Edward James Olmos has joined Baltasar Kormákur’s upcoming crime drama, 2 Guns, joining the already cast Mark Whalberg, Denzel Washington, Paula Patton and Bill Paxton. Olmos is set to play Papi Greco, a dangerous Mexican drug lord.
Based on a graphic novel, the film follows a Navy SEAL (Mark Wahlberg) and a DEA agent (Denzel Washington) who unknowingly work together during an undercover mission and end up getting set up by the mob to steal millions from the CIA. Bill Paxton is playing a high-ranking member of the CIA with Paula Patton portraying Denzel Washington’s love interest.
The film is set to shoot later this summer. (Source: Variety)
For a while now, Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington have been attached to 2 Guns for Contraband director Baltasar Kormákur. Now they may have some company, as 
Adam Sandler is in talks to replace Mark Wahlberg in the Warner Bros. football comedy Three Mississippi. The change has come about due to shifting schedules, which would have meant Wahlberg couldn’t make the film until next year, according to 
Mark Wahlberg already has a huge amount of movies in the works, but he’s decided to add one more, with 
A couple of years ago, Hugh Jackman was all set to star in Avon Man, with the actor at the time seeing it as a priority. However for various reason he ended up dropping out of the film, and since then it’s pretty much been in stasis. Now though, 
Will Ferrell could do with a hit, and having had success with sports comedies in the past, he’s hoping that 3 Mississippi will rack up some decent box office numbers. Now the project has found a director, who is also part of a writing team who’ll come in and take a new look at the script.
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol star Paula Patton is one of those actresses who constantly seems to flit around the edge of major recognition, but never quite gets it. Now she’s adding another decent role to her belt, as 
Is Michael Bay’s tendency to cast inexperienced female actresses allowing young people a chance, or pure sexism assuming that a pretty face is more important than genuine talent?
Michael Bay must have enjoyed working with ken Jeong on Transformers: Dark Of The Moon, as he’s now cast The Hangover actor in his dark comedy, Pain and Gain, which recently started shooting.