The Mule Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Clint Eastwood stars as Earl Stone, a man in his 80s who is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he’s just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. He does well—so well, in fact, that his cargo increases exponentially, and Earl is assigned a handler. But he isn’t the only one keeping tabs on Earl; the mysterious new drug mule has also hit the radar of hard-charging DEA agent Colin Bates. And even as his money problems become a thing of the past, Earl’s past mistakes start to weigh heavily on him, and it’s uncertain if he’ll have time to right those wrongs before law enforcement, or the cartel’s enforcers, catch up to him.

Cited as official plot version from warnerbros.com

Crime Drama True Story

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Mule.

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  Bradley Cooper

  The Hangover, The Hangover Part III

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  Clint Eastwood

  Trouble With the Curve, Cry Macho

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  Dianne Wiest

  My Father’s Dragon, Rabbit Hole

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  Michael Pena

  A Working Man, Unstoppable

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  Laurence Fishburne

  The Amateur , Man of Steel

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  Alison Eastwood

  Poolhall Junkies

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  Taissa Farmiga

  The Nun, In a Valley of Violence

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  Ignacio Serricchio

Crew Behind the Film

The The Mule behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Clint Eastwood last directed Juror No. 2 and Cry Macho. The film's writer Nick Schenk last wrote A Christmas Story Christmas and Cry Macho.

Director

Clint Eastwood

Screenwriter

Nick Schenk

Producers

Dan Friedkin
Bradley Thomas

Production Details

What we know about the The Mule movie production.

Key Facts

• Bradley Cooper will play the DEA agent (Hollywood Reporter, 5/18/2018).
• Inspired by a 2014 New York Times Magazine article.

Production Updates for The Mule

Nov 2018

Completed

Changed The Mule movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Oct 2018

Post-Production

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

Jun 2018

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Now shooting in Augusta, Georgia.

Jun 2018

Development

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

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