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Bradley Cooper to star in Clint Eastwood's 'The Mule'

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Actor Bradley Cooper is all set to reunite with his "American Sniper" director Clint Eastwood for a new film, "The Mule".

The 43-year-old actor is in negotiations to join the cast of crime-drama from Eastwood, who will also star in the film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

This will be the 87-year-old legend's first film as an actor since 2012's sports drama "Trouble With the Curve".

"The Mule" is based on a 2014 New York Times magazine story that tells the true story of 90-year-old WWII veteran and horticulturist Leo Sharp who became a drug courier for Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel.

The film's story follows Earl Stone (Eastwood), a man in his 80s who is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive easy enough. But unbeknownst to Earl, he's signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel, and also hit the radar of hard-charging DEA agent Colin Bates (Cooper).

 

Eastwood will also produce the project through his Malpaso banner and will be joined by Dan Friedkin and Bradley Thomas as co-producers. Ruben Fleischer, David Bernad, and Todd Hoffman are executive producing.

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First Published: May 19 2018 | 11:35 AM IST

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