Sean Penn dedicates a film to the January 6 assault on the Capitol

Sean Penn wants to bring the trauma of January 6 to the screen.Getty Images North America

Five years after the assault on the Capitol, Sean Penn tackles one of the most significant episodes in the recent political history of the United States. The Oscar-winning actor and director is preparing a film centered on a police officer confronted with the attack of January 6, 2021.

Three-time Oscar-winning American actor Sean Penn will direct a film about a police officer caught in the assault on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, US media announced on Tuesday. With Sean Penn directing and writing the screenplay, the film will tell the life of this police officer who could be played by Bradley Cooperselon le média spécialisé Deadline. Filming is scheduled for the middle of next year, specifies the same source.

When contacted by AFP, Sean Penn’s representatives did not immediately respond.

On January 6, 2021, hundreds of supporters of Donald Trump, heated to death by his baseless accusations of electoral fraud, stormed the Capitol, the sanctuary of American democracy, to try to prevent the certification of Joe Biden’s victory. Donald Trump, who has never acknowledged his electoral defeat, denies any responsibility for the attack and described the participants as “patriots”.

Upon his return to the White House, the American president pardoned by decree some 1,250 convicted for this assault, commuting the sentences of 14 others and ordering a halt to the proceedings against hundreds of accused still awaiting trial.

Known for his political and social commitment to the left, Sean Penn attended the public hearings of the parliamentary commission responsible for investigating this event. At the time, the actor was photographed alongside agents who faced the assault, including Michael Fanone.

The latter, who had testified before the commission, wrote a book to recount the trauma suffered during the assault – he had been the victim of cardiac arrest and head trauma. The identity of the police officer on whom the film is inspired has, however, not been revealed. revealed.

The rights to the film were acquired by Warner Bros, according to specialist media. The famous studio is in the process of being bought by the conglomerate Paramount Skydance, whose boss David Ellison is considered close to Donald Trump.

Warner Bros had produced One battle after anothercrowned best film at the Oscars, and which allowed Sean Penn to receive his third Oscar in March. (mbr/ats)

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