STRANGER THINGS Star David Harbour to Star in True Crime Drama THE TRASHERS From CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH Director
Stranger Things and Black Widow star David Harbour has signed on to star in the upcoming true crime drama, The Trashers. The film is being directed by Cooper Raiff, who just had huge success with his second film Cha Cha Real Smooth, which debuted at Sundance Film Festival. The film The Trashers is based on a script by Adam R. Perlman (Billions) with current revisions by Raiff.
The story “will chart the rise and fall of Jimmy Galante (Harbour), a Danbury, Connecticut trash magnate and associate of the Genovese crime family (which has been cited as an inspiration for The Sopranos). In 2004, Galante bought the city’s minor league hockey team and assigned his teenage son to run it. The team gained notoriety for their rough and violent style of play, but also developed a wide fan base as they started to win more and more games. The team’s success and fame all came to an abrupt end with Galante’s arrest on 72 criminal charges.”
Of acquiring Harbour for the lead role, director Cooper Raiff said:
“I feel so lucky to be working with David. He’s a magnificent actor and the perfect Jimmy Galante because he’s truly tough and impossibly warm. He’s also the best person and I hope he reads this and knows I want to be friends with him forever.”
I love me some true crime, I’m a fan of Harbour, and I have been wanting to see Cha Cha Real Smooth ever since its festival debut, so this sounds like it’s going to be a good one. The Trashers is on course to shoot this fall.
via: Deadline