'Sons of Anarchy' star Tommy Flanagan joins Russell Crowe in upcoming crime thriller 'Sleeping Dogs'
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Former 'Sons of Anarchy' actor Tommy Flanagan has joined the cast of Nickel City Pictures' crime drama 'Sleeping Dogs', which also stars Karen Gillan, Marton Csokas, and Oscar winner Russell Crowe.
Harry Greenwood and Thomas M Wright complete the cast, and Adam Cooper, who is making his feature film debut, is directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with Bill Collage (Assassin's Creed). Producing with Cooper, Collage, Deborah Glover, Pouya Shabazian, and Pouya Fasano of New Leaf Literary is Mark Fasano of Nickel City Pictures. The project's executive producers are Ford Corbett, Arianne Fraser, and Delphine Perrier of Highland Film Group, as well as Matthew Goldberg and Cliff Roberts.
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What we know about 'Sleeping Dogs' so far
We do know what the movie is going to be about. In the wake of receiving cutting-edge Alzheimer's treatment, Roy Freeman (Crowe), a former homicide investigator, is tasked with revisiting a horrible murder case from his past: the gruesome murder of a college professor (Csokas). Roy asks his former partner to assist him in reviving the probe since he is curious and trying to restore his memory. This time, however, events play out quite differently when they come across a fascinating and alluring woman (Gillan): as he unearths a complex web of contradictions and secrets, Roy is compelled to confront a horrifying reality that instantly alters his entire universe.
A look at Flanagan's work
Flanagan is currently starring alongside Joseph Sikora in Starz's 'Power Book IV: Force', a spin-off of the wildly successful crime drama 'Power', which has been renewed for a second season. Flanagan is perhaps best known for his role as Filip "Chibs" Telford in FX's Emmy-nominated biker gang drama 'Sons of Anarchy', which ran for seven seasons. With Evan Rachel Wood and Vincent Cassel, he most recently made an appearance on HBO's 'Westworld'. He has also starred in shows like 'Peaky Blinders' and 'Wu Assassins' on Netflix.
Flanagan's most recent film credits include the James Gunn-directed 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2', the action thriller 'Boon' with Neil McDonough, the crime actioner 'Killers Anonymous' with Gary Oldman and Jessica Alba, the critically acclaimed western 'The Ballad of Lefty Brown' with Bill Pullman, Jim Caviezel, and Peter Fonda, and the remake of 'Papillon' by Bleecker Street.