City of Lies (2018)
Releasing at December 21, 2018 in theaters.
Biography, Crime, Drama
City of Lies is biography crime film directed by Brad Furman, and written by Randall Sullivan and Christian Contreras. The film stars Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer. It primiered at December 8, 2018 on Noir in Festival. Based on the true story of one of the most notorious and unsolved cases in recent time, City of Lies is a provocative thriller revealing a never-before-seen look at the infamous murder of The Notorious B.I.G. shortly following the death of Tupac.
L.A.P.D. detective Russell Poole (Johnny Depp) has spent years trying to solve his biggest case, but after two decades, the investigation remains open. “Jack” Jackson (Forest Whitaker), a reporter desperate to save his reputation and career, is determined to find out why. In search of the truth, the two team up and unravel a growing web of institutional corruption and lies. Relentless in their hunt, these two determined men threaten to uncover the conspiracy and crack the foundation of the L.A.P.D. and an entire city.
Director: Brad Furman
Writers: Randall Sullivan (the non-fiction book), Christian Contreras
Stars: Johnny Depp, Forest Whitaker, Toby Huss, Dayton Callie, Neil Brown Jr., Louis Herthum, Shea Whigham
►Cast
| Johnny Depp | ► | Russell Poole |
| Forest Whitaker | ► | Jack Jackson |
| Toby Huss | ► | Detective Fred Miller |
| Dayton Callie | ► | Lieutenant O’Shea |
| Neil Brown Jr. | ► | Rafael Perez |
| Louis Herthum | ► | City Attorney Stone |
| Shea Whigham | ► | Frank Lyga |
| Xander Berkeley | ► | Edwards |
| Shamier Anderson | ► | David Mack |
| Laurence Mason | ► | FBI Agent Dunton |
| Christian George | ► | Belsher |
| Michael Paré | ► | Detective Varney |
| Amin Joseph | ► | Kevin Gaines |
| Josh Hardwick | ► | Russell Poole Jr. |
| Glenn Plummer | ► | Psycho Mike |
| Keith Szarabajka | ► | Desk Sgt. Reese |
| Dominique Columbus | ► | Tyrell |
| Angela Gots | ► | Detective Amy Lefferts |
| Marisol Sacramento | ► | Errolyn Romero |
| Rockmond Dunbar | ► | Dreadlocks |
| Peter Greene | ► | Commander Fasulo |
| Julanne Chidi Hill | ► | Georgia Gaines |
| Wynn Everett | ► | Megan Poole |
| Van Epperson | ► | Property Officer |
| Antonio Raul Corbo | ► | Russell Poole Jr. (Age 6) |
| Scotty Tovar | ► | Javier Ovando |
| Voletta Wallace | ► | Voletta Wallace |
| Scott Voss | ► | CHP Officer Blake |
| Mario Cortez | ► | CHP Officer Duanas |
| Fred Furman | ► | Judge Ash Lane |
| Sloane Glass | ► | Reporter |
| Ervin Lee Youngblood | ► | Polygraph Technician |
| Jess Fuerst | ► | ABC Staffer |
| Kevin Chapman | ► | Officer Leeds |
| Javier Grajeda | ► | District Attorney Rosenthal |
| Kevin Dunigan | ► | Uniformed Cop #2 |
| James Devoti | ► | Detective Young |
| Obba Babatundé | ► | Chief of Police |
| Rey Borge | ► | Cashier |
| Pride Grinn | ► | Baseball Stadium Announcer |
| Joseph Ferrante | ► | Detective Snow |
| Robert Henley Starr | ► | EMT Robert McGinnis |
| Dennis Depew | ► | Paramedic #2 |
| Jose A. Rios | ► | Detective Rupple |
| Louis Reyes | ► | Undercover Officer |
| Markie Farnsley | ► | Joanne |
| Jamal Woolard | ► | Christopher Wallace |
| Piankhi Iknaton | ► | Eugene Deal |
| Cory Hardrict | ► | Kelly Jamerson |
| Killer Mike | ► | Arrested Man |
| James Beirne | ► | Officer Bates |
| Christopher Aber | ► | Juror |
| Aidiye Aidarbekov | ► | Viewer |
| Chris Jai Alex | ► | |
| Max Bahmani | ► | VIP Guest |
| Ashleigh Biller | ► | Poole’s Daughter |
| Rian Bishop | ► | Officer Simpyak |
| Vince Chavez | ► | Guy With Nachos / Poole Family Member |
| Jazzman Collins | ► | Pool Guest |
| Doby Daenger | ► | Pool Hall Bartender |
| Michael DeBartolo | ► | Detective |
| Stan Divranos | ► | Baseball Fan |
| Nea Dune | ► | Dancer |
| Emmet Flores | ► | Undercover Police Officer |
| Priyom Haider | ► | Boxer |
| Andrew J. Jackson | ► | Deathrow Bodyguard |
| DJ Jenkins | ► | Baseball Fan |
| Frederick Keeve | ► | Detective |
| Frank Lui Geo | ► | Fins Scout |
| Johnny Meyer | ► | Fan at Peterson Museum |
| Brandon Molale | ► | Strip Club Bouncer |
| Lourdes Nadres | ► | Police Clerk |
| Michele New | ► | Girl behind Poole family |
| Afsheen Olyaie | ► | Cop |
| Char Richards | ► | VIP Sports Legend |
| Alexandra Ruddy | ► | Rachel |
| Cjon Saulsberry | ► | Body Guard |
| Ron Saylor | ► | Fin Baseball Fan |
| Darrion Scoggins | ► | Undercover Cop |
| Scott St. Blaze | ► | Detective Collins |
| Jiaoying Summers | ► | Stripper |
| Bobby T | ► | John Patron |
| Napoleon Tavale | ► | Police officer |
| Jacob Taylor | ► | LAPD Officer |
| Tiffany Tynes | ► | Foxy Brown |
| Xhuliano Ujka | ► | Officer Steven |
| Dom-Jay Williams | ► | DJ Quik |
| Savannah Williams | ► | Blood Girl |
| Melanie Benz | ► | Jessica |
| Kee Broussard | ► | Burger Stand Patron |
| Buck Childress | ► | Baseball Fan |
| Rick L. Dean | ► | News Staff |
| Catherine Divina | ► | Baseball Game Attendee |
| Marion ‘Suge’ Knight | ► | (archive footage) |
| Jennifer Lamar | ► | Juror |
| Ray Melendez | ► | Baseball Scout |
| The Notorious B.I.G. | ► | (archive footage) |
| Frankie Ponce | ► | Baseball Game Attendee |
| Tupac Shakur | ► | (archive footage) |
| Darien Sills-Evans | ► | Jefferson |
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