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Josh Brolin Submitted to "American Gangster"

August 19, 2006 02:15:13 GMT

Josh Brolin has joined the cast of Ridley Scott's "American Gangster."
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The starry cast of "" really gets shinier this time as "The Goonies" star has delightfully been added to the line-up. Joining the likes of and , the 38-year-old actor will play a crooked, greedy NYPD cop named Det. Trupo who piggybacks an investigation carried out by his fellow lawman, Richie Roberts, played by Crowe.

A Universal Pictures production, "American Gangster" centers on the life of drug kingpin-turned-informant Frank Lucas (Washington) who teams up with Roberts to unveil criminals on the drug circuit. "Gladiator" helmer Ridley Scott has been tapped to direct with Steve Zaillian writing the script.

As for Brolin, the man previously appeared on the big screen in "" alongside and . He next can be seen in Robert Rodriguez's "Planet Terror" portion of the double feature "" and Coen brothers' "."



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