first quarter of 2012. The Weinstein Company

The Weinstein Company

The Weinstein Company is an American film studio founded by Bob and Harvey Weinstein in 2005 after the brothers left the then-Disney-owned Miramax Films, which they had co-founded in 1979...

will distribute the film in the United States and Canada.