Sam Rockwell Confirmed For Andrew Dominik's 'Cogan's Trade' With Brad Pitt

Briefly: Cogan's Trade keeps sounding better and better. Sam Rockwell has been rumored to be part of film, and he's now confirmed. That makes the movie look more and more like a big reunion of The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford crew. (Too bad Jeremy Renner will likely be too busy to show up.) Andrew Dominik directs the film with Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck starring. The ensemble film is a 'comic crime saga,' and an adaptation of the George V. Higgins novel about a heist that takes place during a mob-run high stakes poker game.

Interesingly, Deadline reports the news but still calls Casey Affleck's participation a rumor. Also rumored are Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Bill Murray, Mark Ruffalo, and Zoe Saldana. Cogan's Trade will reportedly shoot in New Orleans sometime around March. It's definitely one of the most promising films that is casting right now.