Cooper Hoffman has found his next role in Cooper Raiff’s “The Trashers,” playing son to David Harbour’s father.
The “Cha Cha Real Smooth” writer-director’s third film takes a page from the real story of Jimmy Galante (Harbour), a Connecticut trash tycoon and member of the Genovese crime family who purportedly inspired the character Tony Soprano. In 2004, Galante took over his city’s minor-league hockey team and put his teenage son A.J. (Hoffman) took control of the team’s management. Under A.J.’s command, the team quickly gains notoriety for its violent but effective playing style, racking up one win after another. Galante is charged with 72 criminal offenses.
“The Trashers” will mark Raiff’s first time solely behind the camera, as he wrote, directed and starred in his first two projects. Adam R. Perlman“Billions,” “The Good Wife”Raiff will be contributing revisions.
Produced by Tom McNulty, MC2 Entertainment, and Andrew Morrison, Yellow Bear Films. A.J. Galante, whose personal story forms the basis of the script, will be an associate producer.
“The Trashers”30West will finance the project. Dan Steinman, Micah Green and Dan Friedkin will produce executive production for 30West as well as Jon Wertheim, Perlman, and Dan Steinman.
Raiff’s debut feature “Shithouse”In 2020, Apple won the Grand Jury Award at South By Southwest. Apple was the one to land his follow-up. “Cha Cha Real Smooth,” for $15 million out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award in the U.S. Dramatic competition. On June 17, the Dakota Johnson-starring movie opened in theatres.
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