City of Lies Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

LAPD detective Russell Poole and journalist Jack Jackson (Whitaker), both seeking redemption, find the truth behind the murders of rap impresarios.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

In the mid-1990s, Los Angeles is rife with crime, poverty and racism. Detective Russell Poole, a straight-shooting detective, is assigned to investigate a cop-on-cop shooting and stumbles upon a web of corruption woven into the fabric of the department. As he delves deeper into the mire of scandal and deception, he is met with increasing resistance from his superiors and frozen out by his fellow officers.

Cited as modified plot formulation from deadline.com

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in City of Lies.

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  Johnny Depp

  ... Detective Russell Poole

  Day Drinker, Alice Through the Looking Glass

• N
  Neil Brown Jr.

  ... Rafael Perez

  Sand Castle

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  Forest Whitaker

  ... Jack Jackson

  The King of Kings, Megalopolis

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  Toby Huss

  Americana, Blonde

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  Dayton Callie

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  Louis Herthum

  The Last Exorcism Part 2, I Still See You

• S
  Shea Whigham

  Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, American Primeval (Limited Series)

Crew Behind the Film

The City of Lies behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Brad Furman last directed The Infiltrator and Runner Runner. The film's writer Christian Contreras last wrote What I Loved and Principia.

Director

Brad Furman

Screenwriter

Christian Contreras

Producer

Miriam Segal

Production Details

What we know about the City of Lies movie production.

Key Facts

• Neil Brown Jr. will play Rafael Perez, the former dirty LAPD officer and central figure in the Rampart scandal, who was accused of murdering the Notorious B.I.G. (Deadline.com, 11/17/16).
• Based on Randall Sullivan's book, LAbyrinth: A Detective Investigates the Murders of Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G., the Implications of Death Row Records' Suge Knight, and the Origins of the Los Angeles Police Scandal, which was first serialized in "Rolling Stone" magazine.

Production Updates for City of Lies

Jun 2018

Completed

Changed City of Lies movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Oct 2017

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Sep 2016

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Production is slated for mid-November 2016.

Sep 2016

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Aiming to shoot late 2016.

Oct 2014

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

Feb 2013

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. No additional details available for this status.

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