The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford might not have earned a lot of loot at the box office, but A) it was bloody good and B) Brad Pitt and director Andrew Dominik clearly enjoyed the collaboration, as they’re fixing to team back up again for something with just as much crime but a few more laughs: Cogan’s Trade.
Dominik has apparently adapted George V Higgins’ novel, which finds skilled mob enforcer Cogan (Pitt) called in to investigate when a Mafia-run poker game is robbed. It doesn’t sound high-larious, but then it’s probably shooting (pun intended) for more of a black comic tone.
While Pitt is already on board with the idea, there’s also word that fellow Jesse James cast members Casey Affleck and Sam Rockwell might be tempted back to take part. And according to the Heat Vision blog, Javier Bardem and Mark Ruffalo are also on Dominik’s wish list.
Higgins’ story takes place in Boston, though Casey Affleck commented recently that the film version likely wouldn’t be set there (presumably because that's Ben Affleck's turf these days, and any other director trying to invade would have to fight him for the territory). Still, we’re interested to see what Pitt and Dominik would do with an urban crime setting.
Oh, and a hat tip to The Playlist for first sniffing out the rumours of Dominik and Affleck being involved.