InThe Infiltrator, based on the autobiography,The Infiltrator: My Secret Life Inside the Dirty Banks Behind Pablo Escobar’s Medelín Cartel, Cranston stars as the very much realRobert Mazur. A U.S. Customs special agent by trade, Mazur risked his life and the lives of his loved ones when he took it upon himself to go undercover in an attempt to bring downPablo Escobar’s money-laundering hustle. Matching fire with fire, Mazur poses as a dishonest businessman to win the trust of Escobar, slowly chiseling away and getting to a much more hidden level of corruption betweenthe drug lordand the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, which had ties to First American Bankshares in Washington, D.C.
When in doubt, it’s always best to sort out the professional and supportive help of those around you. That’s exactly what Furman did when it came to the screenplay forThe Infiltrator. In a fun, albeit not often heard-of move, the filmmakerturned to none other than his motherto pen the movie’s script. With a background in literary writing,Ellen Brown Furmantook the plunge and more than nailed the task of bringing the story from the pages of Mazur’s autobiography to life in cinematic form.
Bryan Cranston’s Dynamite Co-Stars
Along with landing theMalcolm in the Middlealum, who was just coming off an Academy Award nomination for his work inTrumbo, for the film’s leading role,The Infiltratoralso featured a dreamy lineup of performers that includedDiane Kruger(National Treasure),John Leguizamo(To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar),Benjamin Bratt(Miss Congeniality),Amy Ryan(The Office),Saïd Taghmaoui(The Killer), andJoe Gilgun(Preacher). The project was the fourth of Furman’s, following the success ofThe Take,The Lincoln Lawyer, andRunner Runner, and, although it may not have been the box office moneymaker thatThe Lincoln Lawyerwas, the movie still hit a solid reception chord with critics for the story and Cranston’s performance.
Join the hoards over at Netflix and check out Cranston’s turn as the undercover special agent, asThe Infiltratoris now streaming.
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