The movie tells the story of how Robert Ford (Affleck) joined Jesse James' (Pitt) gang, only to become resentful of the legendary outlaw and hatch a plan to kill James, the fastest gun in the West.
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September 24, 2007: Jesse James premiere!:
THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD had its NYC premiere last Tuesday September 18th at the Ziegfeld Theater. Joblo.com’s invitation to attend the red carpet had me doing back flips while screaming with joy. After all, the film...
August 24, 2007: New Jesse James poster:
I give all the respect in the world to Warner Bros. for leaving the 'BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD' in the title for their movie below. It could have just as easily been 'THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES' but that wouldn't have been nearly as cool. But instead, they...
August 23, 2007: Trailer with a Coward:
Looks like this fall is gonna be a damn good time for Westerns. Not only does 3:10 TO YUMA look like a smashing good time with a fiendishly clever, villainous Russel Crowe butting heads with a straight-laced Christian Bale but the Brad Pitt starring...
July 26, 2007: Pitt has Dirty Tricks:
The NY Post has learned that orphan-collecting Angelina Jolie Manbot Brad Pitt has joined the cast of "Nip/Tuck" mastermind Ryan Murphy's upcoming reality-based political drama DIRTY TRICKS. Based on the John Jeter play of the same name, the film stars Meryl...
May 10, 2007: Rockwell is Frosty:
Apologies if the article's title is a little misleading. Sam Rockwell hasn't agreed to voice Frosty the Snowman in a hilarious CG-animated romp but rather, him Toby Jones and Matthew Macfadyen have signed on to the drama FROST/NIXON, the Ron Howard-directed...
August 15, 2006: Dan is Dan Pearl:
Just about a month ago, we told you about Angelina Jolie signing on to play Marianne Pearl in A
MIGHTY HEART, the Michael Winterbottom-directed feature adaptation of Marianne's novel of the same name, chronicling her attempts to extricate her husband,...
July 27, 2006: Pitt's a busy dude:
Despite parenting Her Royal Majesty Shiloh Nouvell Jolie-Pitt, Brad Pitt is still going strong on the movie front. He's finally confirmed as starring in the dramedy THE
CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, which can only mean something great is in store for...
June 2, 2006: Affleck's Aardvark:
With a starring role (and most notably one of the titular roles) alongside Brad Pitt in THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD , likely an expanded role in the second sequel to the mega
blockbuster franchise, OCEAN'S 13 , and even a...
April 27, 2006: Jesse James teaser:
The teaser Yahoo recently posted for THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY
THE COWARD ROBERT FORD cleverly avoids focusing solely on Jese James (Brad Pitt) and instead concentrates on Robert Ford (Casey Affleck) expressing his
admiration for James and...
April 14, 2006: Some trailer news:
Cool dude Hargon recently let us know some cool trailer news for a couple of high profile projects. First, the first trailer for Brad Pitt's western action drama THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD
will apparently be attached to...
February 22, 2006: Lonesome Jim poster:
Steve Buscemi's upcoming directorial effort LONESOME JIM stars Casey Afflect as the titular character as he returns home to assume the responsibilities of his brother
after he dies in a mysterious accident. Feeling overwhelmed with working at his parent's...
January 26, 2006: Zooey in Terabithia:
Zooey Deschanel has signed on to star in the children's fantasy adventure BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA for Disney and Walden Media. The film is based on Katherine
Paterson's novel of the same name and stars Josh Hutcherson and AnnaSophia "the next Dakota...
December 27, 2005: New Jesse James pics:
I'm not a huge fan of westerns, as a rule, but I'm looking forward to Brad Pitt's THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD. This is primarily because it's got such a badass title. I really hope Warner Bros. doesn't trim it down to something as...
October 28, 2005: Pitt/Affleck set pics:
We had a couple of
pictures of Brad Pitt as Jesse James in the FILM
WITH THE LONGEST TITLE OF THE YEAR on the site yesterday ,
but thanks to ' Craig ' and his cool buddy up in Winnipeg,
Canada,...
October 27, 2005: Pitt as Jesse James:
In what is sure to be an
attempt at the longest movie title of all-time, Brad Pitt's next
feature, currently entitled THE
ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD
(kinda ruins the...
August 8, 2005: Affleck joins Pitt:
The junior Affleck, Casey, has signed on to co-star with Brad Pitt in the upcoming Warner Bros. flick THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES. In the film Pitt will play the legendary Jesse James not to be confused with the host of "Monster Garage" and current husband...
January 12, 2005: Review: Assassin.. of Richard Nixon:
"...great
American thespian Sean Penn, who blew me out of the water with yet
another truly original, exact, almost form-shifting performance,
that can be described best with a certain word that tickles...
January 12, 2005: INT: Niels Mueller:
On December 29 th , 2004, Niels Mueller’s
directorial debut, THE ASSASSINATION OF RICHARD NIXON saw a limited release in
both New York and Los Angeles ( read
JoBlo's review here ), no doubt to squeeze in its eligibility for some
Oscar hardware when the...
March 18, 2004: Pitt as Jesse James?:
Between his starring roles and his producing gigs, Brad Pitt is one busy mutha. He's got TROY coming this May, he's currently filming MR. AND MRS. SMITH with Angelina Jolie, after that is OCEAN'S 12 and he's attached to star in Scorsese's INFERNAL AFFAIRS with...
