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'Taken' Director Pierre Morel Pursues New Action Franchise

January 28, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 20 weeks ago

Morel is in talks to direct Sean Penn "Prone Gunman" for Silver Pictures and Studio Canal

  

'Gangster Squad' Review: Slick and Bloody Good, but We've Seen It Before

January 9, 2013 By Alonso Duralde 23 weeks ago

This cops-and-mobsters movie starring Josh Brolin and Ryan Gosling goes nowhere new, but there’s enough period gloss and violent verve to keep it entertaining

  

Ryan Gosling, Josh Brolin Brawl in Action-Packed 'Gangster Squad' Clips (Video)

January 4, 2013 By Greg Gilman 23 weeks ago

Two new clips are out from Ruben Fleischer's  gangster movie 

  

Mel Gibson, Sean Penn and Robert Downey Jr. Join Jodie Foster for Charity Poker

November 21, 2012 By Brent Lang 30 weeks ago

Event will raise money for Mending Kids International

  

Sean Penn, Kid Rock Team Up to Punch Partisan Politics in the Face (Video)

October 11, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 35 weeks ago

Romney supporter Kid Rock and Chavez pal Sean Penn set aside their political differences and focus on what's really important -- sand sculptures

  

Sean Penn in Talks to Direct First Film Since 'Into the Wild'

August 9, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 44 weeks ago

Penn may direct "Crazy for the Storm" with a script by Will Fetters

  

Party Report: Sean Penn Is Surprisingly Jolly

July 2, 2012 By Mikey Glazer 50 weeks ago

Smiles? Posing for photos? Penn lightens pre-Fourth party fireworks spread from Malibu to the Hollywood hills

  

Three Days With Sean Penn in Haiti: A Bargain at $400,000

May 20, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

Sean Penn's Cannes benefit for Haiti raises $2 million 

  

Cannes 2012: Shame, Money and Long Movies

May 19, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Day 4 roundup: Sean Penn raises big money for Haiti, and Megan Ellison doesn't want to talk about being a Cannes power player

  

Sean Penn Explodes in Cannes: 'The Whole F---ing World Abandoned Haiti'

May 18, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

Sean Penn, political activist and movie star, says Haiti finally has chance to reestablish itself after earthquake and decades of political turmoil

  

'Gangster Squad' Trailer: Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling and Lots of Tommy Guns

May 11, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The crime film co-stars Josh Brolin and Emma Stone and plays like "The Untouchables" on speed

  

Oscars Finally Invite Chris Rock Back

February 15, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Seven years after his monologue ruffled a few feathers, Chris Rock is booked to present on the Oscars

  

Sean Penn to Be Honored for Haiti Relief by Critics Choice Movie Awards

January 9, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Actor will receive Joel Siegel Award from Broadcast Film Critics Association; sound editors to honor George Watters II

  

Inside the Amfar Gala and an Elton John Sighting

October 31, 2011 By Mikey Glazer 1 year ago

Also: Directors Eva Longoria, Zoe Saldana and Olivia Wilde make their debuts.

  

Sean Penn Directing 'The Comedian' With Kristin Wiig, Robert De Niro

October 27, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The movie centers on a down on his luck jokester sentenced to community service

  

Bill Clinton, Kevin Spacey Steal Sean Penn's Lunch (Video)

October 18, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

The former President spoofs his own foundation with a series of Hollywood stars

  

Where in the World Is Sean Penn? Protesting in Egypt

September 30, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Actor was part of a demonstration in Tahrir Square calling on the country's military leadership to end emergency laws

  

Weinstein Picks Up Sean Penn Film 'This Must Be the Place'

September 21, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

Acquires North American rights to Paolo Sorrentino-directed film

  

Nick Nolte Joins Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone in 'Gangster Squad'

August 29, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Oscar-nominee will play the chief of police in period crime film

  

How Mike Medavoy Nabbed the Rights to 'The 33' Chilean Miners

July 27, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

The legendary producer, who lived in Chile for 10 years, connected with a group of the miners when they were visiting L.A.

  

Emma Stone Offered Lead Female Role in 'Gangster Squad'

July 26, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The "Friends With Benefits" and "Crazy, Stupid Love" star would play a woman romantically involved with a mobster and a police officer

  

Giovanni Ribisi Goes 'Gangster' for Warner Bros.

July 6, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The "Saving Private Ryan" actor joins Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling and Josh Brolin in Ruben Fleischer's 1940s-era mob film

  

Paul Haggis Hassled at Iranian Mission in NY While Delivering Petition

June 9, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 2 years ago

Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, Ron Howard, Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon and others signed the petition, which protests Iran's treatment of director Jafar Panahi

  

Sean Penn Channels Jeff Spicoli at Guys Choice 'Fast Times' Reunion (Video)

June 9, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 2 years ago

Oscar winner reaches back to his bleached-blond movie roots to revisit a classic line

  

Michael Pena Joining Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Josh Brolin in 'Gangster Squad'

June 7, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 2 years ago

Pena, who starred in "The Lincoln Lawyer," joins the Warner Bros. gangster film

  

Cannes: Pitt, Jolie and Penn Hit the Red Carpet for 'Tree of Life' (Slideshow)

May 16, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

The biggest stars come out for the premiere of Terrence Malick's long, long awaited drama

  
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