The Sting (remake) cast

Casting for a remake of the 1973 classic...The Sting.

A modern take on the original film. Directed by Neil Burger and Produced by Bradley Cooper.

Johnny Hooker (Ryan Gosling) is a young con-man who is being taught by an old pro, Luther Coleman (Laurence Fishburne). They pull a con job and net themselves a huge bank roll. What they don't know is that the man they conned was a courier for a big time numbers runner. The mob boss, Doyle Lonnegan (Josh Brolin), considers it a personal attack on him and orders all involved be killed. Hooker gets shaken down by a crooked cop, Lt. Snyder (Joel Murray), who threatens to turn him over to Lonnegan unless he pays him off. Hooker pays him, he then tries to warn Luther but is too late. He goes to see Henry Gondorf (Bradley Cooper), a friend of Luther's and a one time great con-man, who has had a bit of bad luck. After hearing what happened to Luther and seeing how hungry Hooker is for payback, he assembles a gang and decides to con Lonnegan. While everything seems to be going ok, there is just the problem of the hit on Hooker and Snyder, whom Hooker paid off with counterfeit money.