Penelope Cruz Could Round Out the Cast of Ridley Scotts The Counselor

Posted on Friday, April 20th, 2012 by

Is there any project in Hollywood that has the potential to boast a hotter cast than Ridley Scotts The Counselor? Man of the momentMichael Fassbender was the first to board the project back in February, while Brad Pitt and Javier Bardem signed on last week. (Bardem beat out another shining star, Jeremy Renner, for his part.) And thats just the people who are actually locked in. Angelina Jolies been circling for the past couple of weeks, and nowPenlope Cruzis considering jumping in as well. More details after the jump.

Aside from its A-list cast, The Counselor is also notable for being the first original screenplay by Cormac McCarthy, whose novels All the Pretty Horses, No Country for Old Men, and The Road have previously been turned into high-profile pictures. Described as dialogue-heavy, violent, and racy, The Counselor centers around an attorney (Fassbender) who dips his toe into the cocaine trade with the help of acquaintances! like th e wealthy Reiner (Bardem) and his shifty associate Westray (Pitt). Of course, he soon finds himself way in over his head.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cruz is on the verge of getting an offer to play Fassbenders romantic interest. Unless the character has more than one lady love, Im guessing this means Cruz is stepping into the part that Natalie Portman was eyeing in March. The Counselorwould mark Cruzs second time on a project from McCarthy; in 2000, she starred in Billy Bob Thorntons adaptation of All the Pretty Horses.The project would also reunite her with Bardem, whom she last worked with on Woody Allens delightful Vicky Cristina Barcelona though reunite may be a misnomer in this case, as the pair are married and have a child together in real life.

The cast for The Counselorcame together real quick, but based on what weve heard of the script, it sounds like Cruzs character was the last major one remaining to be cast. Production is on track to start this June.


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