First Look at Sean Penn in THE GUNMAN
Sean Penn is the latest aged actor getting in on the old man action film bandwagon. This is our first look at him as a hitman who wants out of the game in the upcoming new thriller The Gunman. It also stars Javier Bardem, Idris Elba, and Ray Winstone. When talking about the film, Penn wouldn't really admit that he was making an action film,
"Here's the funny thing. Calling it an 'action film' is kind of like calling Meryl Streep a sexy blonde chick. She is. But that really doesn't tell the story of what she is at all.
"I don't separate this in my mind from anything else I have done. It's a very human story that deals with the same things exploited in action films, like warfare."
But it sounds like it's still an action thriller. Nothing he can say is going to change that. It's ok that you're making an action movie, Penn. I know you don't want to admit it, but just embrace it and enjoy it.
The film is an adaptation of Jean-Patrick Manchette's novel The Prone Gunman. Pierre Morel (Taken) is directing the movie from a script written by Peter Travis, who directed Dredd. Here's the story synopsis:
Martin Terrier is a hired killer who wants out of the game — so he can settle down and marry his childhood sweetheart. That's why he took up this profession! Martin returns to his hometown to claim her, but the Organization won't let him go. Once again, the gunman must assume the prone shooting position.