Alec Baldwin is getting back into the major Hollywood leagues after joining the cast of Kockroach, an upcoming crime thriller from Captain Fantastic director Matt Ross. Baldwin will star in the star-studded project alongside Chris Hemsworth (Extraction 2, Thor, Snow White and the Huntsman), Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service, Rocketman, Eddie the Eagle), and Zazie Beetz (The Will Kill You, Atlanta, Deadpool 2).
Who are the creative forces behind Kockroach?
Kockroach, based on the William Lasher novel, is the story of a mysterious stranger who takes on New York’s criminal underworld, transforming himself into a larger-than-life crime boss in a city where power is everything. Ross directs Kockroach from a screenplay by Jonathan Ames (You Were Never Really Here) with revisions by Ross. Andrew Lazar (American Sniper) and Christina Weiss Lurie (Persuasion) produce, with John Friedberg (Black Bear) and Vanessa Humphrey (Mad Chance) serving as executive producers.
Picking up the pieces after Rust
Baldwin, while not entirely out of the game, went to ground after the horrific death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of Joel Souza’s Rust. Following Hutchins’ death after being shot with a prop gun loaded with live ammunition, Baldwin went to trial for involuntary manslaughter. The case was dismissed with prejudice after Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer found a “Brady violation,” where law enforcement “buried” evidence of ammunition linked to the shooting.
Since Rust, Baldwin appeared in the Brian Skiba-directed thriller Clear Cut, starring Clive Standen and Stephen Dorff, as well as the whodunit Crescent City from RJ Collins, and Kid Santa from Francesco Cinquemani. He also featured in the TV series A Roadmap to Happiness, with Elijah Wood, Shailene Woodley, Jason Momoa, and Darin Olien. The documentary follows author and presenter Darin Olien, who travels with actors to various corners of the world in search of the happiest people on Earth, exploring what happiness means in different cultures.
Hollywood loves mobster cinema
News about Matt Ross’ Kockroach comes shortly after the announcement of another mob-related project, Tommy Karate, starring Pete Davidson as a martial arts-wielding mafia killer. Tommy Karate charts the pursuit and capture of one of America’s most ruthless mobsters and serial killers by notorious DEA Agent Jim Hunt (who also helped take down El Chapo), played by Paul Walter Hauser (The Luckiest Man in America, Richard Jewell, Cruella).
What do you think about Alec Baldwin joining the cast of Matt Ross’ Kockroach? Will he play a significant role in the upcoming crime thriller? I’ve not been following Baldwin’s career much since Rust was the talk of the town. It will be interesting to see how audiences react to seeing his name return to the spotlight. Here’s hoping for great things from Kockroach.
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