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| name = American Hustle
| name = American Hustle
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| image = American Hustle 2013 poster.jpg
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[[File:American Hustle - Bradley Cooper.jpg|200px|Character Poster]]
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| director = [[David O. Russell]]
| director = [[David O. Russell]]
| producer = Charles Roven<br />Richard Suckle<br />Megan Ellison
| producer = Charles Roven<br />Richard Suckle<br />Megan Ellison

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American Hustle
Directed byDavid O. Russell
Written byEric Warren Singer
David O. Russell
Produced byCharles Roven
Richard Suckle
Megan Ellison
StarringChristian Bale
Bradley Cooper
Amy Adams
Jeremy Renner
Jennifer Lawrence
CinematographyLinus Sandgren
Edited byJay Cassidy
Crispin Struthers
Music byDanny Elfman
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
  • December 13, 2013 (2013-12-13)
(Limited Release)
  • December 18, 2013 (2013-12-18)
(Wide Release)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

American Hustle is an upcoming crime drama film directed by David O. Russell, from a screenplay written by Eric Warren Singer and Russell based on the FBI ABSCAM operation of the late 1970s and early 1980s. It is scheduled to be released on December 18, 2013 (in limited release December 13, 2013) by Annapurna Pictures.[1] It was filmed in Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts, and New York City, United States.

Plot

A brilliant con man, Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale), who along with his British partner and lover, but frightened newbie grifter, Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams), are recruited and forced to work for an FBI agent, Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper), who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia that is as dangerous as it is enchanting. The operation eventually involves the Mayor of Camden, New Jersey, Carmine Polito (Jeremy Renner), caught between the con-artists and Feds. Irving's wife, Rosalyn (Jennifer Lawrence), could be the one to pull the thread that brings the entire world crashing down.

Cast

Main

  • Christian Bale as Irving Rosenfeld, a brilliant con man who is forced to help the FBI ensnare a group of corrupt politicians on the take.[2]
  • Bradley Cooper as Richie DiMaso, a wild FBI agent who enlists Irving for the ABSCAM sting operation.[3]
  • Amy Adams as Sydney Prosser, Irving's equally cunning and seductive British partner in crime and mistress, who proves to be as smooth and duplicitous as the con man, but frightened as a newbie grifter.[4]
  • Jeremy Renner as Carmine Polito, the passionate, volatile political operator and shady mayor of impoverished Camden, New Jersey, who moves in a world of political corruption, while caught between the con-artists and Feds.[5]
  • Jennifer Lawrence as Rosalyn Rosenfeld, the gorgeous, reckless, big-mouthed, and unpredictable wife of Irving who could be the one to pull the thread that brings the entire world crashing down.[6]

Supporting

Production

Development

Originally titled "American Bullshit", Eric Warren Singer's screenplay was #8 on the 2010 Black List of unproduced screenplays. The film was set up at Sony Pictures Entertainment with Charles Roven and Richard Suckle producing through Atlas Entertainment and was initially considered by Ben Affleck to direct, before David O. Russell ultimately signed on to helm the film.[7]

Production

Principal photography started on March 8, 2013 and wrapped in May 2013.[8][9] The film was shot using locations in and around Boston, Massachusetts (such as in Worcester) and New York.[10][11] Filming had to be put on hold in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings with the city in lockdown. After lockdown was lifted, the film wrapped its Boston shoot and spent its final few days of production in New York City.[12]

Release

Director David O. Russell released the teaser trailer for the film on July 31, 2013,[13] and a theatrical trailer was released on October 9, 2013.[14] The film is scheduled to have a limited release in the United States on December 13, 2013 with a national release on December 25, 2013.[15] The film is set for release in the UK on December 20, 2013.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Jennifer Lawrence begins work on untitled Abscam project with Bradley Cooper". Metro.co.uk. March 22, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  2. ^ "'American Hustle' Character Posters Plunge Us Into the Late 1970s". Hollywoodreporter.com. 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  3. ^ "'American Hustle' Character Posters Plunge Us Into the Late 1970s". Hollywoodreporter.com. 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  4. ^ "'American Hustle' Character Posters Plunge Us Into the Late 1970s". Hollywoodreporter.com. 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  5. ^ "'American Hustle' Character Posters Plunge Us Into the Late 1970s". Hollywoodreporter.com. 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  6. ^ "'American Hustle' Character Posters Plunge Us Into the Late 1970s". Hollywoodreporter.com. 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  7. ^ "Affleck Eyes Blacklist Abscam Drama", Deadline.com, January 18, 2011
  8. ^ "David O Russell's 'American Hustle' Halts Production Because Of Boston Manhunt". Deadline.com. PMC. April 19, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  9. ^ "David O. Russell wraps work on 'American Hustle'". Boston.com. May 13, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  10. ^ Warner, Kara (April 16, 2013). "David O. Russell's Next Movie Now Called 'American Hustle'". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  11. ^ "Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Adams strip in American Hustle trailer". India Today Online. August 1, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  12. ^ "Boston Manhunt Forces Shutdown on American Hustle", Yahoo.com, April 19, 2013
  13. ^ "Hot Teaser: David O. Russell's 'American Hustle'". Deadline.com. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  14. ^ a b "Cooper, Lawrence reunite in American Hustle trailer". 10 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  15. ^ "First Look: David O. Russell's 'American Hustle'". Usatoday.com. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
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