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Exclusive | Sean Penn working on explosive Jan. 6 movie with A-list ... Sean Penn is developing a film on the Jan. 6 riot at the White House. Five years after a violent mob attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021, an A-list director with an A-list actor aims to bring that historically divisive and explosive event to the big screen. Three-time Oscar winner Sean Penn is writing and directing a project about Jan. 6th for Warner Bros. Discovery, Page Six Hollywood has learned, and he is in talks with another Oscar winner — Bradley Cooper — to star. The pairing of Penn and Cooper — both generational talents — on this material would seem to make sense from an awards standpoint. While details are sparse, Penn, who is coming off his third Oscar win (for his supporting part in “One Battle After Another”), is said to be writing the story for Cooper, who’d play a role based on an actual figure present at the Capitol on the day it was stormed. Sean Penn attends the “Into the Wild” By Sean Penn Invitation during the 17th Film Festival Lumiere on October 12, 2025 in Lyon, France. WireImage CAA principal Bryan Lourd has been helping Penn shepherd the project, and Warner Bros. would seem l…

Sean Penn to direct January 6 drama with Bradley Cooper set to star <p>Oscar-winning actor to write and direct fact-based movie that will follow a police officer mixed up in 2021 Capitol riot</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/seanpenn">Sean Penn</a> will direct a new film about the January 6 riot set to star <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/bradley-cooper">Bradley Cooper</a>.</p><p>According to <a href="https://deadline.com/2026/06/sean-penn-direct-bradley-cooper-january-6th-cop-warner-bros-1236957132/">Deadline</a>, the star, who recently <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/16/sean-penn-wins-best-supporting-actor-oscar-for-one-battle-after-another">won</a> his second Oscar, will bring what’s been described as a “passion project” to the screen and act as both writer and director.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jun/16/sean-penn-bradley-cooper-january-6-film">Continue reading...</a>

Sean Penn to direct Warner Bros. movie about a police officer at the ... Movies Sean Penn to direct Warner Bros. movie about a police officer at the Jan. 6 Capitol riot Production is expected to start mid-2027. By Jake Coyle | The Associated Press • Published 54 minutes ago • Updated 54 minutes ago BOOKMARKER Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File File - Sean Penn appears at the Hammond Cinema Vanguard Award ceremony as part of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Feb. 9, 2026. Sean Penn will direct a movie about a police officer who was at the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in 2021, Warner Bros. announced Tuesday. Following his Oscar-winning performance in “One Battle After Another,” Penn will direct the as-yet untitled film from his own script. Bradley Cooper is in talks to star, though no deal has been finalized. Stream NBC4 newscasts for free right here, right now. WATCH HERE Representatives for Penn and Warner Bros. didn't comment Tuesday on the movie's protagonist but said he's based on a real person. When Penn attended the 2022 hearings of the House Select Committee investigating the deadly attack on the Capitol, he sat between Washington, D.C., Metro…

Bradley Cooper to Star in Sean Penn's January 6 Drama for Warner Bros ... Well, the cat’s out of the bag: Sean Penn, 65, who recently told Vanity Fair that after his Oscar-winning turn in “One Battle After Another,” he’d be taking a break from acting to focus on directing his seventh feature, has lined up an A-list actor for the lead role. It looks like Tom Hardy is no longer involved in Penn’s next film, despite Penn having mentioned his involvement last year. Instead, Bradley Cooper will star in Penn’s latest, but it’s the subject matter that is likely to generate most of the headlines. The currently untitled film will follow the life of a police officer, rumored to be Michael Fanone, who becomes caught up in the events of January 6. Warner Bros. is onboard. This is going to go down really well with half the country. Then again, Warner Bros. film chiefs Pam Abdy and Michael De Luca—who could very well lose their jobs if Paramount’s merger with Skydance ultimately reshapes the studio landscape—appear to be in full DGAF mode, greenlighting all sorts of projects at the moment. Penn’s film is reportedly set to shoot in mid-2027, and if David Ellison’s Skydance is firmly in control b…

Sean Penn To Direct Bradley Cooper In Story Of January 6th Cop Sean Penn, Bradley Cooper Getty EXCLUSIVE : Sean Penn , coming off his third Oscar win for One Battle After Another , has been quietly setting up a passion project. And it’s a doozy. The currently untitled film will follow the early life of a cop who goes on to be caught up in the January 6th Capitol riots. Penn has scripted and will direct the movie, which has five-time Oscar nominated actor Bradley Cooper in talks to star in the lead role. There’s no deal yet. The film will re-team Penn with One Battle After Another studio Warner Bros , which has acquired it in a negative pickup. Penn will produce with John Ira Palmer and John Wildermuth under their Projected Picture Works banner. CAA Media Finance negotiated the WB deal on behalf of the producers. Related Stories News Sean Penn "Got To Enjoy" Watching The Oscars While Skipping Ceremony: "Better For My Mental Health" News Warner Bros' Michael De Luca On Why 'Backrooms' & 'Obsession' Are Clicking: "These Filmmakers Are In A Dialogue With Their Audience..." Production is being targeted for mid-2027 given Cooper’s commitments on the next Oceans film. Watch on Deadline T…

BREAKING: Penn is making the Jan. 6th movie Trump hoped Amer wd NEVER see! Trump pardoned the insurrectionists, called them "patriots," and tried securing $1.8 billion for them. Penn wrote & will direct (expected star) Bradley Cooper — as seen thru the eyes of Officer Michael Fanone!

Bradley Cooper to Star as Cop Who Ends Up at Jan. 6 in Sean Penn ... Bradley Cooper is in talks to star in Sean Penn’s next directorial effort, a film that chronicles the early life of a police officer who defended the U.S. capital on Jan. 6. Warner Bros. is in talks to acquire the film as a negative pickup, which would mark Penn’s first narrative directorial effort since 2021’s “Flag Day.” Described as an unexpected story about friendship, the film is decidedly not a Jan. 6 movie, an individual with knowledge told TheWrap. But it does cover the life of a police officer who was there, and whose identity is being kept under wraps for now. And, however tangentially, it marks the first major feature film tied to the Jan. 6 riots to be made at a Hollywood studio. Penn wrote and will direct and produce the movie, but filming won’t begin until mid-2027 due to Cooper’s schedule. The “A Star Is Born” filmmaker is next set to write, direct and star in an “Ocean’s Eleven” prequel alongside Margot Robbie, also for Warner Bros. That’s due to roll cameras later this year. Cooper most recently directed the Searchlight dramedy “Is This Thing On?” starring Will Arnett. Penn, of course, is coming …

Sean Penn to direct Warner Bros. movie about a police officer at the ... Sean Penn is slated to direct a new film focusing on a police officer who was present during the January 6 Capitol riot in 2021, Warner Bros . announced on Tuesday. The Oscar-winning actor, fresh from his performance in One Battle After Another, will also write the script for the as-yet untitled project. Bradley Cooper is reportedly in talks to star, though a final agreement has not been reached. Representatives for Penn and Warner Bros. did not comment on the protagonist's identity but confirmed the character is based on a real person. Penn notably attended the 2022 House Select Committee hearings investigating the Capitol attack, where he sat with Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police officers Michael Fanone and Daniel Hodges, both responders to the events. At the hearings, Penn said he was attending as ‘just another citizen’ to observe and see if justice would be served ( Mandel Egan/AFP via Getty Images ) Fanone testified that he rushed to the scene and was “grabbed, beaten, tased, all while being called a traitor to my country.” The assault, which stopped only when he said he had children, caused him to …

Three-Time Oscar Winner's Next Film Is a Nightmare for Trump Sean Penn’s upcoming feature will take direct aim at MAGA, unpacking the Jan. 6 Capitol riots through the lens of a police officer caught in the crossfire. The three-time Oscar winner and outspoken political voice has already scripted the untitled project, which is expected to star Bradley Cooper as the lead, Deadline reported. Penn will direct the film for Warner Bros., which also put out last year’s One Battle After Another . Bradley Cooper is rumored to be playing the lead in the upcoming project. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha A source explained to Deadline that the film will ultimately be a story about unexpected friendships, but will examine this theme through the lens of an officer entangled in the fateful 2021 attack, during which thousands of Trump supporters descended on the U.S. Capitol in protest of the 2020 election outcome . Deadline reports that the film is “not a ‘January 6th movie’ per se,” but this storyline seems to be at the crux of the project. Triple Oscar Winner Spotted in War Zone After Snubbing Show ADVENTURING ABROAD Owen Mason-Hill Penn’s interest in writing such a narrative comes as little surprise. The…