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Ridley Scott's 'The Counselor' Gets Ready For Oscar With November 15th Release Date
News byJanuary 23, 2013 11:39 PM
Yeah, yeah we know... This year's Oscars are still about a month away, but we're already starting to see the next awards season shape up. Films like "Captain Phillips" and "Saving Mr. Banks" -- both starring Tom Hanks, mind you -- have already staked out fall dates, and now another big contender is swinging onto the playing field.
Ridley Scott's highly anticipated, Cormac McCarthy penned "The Counselor" is now set for a November 15th release, the same weekend as another contender, the recently slated Wikileaks movie, "The Fifth Estate." Plan accordingly. Starring a ridiculous ensemble including Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender, Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Dean Norris, Rosie Perez, John Leguizamo, Natalie Dormer and Goran Visnjic, the film about a lawyer who gets mixed up in the drug trade seems like a straight up genre play. But we're guessing there may be a performance or two in here that could get some nomination consideration, and perhaps Fox is hoping this is the next "No Country For Old Men." We'll see...
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