Sean Penn turns action hero in 'The Gunman'
- 9 years ago
In ‘The Gunman’, American actor Sean Penn takes on the role of Jim Terrier, an ex-special forces soldier and military contractor suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) who flees the Democratic Republic of Congo after carrying out an assassination, leaving behind his lover.
But Terrier’s past comes back to haunt him when his former employer tries to have him killed, and he must travel to London and Barcelona to clear his name.
The two-time Oscar winner was joined by his A-list girlfriend Charlize Theron in London on Monday at the film’s premiere.
‘The Gunman’ is Penn’s first leading role in an action film but he said that it wasn’t a conscious decision to do one.
“Well I don’t know that I summed it up quite that simply. I mean clearly it’s what drives the narrative but the world of it I suppose. The characters were interesting and I like Pierre Morel.”
Based on the novel ‘The Prone Gunman’ by Jean-Patrick Manchette, the movie’s helmed by French director Pierre M
But Terrier’s past comes back to haunt him when his former employer tries to have him killed, and he must travel to London and Barcelona to clear his name.
The two-time Oscar winner was joined by his A-list girlfriend Charlize Theron in London on Monday at the film’s premiere.
‘The Gunman’ is Penn’s first leading role in an action film but he said that it wasn’t a conscious decision to do one.
“Well I don’t know that I summed it up quite that simply. I mean clearly it’s what drives the narrative but the world of it I suppose. The characters were interesting and I like Pierre Morel.”
Based on the novel ‘The Prone Gunman’ by Jean-Patrick Manchette, the movie’s helmed by French director Pierre M