(He knew Earl was never going to count it after all). Early on during the script's development, Mark Wahlberg expressed interest in joining 2 Guns. Trench rolls up in a candy apple red 64 Impala, packed to the gills with Earls money. It takes a great deal of fearlessness to go into a dark room and handle a drug deal. Paul Irvin " Pappy " Gunn (October 18, 1899 - October 11, 1957) was a United States naval aviator known mainly for his actions in the Second World War as an officer in the United States Army Air Forces. Categories: 2010s, Action, Know the Cast, Thriller, Tagged as: 2 Guns, Action, Baltasar Kormkur, Q.V. I remember shooting our first scene, and every take I would do something completely different. With one of the leads set for the action film, it was time to cast the fellow actors who could bring 2 Guns to life. Bobby Trench (Washington) is an undercover DEA Special Agent trying to take down Mexican drug lord Papi Greco ( Edward James Olmos) for dealing cocaine. Stig asks about their donuts; the waitress says they suck. international business and legal affairs manager: Foresight Unlimited. When the two find themselves double-crossed by the very men who set them up to do the job, they must go on the run from the organisations they vowed to serve. Official Sites He just needs a little more time. Beyond that driveway is a long house where ranch hands were slinging dominoes. When Bobby attempts to make a deal with Papi Greco that will secure evidence and contribute to the takedown of the cartel, both their fates are sealed. The actor describes what drew him to the role: 'The story goes back to those great buddy action comedies that I've always been a huge fan of. New Mexico to Louisiana: Design, Shooting and Locations 2 Guns was shot on location in New Mexico and Louisiana, the latter doubling for Texas. Since the money is not on base, he realizes that Deb has it. Greg Sproles as Chief Lucas. No location offered more reality in Louisiana than Amite City's stockyard, which became Papi Greco's ranch stockyard interior. Marc Platt was pleased with the direction in which Blake Masters' script was headed, and he flew through a review of the initial treatment. Explains Baltasar Kormkur: 'I wanted to use the train to cut through the scene in a couple of places, and it's relevant because there are trains coming through those small towns like crazy. Technical Specs, See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro, (based on the Boom! Trench hands back the cash and tells Greco to keep the passports. Stig is surrounded by Papi's men when both Quince and Earl intervene. Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller. Earl is fond of preaching to his victims, meting out punishment to the 'guilty, ignorant or unlucky" as he deems fit. It is the 25th Louisiana-shot film to play in local theaters, with the majority of those being national releases along the lines of " As Bobby and Stig head back into the U.S."happy to still have their heads attached to their bodies"they are hauled into custody. 'There's nothing better than seeing Denzel Washington smile. Mark Wahlberg was glad that the stars finally aligned for the two men to work together. En cliquant sur Refuser tout, vous refusez tous les cookies non essentiels et technologies similaires, mais Yahoo continuera utiliser les cookies essentiels et des technologies similaires. Studios, the movie is set to release on August 2, 2013. Discussing his collaboration with production designer Beth Mickle, Baltasar Kormkur says: 'Our vision for finding the balance between a modern film and a Western was in sync from day one." The 2 Gunscastfeatures Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg and Paula Patton. Daisie. He laughs: 'I didn't like being upside down. Gunman, Rondell Goppy, shot two NYPD officers. About his experience, he offers: 'I went into Navy SEAL training immediately after shooting 2 Guns, and I'd been doing a lot of research into and reading about that world before this film. That was one big, mean animal." He was milking it for everything it was worth. Since that failed, Trenchs boss Jessup wants to pull him out. I f Michael Bay had directed this buddy movie about two undercover lawmen played by Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg, it might have been marginally more macho and . That was the case with the character of Manny 'Papi" Greco, the powerful drug cartel leader whom both Bobby and Stig are attempting to capture. [11], Ben Kenigsberg of The A.V. Yellow Rose Women's T-Shirt. Come . She's, I dare say, one of the guys." From my perspective, people walk a line, fall on this side or that, and wobble back and forth. After meeting with said officers and capturing them, he kidnaps Deb Rees in order to convince the DEA that Trench has gone rogue. Patrick Fischler as Dr. Ken. Earl kills Jessup, frames Bobby, and lets him go, agreeing to clear his name if he recovers the $43 million. 2 Guns Release Date: October 10th, 2013, Attached at the Hip: 2 Guns Is Developed BOOM! The water wasn't that deep, but the current was strong and it would sweep you down river pretty quickly. Those things are very important to Stig; there isn't anything that he wouldn't do for his brothers, for his people." Still, Bobby's not beyond being duped himself. Studios Ross Richie walks us through the source material: 'It's a story about characters ground up by the system, set within the framework of government agencies that pursue their goals, no matter the consequences. He sums: 'Ultimately, 2 Guns is a character-driven film that pays homage to Westerns through the feel and scope of the landscape." Keith said his wife told him that at some point her alleged captors stopped the vehicle on a road. Paula Patton's Cleavage Actress Outshines Robin Thicke At '2 Guns' Premiere. Topics movie. He pauses and laughs. Steve Grant told the intriguing tale of Bobby Trench and Michael Stigman, two undercover agents who discover that the amount of cash locked in the bank vault that they are robbing is not remotely what they expected. We like them as we follow them, even though they're living in an elevated, but not necessarily unrealistic, criminal world." Trench heads over to Stigs apartment, but its empty. I was able to ask him questions like -How do you not get shot on the job?' Various neighbourhoods in New Orleans filled out the characters' personal lives: the sober, yet elegant, home of dedicated veteran DEA agent Marlon Jessup was found near Audubon Park. Directed by Baltasar Kormkur. Papi Greco. Enter for your chance to Win one of 5 x Argonuts Movie Packs valued at $151 each. Everyone, including the FBI, scurries out of his path, especially when Earl starts playing Russian roulette with his prey. What I found fascinating about my contact is that she has this very sweet voice. Manny "Papi" Greco is a Mexican drug lord and the main antagonist in 2 Guns. He is a cocaine distributor who informs Bobby about a CIA connection. For the past 12 months, DEA agent Bobby Trench (Washington) and U.S. naval intelligence officer Marcus Stigman (Wahlberg) have been reluctantly attached at the hip. R. 1h 49m. Entertaining enough action-thriller, feels like a "Spy vs. Spy" movie. 2 Guns is a natural progression of expression for Baltasar Kormkur, a critically acclaimed actor and director in his native country of Iceland who made his American studio film debut in 2012's hit Contraband, which starred Mark Wahlberg and Kate Beckinsale. 'It had perfectly whitewashed stone walls, wrought-iron accents and nothing but blue sky and beautiful, tan sand as far as the eye could see." To achieve the proper perspective on the bank, her team built the diner as a faade around the front of a historic house. SMILEY GUNS N' ROSES MARKET CROSS JACKET. However, Stig was expecting the double cross and makes his escape in an action-packed cat and mouse game. Luis Alfredo Rivas Clase, a mastermind behind the attack on David Ortiz in 2019, was shot to death in the Dominican Republic on Sunday. He grabs a MP vehicle and heads back to save Deb. Marsden explains their dynamic: 'They joined the Navy around the same time, but my character shot up the ranks through the academy, aced every test. Fred Ward as Admiral Tuwey. The 2 Guns cast also includes; Robert John Burke as Jessup. Trench asks about their donuts, to which the waitress eagerly extolls their quality. He leaves Trench a bottle of water and abandons him in the desert. It's just a natural existence. Here were two guys who don't want to be in the same general vicinity of each other, but who are forced to work together and learn something about each other and themselves in the process." 2 Guns explores the relationship between two undercover officers. Together, the cinematographer and director decided to let the vistas speak for themselves and go anamorphic. He dryly adds: 'My back is better now, much better, but I had fun doing that scene. '2 Guns is an action movie with humour, but it's also about real people. Conveniently, theres a small Savings and Loan across the street. When an attempt to take down a drug cartel blows up in their faces, two undercover operatives are forced to go on the run together, though neither knows that the other is a federal agent. The crew returned to the stockyard to capture the unconventional interrogation of Bobby and Stig, with Papi Greco determined to recover his share of the heist from the now-fugitive operatives. Theyve stolen 43 million from a covert government op. BUY 2, GET 1 FREE. 2 Guns. Although their mission has them planning to steal approximately $3 million of drug kingpin Papi Greco's cash when we are introduced to the reluctant partners, Michael Stigman and Bobby get much more than they bargained for. Mami is Negi 's mother. I've been lucky enough to have played military guys before, and I've had quite a bit of military training for other roles." He actually kicked his feet and started snorting at us, but thank goodness that the fence was between us. . After the bank heist goes south and our heroes take $40 million more than they intended out of the CIA's pockets, Earl arrives on the scene to 'properly incentivise" anyone in his way and set things right. The movie opens with Michael 'Stig' Stigman (Mark Wahlberg) and Robert 'Bobby' Trench (Denzel Washington) pulling up to a diner in a one-horse town. He's spent three years infiltrating Manny 'Papi" Greco's Sonora, Mexico-based empire, and in the past 12 months, he's brought in Stig to work the job. Michael 'Stig' Stigman Paula Patton. Still, the total was . With this project and the upcoming epic Lone Survivor, Wahlberg shot two military-inspired films back to back. Moments later he has set off the fire alarm. 2 Guns 720p. Trench pulls out a stack of 100s for a tip. Appears in: 1 film. The clock is ticking. As Papi Greco runs a steer ranch in Sonora, Mexico, multiple scenes in 2 Guns"from our introduction to the drug kingpin to the film's explosive finale"occur there. In the midst of the confusion Papi escapes. Be the first one to write a review. FREEZE FRAME and a title reads one week earlier. It's a wink at the Westerns." He commends: 'Paula's the toughest one in the bunch. Olmos Resume: Gaff in Blade Runner (1982),Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver (1988),Abraham Quintanilla in Selena(1997),Admiral William Adama in Battlestar Galactica (2004-09), Felipe Reyes in Mayans M.C. He's up for a good time, but if he gets rubbed the wrong way, he can go dark pretty quick." Turns out Stigman has been inserted to steal the drug money for covert Naval operations funding (or some such McGuffin). original sound - Soymilk Papi. Robert John Burke. Frank Rourke in Training Day (2017), Read More at VV Know the Cast & Characters: True Spirit. Thats good because theyre taking the bank the next day. With only 24 hours to deliver the heist money to the drug lord, Bobby and Stig are in a race against the clock to rescue Deb. 'I get attached to material that I feel I can put myself into and help the actors; that gets me excited." LOL, its just a joke! Paxtons Resume: Private Hudson in Aliens (1986), Fred Haise in Apollo 13 (1995), Bill Harding in Twister (1996),Dad Meiks in Frailty (2001), Det. Baltasar Kormkur pushed for authenticity in the Mexico settings, so Mickle and New Mexico location manager Rebecca Puck Stair spent weeks searching for Papi Greco's ranch, a private kingdom nestled high in northern Mexico's desert plains. Just because Greco has to make deals with other devils in order to get his product across the border, it doesn't mean he doesn't bristle at the inequity. Hard Case Border Patrol Christopher Dempsey. 2 Guns. 2 Guns review. 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