Angelina Jolie in talks to play a small role in Scott/McCarthy’s The Counselor

JoBloJoBlo
Last Updated on August 5, 2021

If it sticks, THE COUNSELOR has just lassoed a mighty fine client!

After learning in February Michael Fassbender would indeed reunite with Ridley Scott to film THE COUNSELOR, the Cormac McCarthy script has attracted some Oscar winning talent. Jeremy Renner and Natalie Portman not only have a rumored-attachment, Vulture reports that Ridley Scott is in talks with Angelina Jolie to take a small role in the film as well.

As you know, Angie is putting her heart into MALEFICENT next, though it won’t hit until March 2014. With Scott intent on shooting THE COUNSELOR this June, Angie may have enough time to indulge the Englishman with an extended cameo. Let’s hope so anyway!

Set the contemporary Southwest, The protagonist in The Counselor is a respected lawyer (Fassbender) who thinks he can dip a toe in to the drug business without getting sucked down. It is a bad decision and he tries his best to survive it and get out of a desperate situation.

THE COUNSELOR and OUT OF THE FURNACE are the two borderline AITH films I have great faith in. The former marks Cormac McCarthy’s debut screenplay, with Ridley Scott directing…the latter, directed by Scott Cooper, is said to be directly influenced by the Texas post-stylist. Bottom line, expect the level of violence to be kicked up a few notches in each film.

More on each as news kicks up…

Source: Vulture

About the Author

Columnist / Reviewer

Favorite Movies: Horror: Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), Silence of the Lambs, Jaws, Black read more Christmas (1974), Friday the 13th (1980), Return of the Living Dead, Halloween (1978), Last House on the Left (1973), way too many to list (in the horror genre alone, not to mention out of genre film) Non-Horror: Stand By Me, Lonely Are the Brave, Lost in Translation, Rushmore, Blue Velvet, The Elephant Man, Sling Blade, The Usual Suspects, Reservoir Dogs, Caddyshack, Stripes, Ghostbusters, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Harold and Maude, The Treasure of Sierra Madre, There Will Be Blood, Boogie Nights, Fargo, No Country for Old Men, The Big Lebowski, and on and on and on and mothafu*kin on

Likes: Film, Books, Words, Writing, Rhyming, Football (49ers, Lions), Basketball, Wiffle ball, read more Womens Gymnastics, Movies, Music, Underground hip-hop, Reggae, 50s and 60s R&B, Cinema, Alcohol (vodka, rum, whiskey will do), Beer, John Madden football, Scrabble, Clue, Crossword Puzzles and Word Searches, Horror flicks, Saved by the Bell, Married With Children, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entourage, Tales from the Crypt, Motion Pictures, Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Newman, Jack Nicholson, Ellen Burstyn, Scorsese, the Brothers Coen, Mexican Food, Italian Food, Cats, The Color Green, The Beach.

The comment section exists to allow readers to discuss the article constructively and respectfully, focused on the topic at hand.

What’s Not Allowed

  • Abusive language, insults, or harassment toward other users or staff.
  • Hate speech of any kind is strictly prohibited.
  • Bickering, bullying, personal attacks, or baiting others to argue
  • Extended off-topic debates, especially those centered on politics or religion rather than the article topic
  • No AI content or SPAM