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Mel Gibson set to star in police brutality drama alongside Vince Vaughn

Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson: nominated for best director for Hacksaw Ridge. Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

Mel Gibson will star alongside Vince Vaughn in a film about two police officers who are suspended when footage of their “strong-arm” tactics is leaked to the media.

Dragged Across Concrete will be directed by Bone Tomahawk’s S Craig Zahler, and will see Gibson and Vaughn team up again after Gibson directed Vaughn in his Oscar-nominated Hacksaw Ridge.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Gibson will play a veteran cop and Vaughn his younger partner; after the tape is leaked they turn to the criminal underworld to raise cash.

Gibson’s Hollywood rehabilitation would now seem to be complete, following Hacksaw Ridge’s six Oscar nominations, including best picture and best director for Gibson.

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