The third series of Nicky Campbell’s award-winning BBC Radio 5 Live podcast Different is launching this week. Released weekly, the podcast features feature interviews from a range of guests, exploring what makes them so extraordinarily different. Robert Mazur, a former under-cover federal agent who operated in the deep underworld, kicks off the first episode with stories of how he acted as a high-level money launderer for members of the Columbian drug cartels.
- 11/20/2023
- by PodcastingToday
- Podcastingtoday
Oscar nominee and four-time Emmy Award winner Bryan Cranston (“Breaking Bad”) plays an undercover Federal agent who infiltrates the globe’s most powerful cartels and takes down the largest drug and money laundering operation in U.S. history in The Infiltrator. Directed by Brad Furman (The Lincoln Lawyer, The Take), the screenplay is written by Ellen Brown Furman, based on the memoir by Robert Mazur and also stars Diane Kruger (Inglourious Basterds), Emmy Award winner John Leguizamo (“Freak,” Chef), Benjamin Bratt (Traffic, “Law & Order”), Yul Vazquez (Captain Phillips), Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis (Best Supporting Actress, Moonstruck, 1987), Elena Anaya (The Skin I Live In), Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter franchise) and Oscar nominee Amy Ryan (Best Supporting Actress, Gone Baby Gone, 2007).
The Infiltrator will be released on Digital HD, VOD, Blu-ray & DVD on October 11. Special features on the Blu-ray, DVD and iTunes Extras include Audio Commentary with Director Brad Furman and Bryan Cranston,...
The Infiltrator will be released on Digital HD, VOD, Blu-ray & DVD on October 11. Special features on the Blu-ray, DVD and iTunes Extras include Audio Commentary with Director Brad Furman and Bryan Cranston,...
- 10/7/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Breaking Bad star is brilliant in this crime thriller but complicated plotting slows it down
Based on the true story of a Us customs official who took on one of the biggest drugs cartels in history, this 1980s-set narco-thriller shares rather too much DNA with David O Russell’s American Hustle. Director Brad Furman evokes the period with a grainy, sandblasted look to the cinematography and a saturated colour palette that emphasises tequila and nicotine tones.
Bryan Cranston stars as Robert Mazur, the undercover customs agent who attempts the most complex sting of his life in order to take down part of Pablo Escobar’s network. Posing as money-laundering businessman Bob Musella, with a rookie agent (Diane Kruger) playing his fiancee, Kathy, Mazur befriends Escobar’s lieutenant, Roberto Alcaino. It’s a dynamic that is reminiscent of the genuine but fatally compromised warmth between Christian Bale and Jeremy Renner in Hustle.
Based on the true story of a Us customs official who took on one of the biggest drugs cartels in history, this 1980s-set narco-thriller shares rather too much DNA with David O Russell’s American Hustle. Director Brad Furman evokes the period with a grainy, sandblasted look to the cinematography and a saturated colour palette that emphasises tequila and nicotine tones.
Bryan Cranston stars as Robert Mazur, the undercover customs agent who attempts the most complex sting of his life in order to take down part of Pablo Escobar’s network. Posing as money-laundering businessman Bob Musella, with a rookie agent (Diane Kruger) playing his fiancee, Kathy, Mazur befriends Escobar’s lieutenant, Roberto Alcaino. It’s a dynamic that is reminiscent of the genuine but fatally compromised warmth between Christian Bale and Jeremy Renner in Hustle.
- 9/18/2016
- by Wendy Ide
- The Guardian - Film News
This tale of a federal agent who went undercover among Colombian drug lords, adapted from Robert Mazur’s memoir, is indulgent and interminable
Brad Furman gave us the smart La thriller The Lincoln Lawyer starring Matthew McConaughey in 2011, which got me wondering if he shouldn’t be taking on adaptations of Elmore Leonard or Carl Hiaasen. Now he directs this stodgy, shapeless and almost endless Miami drug-ring drama starring its executive producer, Bryan Cranston. It feels like playing five hours of Grand Theft Auto. The Infiltrator is adapted from the memoir by Robert Mazur, a federal agent who went undercover among Colombian druglords associated with Pablo Escobar and helped bring down his crooked banking infrastructure; the screenwriter who adapted Mazur’s book is the director’s mother: Ellen Brown Furman. Cranston does a reasonable job as Mazur, the veteran undercover operative and happily married man who almost betrays himself at...
Brad Furman gave us the smart La thriller The Lincoln Lawyer starring Matthew McConaughey in 2011, which got me wondering if he shouldn’t be taking on adaptations of Elmore Leonard or Carl Hiaasen. Now he directs this stodgy, shapeless and almost endless Miami drug-ring drama starring its executive producer, Bryan Cranston. It feels like playing five hours of Grand Theft Auto. The Infiltrator is adapted from the memoir by Robert Mazur, a federal agent who went undercover among Colombian druglords associated with Pablo Escobar and helped bring down his crooked banking infrastructure; the screenwriter who adapted Mazur’s book is the director’s mother: Ellen Brown Furman. Cranston does a reasonable job as Mazur, the veteran undercover operative and happily married man who almost betrays himself at...
- 9/15/2016
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
When first introduced to Bryan Cranston’s Robert Mazur in Brad Furman’s The Infiltrator, we believe him to be a high-flying cocaine dealer, such is the convincing nature of his portrayal. It’s completely vital this be the case, as the viewer are conned in the same way so many are soon to be, as moments later […]
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- 9/15/2016
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The entertainment industry is experiencing a kind of romantic fascination with narco culture as of late – an affair that’s been plenty fruitful so far, with Denis Villeneuve’s Sicario standing out as one of last year’s best movies and Netflix having just confirmed Narcos for another two seasons. Director Brad Furman’s The Infiltrator comes around just in time to capitalise on the cultural interest in South American cartel violence, then. Based on real life events, this crime thriller tells the story of Robert Mazur (Bryan Cranston), a U.S. Customs special agent who’s undercover work contributed to the take down of Pablo Escobar’s money-laundering organisation in the 1980s. Unfortunately, The Infiltrator fails to deliver on the promise of the fascinating real life events on which it’s based. While there is a relatively enjoyable thriller here, it’s buried beneath a little too much stylistic...
- 9/13/2016
- by noreply@blogger.com (Martin Macnamara)
- www.themoviebit.com
To celebrate the 16th September UK cinema release of The Infiltrator, Warner Bros. Pictures are offering one lucky reader the chance to win a copy of the novel the film was based upon plus an amazing crime-dvd bundle! An adrenaline-fuelled drama based on a true story, the film stars Bryan Cranston as Robert Mazur, the […]
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- 9/10/2016
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Infiltrator Broad Green Pictures Reviewed by: Harvey Karten, Shockya Grade: B+ Director: Brad Furman Written by: Ellen Brown Furman, from Robert Mazur’s memoir Cast: Bryan Cranston, Diane Kruger, John Leguizamo, Benjamin Bratt, Yul Vazquez, Amy Ryan, Olympia Dukakis, Joseph Gilgun Screened at: AMC Empire 25, NYC, 7/12/16 Opens: July 13, 2016 Money laundering by the big drug cartels is big business. In fact as the epilogue to Brad Furman’s “The Infiltrator” tells us, every year, two trillion dollars is laundered, largely to banks around the world and to real estate investments. What does that figure look like? It’s like this: $2,000,000,000,000. This is money that does not go [ Read More ]
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- 8/1/2016
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
What begins as a standard undercover-cop movie, or a Scorsese storyline sans voice-over, soon unravels into a rapid-fire tale of bloodshed, betrayal, and pure uninhibited trauma in The Infiltrator. Bryan Cranston, of Breaking Bad notoriety, takes a role on the legal side of the drugs game, as real-life special agent Robert Mazur. Chasing the top dogs behind Pablo […]
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- 7/21/2016
- by Travis Jeffrey Gonzalez
- Uinterview
Crime thriller The Infiltrator takes a look at the real story of U.S. Customs agent Robert Mazur, who, in the 1980s, went undercover to take down infamous Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.
Based on Mazur’s memoir, the always reliable Bryan Cranston portrays Mazur, who comes up with a scheme to get to Escobar by following the drug money and infiltrating the corrupt banks laundering the cash, using the alias “Bob Musella.” Still, there’s a cost to being involved in such deep undercover work, namely how agents can actually form friendships with the people they are eventually going to take down. For Mazur and his pretend fiancee (Diane Kruger), they become close with an Escobar lieutenant (Benjamin Bratt) and his wife, which makes things rather complicated.
At the recent L.A. press day for the film, we spoke with Bratt about the parallels between acting and going undercover,...
Based on Mazur’s memoir, the always reliable Bryan Cranston portrays Mazur, who comes up with a scheme to get to Escobar by following the drug money and infiltrating the corrupt banks laundering the cash, using the alias “Bob Musella.” Still, there’s a cost to being involved in such deep undercover work, namely how agents can actually form friendships with the people they are eventually going to take down. For Mazur and his pretend fiancee (Diane Kruger), they become close with an Escobar lieutenant (Benjamin Bratt) and his wife, which makes things rather complicated.
At the recent L.A. press day for the film, we spoke with Bratt about the parallels between acting and going undercover,...
- 7/16/2016
- by Kit Bowen
- We Got This Covered
Bryan Cranston is not afraid to go all out for a role; look no further than Walter White's wrath in Breaking Bad or Hal's myriad breakdowns in Malcolm in the Middle. According to Cranston, pushing the limit is just part of his process for any character, including those based on real-life people like President Lyndon B. Johnson, Dalton Trumbo or undercover agent Robert Mazur in The Infiltrator. "When I start taking on a character, I basically put it in this analogy," Cranston tells Entertainment Weekly and People editorial director Jess Cagle in the most recent episode of The Jess Cagle Interview.
- 7/14/2016
- by Will Robinson
- PEOPLE.com
Bryan Cranston is not afraid to go all out for a role; look no further than Walter White's wrath in Breaking Bad or Hal's myriad breakdowns in Malcolm in the Middle. According to Cranston, pushing the limit is just part of his process for any character, including those based on real-life people like President Lyndon B. Johnson, Dalton Trumbo or undercover agent Robert Mazur in The Infiltrator. "When I start taking on a character, I basically put it in this analogy," Cranston tells Entertainment Weekly and People editorial director Jess Cagle in the most recent episode of The Jess Cagle Interview.
- 7/14/2016
- by Will Robinson
- PEOPLE.com
Manuel here with a review of The Infiltrator which opened yesterday nationwide.
Fact: Steven Soderbergh’s Traffic is one of the most influential films of the 21st century. That’s not a qualitative assessment but an increasingly common thought that’s rankled in my brain. Can you believe Soderbergh actually struggled to get his film financed because Hollywood execs didn’t think audiences would want to watch an entire film about the drug trade?
Fast-forward to summer 2016 when USA is premiering Queen of the South, Netflix will bring us season 2 of Narcos, two competing El Chapo TV series are in development, and Bryan Cranston’s The Infiltrator joins an ever-growing list of films about the war on drugs that range from the sublime (Sicario) to the pedestrian (Blow) with everything in between (Savages, anyone?).
In Brad Furman’s The Infiltrator, the Breaking Bad actor plays U.S. Customs Service special agent Robert Mazur who,...
Fact: Steven Soderbergh’s Traffic is one of the most influential films of the 21st century. That’s not a qualitative assessment but an increasingly common thought that’s rankled in my brain. Can you believe Soderbergh actually struggled to get his film financed because Hollywood execs didn’t think audiences would want to watch an entire film about the drug trade?
Fast-forward to summer 2016 when USA is premiering Queen of the South, Netflix will bring us season 2 of Narcos, two competing El Chapo TV series are in development, and Bryan Cranston’s The Infiltrator joins an ever-growing list of films about the war on drugs that range from the sublime (Sicario) to the pedestrian (Blow) with everything in between (Savages, anyone?).
In Brad Furman’s The Infiltrator, the Breaking Bad actor plays U.S. Customs Service special agent Robert Mazur who,...
- 7/14/2016
- by Manuel Betancourt
- FilmExperience
For Bryan Cranston, being an actor and going undercover share some similarities — except when it comes to, say, taking down a notorious drug cartel. “If I mess up, I just do the scene over again,” the “The Infiltrator” star told TheWrap in a recent interview. “But the consequences for Bob Mazur was the operation could be totally blown, and two-and-a-half years of work down the drain — and that’s on the good side.” Also Read: 'The Infiltrator' Review: Bryan Cranston Crashes the Escobar Cartel In the movie, Cranston stars as Robert Mazur, the real-life U.S. customs agent who went undercover in the.
- 7/14/2016
- by Photographed by Matt Sayles for TheWrap
- The Wrap
One of the great things to come out of Breaking Bad, besides its standing as one of the best shows in TV history, is the emergence of Bryan Cranston as a screen-filling dramatic actor of the first rank. Cranston was hilarious as the hassled dad on Fox's Malcolm in the Middle for six seasons ending in 2006, but when he broke bad the world saw him with new eyes. Three Emmys later, plus an Oscar nomination as Best Actor for Trumbo and a Tony (and maybe another Emmy) for playing Lbj...
- 7/13/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Brad Furman is a competitor. The director of films like the unexpected smash hit “The Lincoln Lawyer” (and, later, the Ben Affleck- and Justin Timberlake-starring disappointment “Runner Runner”) can’t quite pinpoint the source of that motivation — but it’s what’s driven his career since he made his first film, “The Take,” for less than a million dollars way back in 2007.
“I personally feel when somebody tells me I can’t do something, or I’m afraid of something, that’s typically when I dive in,” Furman recently told IndieWire.
The challenges that have pushed Furman haven’t exactly been unique – he’s one of any number of rising directors, mostly male, propelled to big studio features on the strength of one or two smash indie hits – but they have inspired him to do something pretty bold: Return to his indie roots to get films done the...
“I personally feel when somebody tells me I can’t do something, or I’m afraid of something, that’s typically when I dive in,” Furman recently told IndieWire.
The challenges that have pushed Furman haven’t exactly been unique – he’s one of any number of rising directors, mostly male, propelled to big studio features on the strength of one or two smash indie hits – but they have inspired him to do something pretty bold: Return to his indie roots to get films done the...
- 7/13/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Crime thriller The Infiltrator takes a look at the real story of U.S. Customs agent Robert Mazur, who, in the 1980s, went undercover to take down infamous Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.
Based on Mazur’s memoir, the always reliable Bryan Cranston portrays Mazur, who comes up with a scheme to get to Escobar by following the drug money and infiltrating the corrupt banks laundering the cash, using the alias “Bob Musella.” Still, there’s a cost to being involved in such deep undercover work, namely how agents can actually form friendships with the people they are eventually going to take down. For Mazur and his pretend fiancee (Diane Kruger), they become close with an Escobar lieutenant (Benjamin Bratt) and his wife, which makes things rather complicated.
At the recent L.A. press day for the film, we spoke with Cranston about how undercover work is much like acting,...
Based on Mazur’s memoir, the always reliable Bryan Cranston portrays Mazur, who comes up with a scheme to get to Escobar by following the drug money and infiltrating the corrupt banks laundering the cash, using the alias “Bob Musella.” Still, there’s a cost to being involved in such deep undercover work, namely how agents can actually form friendships with the people they are eventually going to take down. For Mazur and his pretend fiancee (Diane Kruger), they become close with an Escobar lieutenant (Benjamin Bratt) and his wife, which makes things rather complicated.
At the recent L.A. press day for the film, we spoke with Cranston about how undercover work is much like acting,...
- 7/13/2016
- by Kit Bowen
- We Got This Covered
Bryan Cranston’s swagger helps save this clunky gangster movie (sort of). More of him in everything, please.Broad Green Pictures
Life is just not the same without Bryan Cranston donning his infamous yellow hazmat suit as Walter White in Vince Gilligan’s acclaimed TV series Breaking Bad. But three years after the breakthrough show’s season finale, the Cran has kept busy turning it up in all kinds of juicy character roles. From studio flicks like Godzilla and Kung Fu Panda 3 to awards-y dramas like Trumbo and All the Way, he has come a long way since good old Mr. White. In The Infiltrator, Cranston assumes the role of Robert Mazur, a real life former undercover agent who infiltrated the drug trafficking network of Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar and the money laundering conspiracy of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (Bcci) in the mid 1980s. Though the film feels disjointed at times, you...
Life is just not the same without Bryan Cranston donning his infamous yellow hazmat suit as Walter White in Vince Gilligan’s acclaimed TV series Breaking Bad. But three years after the breakthrough show’s season finale, the Cran has kept busy turning it up in all kinds of juicy character roles. From studio flicks like Godzilla and Kung Fu Panda 3 to awards-y dramas like Trumbo and All the Way, he has come a long way since good old Mr. White. In The Infiltrator, Cranston assumes the role of Robert Mazur, a real life former undercover agent who infiltrated the drug trafficking network of Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar and the money laundering conspiracy of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (Bcci) in the mid 1980s. Though the film feels disjointed at times, you...
- 7/13/2016
- by Paola Mardo
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
In the new suspense thriller The Infiltrator, Bryan Cranston is on the good side of the war on drugs this time playing real-life U.S. Customs agent Robert Mazur, who went deep undercover in the mid '80s to infiltrate the Medellin cartel. As "Bob Musella," a money launderer with big-time mob connections and the ability to handle millions of dollars in drug money, he gained the trust of some of the world's most dangerous drug lords with the help of Kathy...
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- 7/13/2016
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Bright high contrast colors; gritty cinematography that has the feel of grainy 35mm film stock; long tracking shots; and a cool soundtrack overstuffed with pop hits from the decade; all of this and much more make The Infiltrator a flashy film that is sure to ignite your senses. But this undercover drama is more than just a stylish and slick police procedural film. Despite having a strong air of familiarity, director Brad Furman delivers a cool and confident descent into global crime and corruption.
Based on a true story that opens in 1986, Bryan Cranston plays Robert Mazur, a former accountant for the U.S. government that goes undercover as money launderer Robert Musella in order to infiltrate the organization bringing cocaine into the States. However, Mazur’s plan isn’t to try to track down the drugs, but to follow the money trail that leads to the big man at the top: Pablo Escobar.
Based on a true story that opens in 1986, Bryan Cranston plays Robert Mazur, a former accountant for the U.S. government that goes undercover as money launderer Robert Musella in order to infiltrate the organization bringing cocaine into the States. However, Mazur’s plan isn’t to try to track down the drugs, but to follow the money trail that leads to the big man at the top: Pablo Escobar.
- 7/13/2016
- by Michael Haffner
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Robert Mazur seems so normal. As played by Bryan Cranston, Mazur is an all-American good guy, an exceedingly decent man who is also a top-notch U.S. Customs official, an honest and dedicated employee, a loyal and loving husband and father. He refuses to cut corners in his line of work and resists all temptations that come his way, including those of a financial or sexual nature. He is, in other words, not at all what we've come to expect from undercover agents in motion pictures produced by Hollywood studios. The leading character in The Infiltrator is based on the real-life Mazur, who wrote about his experiences in his memoir of the same title. Mazur spent five years undercover, posing as a money launderer with connections...
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- 7/13/2016
- Screen Anarchy
You’ve seen one drug cartel movie, you’ve seen them all, right? Almost, but not quite, if you spend some time with Bryan Cranston’s methodical portrayal of undercover secret agent Robert Mazur in The Infiltrator. Directed by Lincoln Lawyer’s Brad Furman, Cranston plays a stereotypical boy scout enmeshed in a stereotypical world of baddie drug dealers, doing the stereotypically right thing. But leave it to Cranston and his talent for multi-layered performance to elevate the movie beyond its conventional trappings and onto a ledge of respectability.
Mazur is a customs agent in the 1980s, egged on by his tough-as-nails boss (Amy Ryan) to catch her some bigger fish for their then-novel war on drugs. Nancy Reagan is in the White House, and she ain’t taking no prisoners. Surrounded by the sin and temptation of the decaying Florida landscape, Mazur realizes that if he follows the money...
Mazur is a customs agent in the 1980s, egged on by his tough-as-nails boss (Amy Ryan) to catch her some bigger fish for their then-novel war on drugs. Nancy Reagan is in the White House, and she ain’t taking no prisoners. Surrounded by the sin and temptation of the decaying Florida landscape, Mazur realizes that if he follows the money...
- 7/13/2016
- by J Don Birnam
- LRMonline.com
One of the nicest surprises among the loud and sometimes mind-numbing summer movie season is a new adult drama. The Infiltrator finds Bryan Cranston back in the world of drug trafficking, but this time the Breaking Bad Emmy winner is on the good side of the law in a pulse-pounding and first-rate true story based on former federal agent Robert Mazur’s memoir. In 1986, Mazur went deep undercover, ingeniously following the money trail all the way to the top of kingpin Pablo…...
- 7/13/2016
- Deadline
Remember when Bryan Cranston played a funny television dad on Malcolm in the Middle? With his recent and beyond incredible work, it's bit hard to think back to that. In his latest feature, Cranston plays real life U.S Customs official, Robert Mazur, who uncovered a money laundering scheme involving Pablo Escobar. The Infiltrator is a taut real life crime drama, sharply directed by... Read More...
- 7/11/2016
- by JimmyO
- JoBlo.com
The Infiltrator is yet another average biopic carried by a watchable batch of performances and baffling pre-credits scrolling text that sums up how history was made by the acts of a few men. Specifically, how a massive 80s money laundering scheme was busted by one diehard U.S. Customs agent (Robert Mazur, whose tell-all was adapted by writer Ellen Sue Brown). Bryan Cranston stars and produces (a famous face to attract audiences), Brad Furman boasts directorial rights (a proven talent of Runner Runner/The Lincoln Lawyer fame), and period aesthetics strike free-flowing notes of nostalgia – in other words, expectations are set correctly and met with ease.
The story of Robert Mazur is one of espionage, drugs and Pablo freakin’ Escobar. Colombia was smuggling cocaine into America by the boatload, container load – however dealers could sneak it – and Ronald Regan was waging a war against the addicting infestation. This is where Mazur comes in,...
The story of Robert Mazur is one of espionage, drugs and Pablo freakin’ Escobar. Colombia was smuggling cocaine into America by the boatload, container load – however dealers could sneak it – and Ronald Regan was waging a war against the addicting infestation. This is where Mazur comes in,...
- 7/11/2016
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
For Bryan Cranston, being an actor and going undercover share some similarities — except when it comes to, say, taking down a notorious drug cartel. “If I mess up, I just do the scene over again,” the “The Infiltrator” star told TheWrap in a recent interview. “But the consequences for Bob Mazur was the operation could be totally blown, and two-and-a-half years of work down the drain — and that’s on the good side.” Also Read: 'The Infiltrator' Review: Bryan Cranston Crashes the Escobar Cartel In the movie, Cranston stars as Robert Mazur, the real-life U.S. customs agent who went undercover in the.
- 7/7/2016
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Wrap
Though “Breaking Bad” and its antihero Walter White are no more, it’s been a great year for Bryan Cranston. Less than two months ago he played a spectacular Lbj in HBO’s “All the Way,” and now he’s Robert Mazur, the federal agent who went undercover and cozied up to top brass in the Medellín cartel. In “The Infiltrator,” Florida-based U.S. Customs Agent Mazur has, like Cranston, a flair for convincing performances. But the stakes are about as high as they get: If Mazur’s turn isn’t spot-on persuasive, he’ll be gruesomely tortured and killed by Colombian drug lords.
- 7/1/2016
- by Claudia Puig
- The Wrap
We know Bryan Cranston best for “Breaking Bad,” and in his upcoming movie “The Infiltrator” he takes on another crime-filled role. The drama is based on federal agent Robert Mazur’s attempts to penetrate Pablo Escobar’s drug trafficking ring and bring down the notorious Colombian kingpin in the 1980s. Mazur (Cranston) goes undercover as a money-laundering businessman named Bob Musella and eventually befriends the so-called King of Cocaine’s right hand man, Roberto Alcaino (Benjamin Bratt). Also Read: 'The Infiltrator' Trailer Plunges Bryan Cranston Back Into Dangerous Drug Territory (Video) In this clip, Mazur is frustrated as...
- 6/23/2016
- by Rasha Ali
- The Wrap
Ever since his “Breaking Bad” days, Bryan Cranston has been selective about the projects he pursues, and his latest film “The Infiltrator” looks to be incredible.
This week, Broad Green Pictures released a new preview trailer for the Brad Furman flick, slated to hit theaters on July 15th and also starring Diane Kruger, John Leguizamo, Benjamin Bratt and Amy Ryan.
Per the synopsis, “Based on the true story of a fearless operative, the film relates the account of one of history’s largest and most elaborate stings. Set amidst the lavish excess of the 1980’s, The Infiltrator tells the story of undercover Us Customs agent Robert Mazur Aka Robert Musella, who became a pivotal player for drug lords cleaning their dirty cash. He traded on mob connections to become the confidant to scores of the international underworld, and the bankers who enabled them. Laying his life on the line, he...
This week, Broad Green Pictures released a new preview trailer for the Brad Furman flick, slated to hit theaters on July 15th and also starring Diane Kruger, John Leguizamo, Benjamin Bratt and Amy Ryan.
Per the synopsis, “Based on the true story of a fearless operative, the film relates the account of one of history’s largest and most elaborate stings. Set amidst the lavish excess of the 1980’s, The Infiltrator tells the story of undercover Us Customs agent Robert Mazur Aka Robert Musella, who became a pivotal player for drug lords cleaning their dirty cash. He traded on mob connections to become the confidant to scores of the international underworld, and the bankers who enabled them. Laying his life on the line, he...
- 5/25/2016
- GossipCenter
Broad Green Pictures has released a second trailer for Brad Furman's "The Infiltrator". Based on the true story of a fearless operative, the film relates the account of one of history's largest and most elaborate stings. Bryan Cranston plays undercover Us Customs agent Robert Mazur who became a pivotal player for drug lords cleaning their dirty cash.
He traded on mob connections to become the confidant to scores of the international underworld, and the bankers who enabled them. Laying his life on the line, he infiltrated the globe's largest cartels and discovered just how deep into society their influence extended. The film opens July 15th.
He traded on mob connections to become the confidant to scores of the international underworld, and the bankers who enabled them. Laying his life on the line, he infiltrated the globe's largest cartels and discovered just how deep into society their influence extended. The film opens July 15th.
- 5/25/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Take a look @ director Brad Furman's "The Infiltrator", based on the autobiography by 'DEA' agent Robert Mazur, starring Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad"), Diane Kruger, Benjamin Bratt, John Leguizamo and Amy Ryan, opening July 15, 2016:
"...during the 1980's, 'DEA' agent 'Robert Mazur' using his undercover alias 'Bob Musella' becomes a pivotal player for drug lords cleaning their dirty cash.
"Later, he infiltrates the world's largest cartels...
"...and helps discover the money-laundering organization of drug lord 'Pablo Escobar'..."
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"...during the 1980's, 'DEA' agent 'Robert Mazur' using his undercover alias 'Bob Musella' becomes a pivotal player for drug lords cleaning their dirty cash.
"Later, he infiltrates the world's largest cartels...
"...and helps discover the money-laundering organization of drug lord 'Pablo Escobar'..."
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- 4/21/2016
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
After six years of Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston is no stranger to the drug world, only in The Infiltrator he’s on the other side of the law. “During the 1980s, DEA agent Robert Mazur uses his undercover alias “Bob Musella” to become a pivotal player for drug lords cleaning their dirty cash. Later, he infiltrates […]
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- 4/20/2016
- by Alex
- Filmonic.com
Always up to something amazing, Bryan Cranston is starring in the forthcoming Brad Furman movie “The Infiltrator,” and now there’s a poster and teaser trailer for everyone to enjoy.
Also starring Diane Kruger, John Leguizamo, Benjamin Bratt and Amy Ryan, the upcoming film will open in Us theaters on July 15th and is already getting some serious buzz.
Per the synopsis, “Based on the true story of a fearless operative, the film relates the account of one of history’s largest and most elaborate stings. Set amidst the lavish excess of the 1980’s, The Infiltrator tells the story of undercover Us Customs agent Robert Mazur Aka Robert Musella, who became a pivotal player for drug lords cleaning their dirty cash. He traded on mob connections to become the confidant to scores of the international underworld, and the bankers who enabled them. Laying his life on the line, he infiltrated...
Also starring Diane Kruger, John Leguizamo, Benjamin Bratt and Amy Ryan, the upcoming film will open in Us theaters on July 15th and is already getting some serious buzz.
Per the synopsis, “Based on the true story of a fearless operative, the film relates the account of one of history’s largest and most elaborate stings. Set amidst the lavish excess of the 1980’s, The Infiltrator tells the story of undercover Us Customs agent Robert Mazur Aka Robert Musella, who became a pivotal player for drug lords cleaning their dirty cash. He traded on mob connections to become the confidant to scores of the international underworld, and the bankers who enabled them. Laying his life on the line, he infiltrated...
- 4/20/2016
- GossipCenter
Counting Netflix’s “Narcos,” the Oscar-nominated documentary “Cartel Land” and Lionsgate’s 2015 crime drama “Sicario,” drug cartel stories are feeding viewer screens big and small these days. Enter “The Infiltrator,” starring Bryan Cranston as real-life DEA agent Robert Mazur, who used his undercover alias “Bob Musella” to infiltrate Pablo Escobar’s powerful underworld empire and crack his money-laundering scheme. “The Infiltrator,” which Ellen Brown Furman adapted from the autobiography by Robert Mazur, co-stars Diane Kruger (“Inglourious Basterds”), John Leguizamo (“Chef”), Benjamin Bratt (“Traffic”), Yul Vazquez (“Captain Phillips”), and Oscar nominee Amy Ryan (“Gone Baby Gone”). Also Read: Bryan Cranston's...
- 4/20/2016
- by Meriah Doty
- The Wrap
It’s not often we get an adult-geared drama in the middle of the summer tentpole season, but Broad Green will deliver just that this July. The Infiltrator stars Bryan Cranston, coming off of his Oscar nomination for Trumbo, as a Federal agent who infiltrated Pablo Escobar’s drug trafficking scene back in the mid-1980’s.
Director Brad Furman (The Lincoln Lawyer) adapts the true story from Robert Mazur’s own biography, scripted by Ellen Brown Furman. The first trailer has now landed which shows off a kinetic drama, and certainly something with more energy than last fall’s dull Black Mass. Also starring Diane Kruger, John Leguizamo, Benjamin Bratt, Yul Vazquez, and Amy Ryan, check out the trailer and poster below.
Based on a true story, Federal agent Robert “Bob” Mazur (Bryan Cranston) goes deep undercover to infiltrate Pablo Escobar’s drug trafficking scene plaguing the nation in 1986 by posing as slick,...
Director Brad Furman (The Lincoln Lawyer) adapts the true story from Robert Mazur’s own biography, scripted by Ellen Brown Furman. The first trailer has now landed which shows off a kinetic drama, and certainly something with more energy than last fall’s dull Black Mass. Also starring Diane Kruger, John Leguizamo, Benjamin Bratt, Yul Vazquez, and Amy Ryan, check out the trailer and poster below.
Based on a true story, Federal agent Robert “Bob” Mazur (Bryan Cranston) goes deep undercover to infiltrate Pablo Escobar’s drug trafficking scene plaguing the nation in 1986 by posing as slick,...
- 4/20/2016
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Director Brad Furman's "The Infiltrator," starring Bryan Cranston as undercover U.S. Customs agent Robert Mazur, who infiltrated major drug cartels—including Pablo Escobar's—in the 1980s, will hit theaters August 31, 2016. (The film also co-stars Diane Kruger, John Leguizamo, Benjamin Bratt, Yul Vazquez, and Amy Ryan.) It's one of three titles distributor Broad Green added to its 2016 calendar today. Read More: "Broad Green Will Turn Bestseller 'Orphan Train' Into Movie" The others are "Last Days in the Desert" (May 13), from "Albert Nobbs" director Rodrigo Garcia, which stars Ewan McGregor as both Jesus and the Devil (yep, you read that right) in a struggle over the fate of an ordinary family; and writer/director James Napier Robertson's "The Dark Horse" (Apr. 1) a biopic of chess champion Genesis Potini. Read More: "John Ridley to Direct L.A. Riots Film for Broad Green and Imagine, Brian...
- 11/20/2015
- by Matt Brennan
- Thompson on Hollywood
UK-based production company Good Films has inked a deal with Sierra/Affinity to handle sales on Brad Furnan’s The Infiltrator and sales on all future feature projects. The Infiltrator is a true-life thriller starring Bryan Cranston and Diane Kruger. It is currently in post, was written by Ellen Brown Furman and based on Robert Mazur's autobiography of the same name. Good Films is also prepping crime drama Labyrinth, based on the best-selling novel by Rolling Stone…...
- 9/13/2015
- Deadline
Fledgling indie distributor Broad Green Pictures, which has staffed up to around 60, has acquired U.S. distribution rights at the Cannes market for "The Infiltrator," starring Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad") as undercover U.S. Customs agent Robert Mazur, who used mob ties to make his way into some of the world's largest drug cartels during the 1980s. Adapted by Ellen Brown Furman from Mazur's autobiography and directed by Brad Furman ("The Lincoln Lawyer"), "The Infiltrator" is one of several recent high-profile pickups by the company, including Ramin Bahrani's "99 Homes," with Andrew Garfield, Laura Dern, and Michael Shannon, and Terrence Malick's "Knight of Cups," starring Christian Bale and natalie Portman, which debuted in Berlin. In addition to Cranston, the cast includes Diane Kruger, John Leguizamo, Benjamin Bratt, and Amy Ryan. Good Films' Miriam Segal produced. Broad Green will finally open its first...
- 5/22/2015
- by Anne Thompson and Matt Brennan
- Thompson on Hollywood
Broad Green Pictures has announced the acquisition of U.S. distribution rights to Brad Furman's "The Infiltrator." Adapted by Ellen Brown Furman and based on the autobiography by Robert Mazur, “The Infiltrator" stars Emmy and Golden Globe winner Bryan Cranston, Diane Kruger, John Leguizamo, Benjamin Bratt, Yul Vazquez and Amy Ryan. The film's synopsis reads: "Based on the true story of a fearless operative, 'The Infiltrator' is a heart-stopping account of one of history's largest and most elaborate stings. Set amidst the lavish excess of the 1980's, 'The Infiltrator' tells the story of undercover Us Customs agent Robert Mazur (Cranston) Aka Robert Musella, who became a pivotal player for drug lords cleaning their dirty cash. He traded on mob connections to become the confidant to scores of the international underworld, and the bankers who enabled them. Laying his life on the line, he infiltrated the...
- 5/22/2015
- by Casey Cipriani
- Indiewire
Brad Furman’s crime thriller stars Bryan Cranston and Diane Kruger.
Broad Green Pictures has acquired Us rights to Brad Furman’s adaption of Escobar crime thriller The Infiltrator.
The deal, struck during the Cannes market this week, will see Broad Green add the film to its 2016 slate.
The agreement was brokered on behalf of the filmmakers by Wme, while Dylan Wiley, president of specialty releasing and Chris Tricarico, evp business affairs handled for Broad Green.
Based on a true story, The Infiltrator is set amidst the lavish excess of the 1980s and tells the story of undercover agent Robert Mazur.
Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston plays Mazur, a customs and excise agent who went undercover as Robert Musella and traded on mob connections to become the confidant to scores of the international underworld, and the bankers who enabled them.
In an elaborate sting, the operation reeled in key players in a chain stretching all the way...
Broad Green Pictures has acquired Us rights to Brad Furman’s adaption of Escobar crime thriller The Infiltrator.
The deal, struck during the Cannes market this week, will see Broad Green add the film to its 2016 slate.
The agreement was brokered on behalf of the filmmakers by Wme, while Dylan Wiley, president of specialty releasing and Chris Tricarico, evp business affairs handled for Broad Green.
Based on a true story, The Infiltrator is set amidst the lavish excess of the 1980s and tells the story of undercover agent Robert Mazur.
Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston plays Mazur, a customs and excise agent who went undercover as Robert Musella and traded on mob connections to become the confidant to scores of the international underworld, and the bankers who enabled them.
In an elaborate sting, the operation reeled in key players in a chain stretching all the way...
- 5/22/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Broad Green Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to Brad Furman’s “The Infiltrator,” which stars Bryan Cranston as an undercover U.S. Customs agent who became a pivotal player for drug lords cleaning their dirty cash. Bgp announced the deal on Thursday after negotiating the terms at Cannes, and said it plans to add the film to its growing 2016 slate. “The Infiltrator,” which Ellen Brown Furman adapted from the autobiography by Robert Mazur, co-stars Diane Kruger (“Inglourious Basterds”), John Leguizamo (“Chef”), Benjamin Bratt (“Traffic”), Yul Vazquez (“Captain Phillips”), and Oscar nominee Amy Ryan (“Gone Baby Gone”). Also Read: Jon Hamm...
- 5/21/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Good Films has announced the principal photography of “The Infiltrator” in London and has celebrated it by giving a first look image of the film featuring Diane Kruger and Bryan Cranston. The film also stars John Leguizamo, Elena Anaya, Benjamin Bratt, Olympia Dukakis, Amy Ryan and Juliet Aubrey. The thriller is based on the real life story of Robert Mazur, who was an undercover agent working to take down various drug rings and mobsters. “Set amidst the lavish excess of the 1980s, The Infiltrator tells the story of Robert Mazur Aka Robert Musella, who became a pivotal player for drug lords cleaning their dirty cash. He traded on mob connections [ Read More ]
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- 3/13/2015
- by monique
- ShockYa
Set in the 80s, "The Infiltrator" is already shooting in London with a cast including Diane Kruger, John Leguizamo, Benjamin Bratt, Elena Anaya, Olympia Dukakis, Juliet Aubrey and Amy Ryan. The Good Films production moves to Florida at the end of April. Produced by Good Films’ Miriam Segal, who founded the company in August 2011 with Martin Rushton-Turner as its keystone investor, "The Infiltrator" is the company's first production. It is co-financed by Bank Leumi, Good Films and LipSync, with Relativity International handling foreign sales. Cranston stays within a drug milieu as real-life undercover agent Robert Mazur (Aka Robert Musella), who found out just how far the drug lords influence penetrated society by laundering their dirty cash, trading on his mob connections to become the trusted confidant to many players in the international underworld as well as the bankers who enabled them. Mazur reeled in...
- 3/12/2015
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Good Films has just released a first look at their new film The Infiltrator, directed by Brad Furman and staring Amy Adams, John Leguizamo, Bryan Cranston, Diane Kruger, Juliet Aubrey and Amy Ryan. The Infiltrator tells the story of Robert Mazur, an undercover money launderer who gathered five consecutive years of information on many of […]
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- 3/12/2015
- by Olivia Truffaut
- Uinterview
Good Films has announced that principal photography on Ellen Brown Furman’s adaptation of The Infiltrator is underway in London, before production moves to Florida at the end of April. Set amidst the lavish excess of the 1980s, The Infiltrator tells the story of Robert Mazur Aka Robert Musella, who became a pivotal player for drug lords cleaning their dirty cash. He traded on mob connections to become the confidant to scores of the international underworld, and the bankers who enabled them. Laying his life on the line, he infiltrated the globe’s largest cartels and discovered just how deep into society their influence extended. Based on the true story of a fearless undercover agent, The Infiltrator is a heart-stopping account of one of history’s most elaborate stings. The operation...
- 3/12/2015
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
Good Films is offering a tantalizing glimpse into the criminal drug and mob underworlds in the new first look image of its upcoming crime thriller, ‘The Infiltrator.’ The production company for the drama, which has recently begun principal photography in London, has released the photo, which features actors Bryan Cranston and Diane Kruger. ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ helmer Brad Furman is directing ‘The Infiltrator,’ which also stars John Leguizamo, Benjamin Bratt, Elena Anaya, Olympia Dukakis, Juliet Aubrey and Amy Ryan. The script for ‘The Infiltrator,’ which is based on the autobiography of same name by federal customs and excise agent, Robert Mazur, was written by Ellen Brown Furman. The Emmy Award-winning [ Read More ]
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- 3/12/2015
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Good Films announced today that principal photography on Ellen Brown Furman’s adaptation of The Infiltrator is underway in London, before production moves to Florida at the end of April.
With director Brad Furman (The Lincoln Lawyer) at the helm, the cast includes Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony-Award-winning actor Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad, Argo, Drive), Diane Kruger (Inglourious Basterds, The Bridge) John Leguizamo (Chef, Kick-ass 2, John Wick), Benjamin Bratt (Love In The Time Of Cholera, Traffic), Elena Anaya (The Skin I Live In), Olympia Dukakis (Moonstruck, Steel Magnolias) , Juliet Aubrey (The Constant Gardener, The White Queen) and Academy Award and Tony Award nominated Amy Ryan (Birdman, Gone Baby Gone).
Produced by Good Films’ Miriam Segal, the picture is co-financed by Bank Leumi, Good Films and LipSync. Relativity International is handling foreign sales.
Set amidst the lavish excess of the 1980s, The Infiltrator tells the story of Robert Mazur Aka Robert Musella,...
With director Brad Furman (The Lincoln Lawyer) at the helm, the cast includes Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony-Award-winning actor Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad, Argo, Drive), Diane Kruger (Inglourious Basterds, The Bridge) John Leguizamo (Chef, Kick-ass 2, John Wick), Benjamin Bratt (Love In The Time Of Cholera, Traffic), Elena Anaya (The Skin I Live In), Olympia Dukakis (Moonstruck, Steel Magnolias) , Juliet Aubrey (The Constant Gardener, The White Queen) and Academy Award and Tony Award nominated Amy Ryan (Birdman, Gone Baby Gone).
Produced by Good Films’ Miriam Segal, the picture is co-financed by Bank Leumi, Good Films and LipSync. Relativity International is handling foreign sales.
Set amidst the lavish excess of the 1980s, The Infiltrator tells the story of Robert Mazur Aka Robert Musella,...
- 3/12/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
When Empire met Bryan Cranston a few years ago on the Total Recall set, he was pleased to explain the importance of the right hair for a character. On the occasion of the sci-fi remake he was rocking a sort of luxuriant, floppy grey-blonde affair, whereas in his most famous role in Breaking Bad he has no hair at all. "A shaved head and facial hair is the most aggressive look you can have," he expained, fixing us with a beady stare. So have a look at his latest piece of head furniture in Brad Fuller's '80s-set thriller The Infiltrator and tell us what you think he's going for here...Adapted by Ellen Brown Furman from customs and excise agent Robert Mazur’s autobiography, the film finds Cranston as Mazur, who must investigate dodgy dealings by going undercover as a man named Bob Musella. There’s still no...
- 3/12/2015
- EmpireOnline
Production on true story thriller The Infiltrator kicked off in London this week, and to celebrate the beginning of lensing, Good Films has dropped the first still from the movie. This first image showcases its two leads: Breaking Bad‘s Bryan Cranston, who stars as an undercover agent, and Inglourious Basterds star Diane Kruger. A straightforward snap from the set, it reveals little about the movie, aside from the pair’s boisterous fashion choices.
Based in part on the true story of fearless federal agent Robert Mazur (Cranston), The Infiltrator follows his experiences during the 1980s. In the daytime, Mazur kept up his Customs and Excise job, before switching to his duty as an undercover DEA agent at night. He became a key player in several international drug cartels as his cover remained securely in place for many years, enabling him to bring down infamous kingpin Pablo Escobar.
Bringing gravitas...
Based in part on the true story of fearless federal agent Robert Mazur (Cranston), The Infiltrator follows his experiences during the 1980s. In the daytime, Mazur kept up his Customs and Excise job, before switching to his duty as an undercover DEA agent at night. He became a key player in several international drug cartels as his cover remained securely in place for many years, enabling him to bring down infamous kingpin Pablo Escobar.
Bringing gravitas...
- 3/10/2015
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
Principal photography began today in London on Bryan Cranston's latest vehicle, The Infiltrator. Directed by Brad Furman (Runner Runner, The Lincoln Lawyer), the story follows that of Robert Mazur Aka Robert Musella, an undercover agent who infiltrated the globe’s largest cartels and discovered just how deep into society their influence extended. Cranston is not alone, however, as he'll be joined by Diane Kruger, John Leguizamo, Benjamin Bratt, and Olympia Dukakis,...
- 3/10/2015
- by Sean Wist
- JoBlo.com
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