Legendary filmmaker Ridley Scott and
Pulitzer Prize winning author Cormac McCarthy (“No Country for Old Men”) have
joined forces in the motion picture thriller “The Counselor,” starring Michael
Fassbender, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem, and Brad Pitt. McCarthy, making his screenwriting debut and
Scott interweave the author’s characteristic wit and dark humor with a
nightmarish scenario, in which a respected lawyer’s one-time dalliance with an
illegal business deal spirals out of control.
“The Counselor” is a cautionary tale
about mistakenly tempting fate. Rounding
off this tale are people who get involved in something they should have stayed
out but are eventually lured into a world where immense amount of cash can be
quickly handed in a very dangerous way.
Revealed are the latest online character
posters of “The Counselors” assembled to portray unforgettable characters –
damaged goods yet attractive who have all ducked in unexpected moments of
thrill and humor.
Michael Fassbender is simply known as
The Counselor tempted to try for once an illegal way of amassing a large amount
of money instantly. Although he’s received numerous warnings about the
potential dangers of getting into this deal, his blind arrogance deafened him
of those warnings.
Laura, played by Penélope Cruz is the
fiancée of The Counselor. Laura is a
beautiful woman whom The Counselor prizes the most. Her intelligence and foresight – and her love
for The Counselor – are no match for his descent into the rabbit hole, and they
both face tragic consequences if the deal he has made with unseen, powerful
forces, goes south.
Javier Bardem takes on the colorful
character of Reiner, a nightclub owner who brought The Counselor into the shady
deal. Reiner straddles two worlds: the
extravagant and decadent realm of a nightclub owner, and the brutal, lawless
and merciless criminal underworld that is rapidly closing in on The Counselor,
and on Reiner. Reiner appears to possess
special insight into The Counselor’s increasingly dire circumstances, but he’s
just as much a potential victim of a life he little understands.
Malkina, the toughest and probably the
darkest of characters who surrounds The Counselor is played by no other than
Cameron Diaz. As Reiner’s malevolent
girlfriend, Malkina’s drive is to take control and possess anything she
believes she deserves.
Brad Pitt rounds up the cirque of
intrigue with his portrayal of Westray, a philosophizing and shady middleman
whose warnings to The Counselor about the dangers of a world he seeks to enter
go unheeded. Handsome, charming and
witty, Westray is also an unapologetic womanizer.
“The Counselor” will open November 15 in
cinemas from 20th Century Fox to be distributed by Warner Bros.
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