Confidential Informant trailer: Mel Gibson stars as a police chief investigating an illegal raid
Mel Gibson and Dominic Purcell were featured in the trailer for the upcoming action movie Confidential Informant, which was released on Tuesday.
In the clip, the 67-year-old performer portrayed a police chief leading an investigation into an unauthorized raid that took place under his watch.
The feature film’s cast, whose star is currently navigating a complicated relationship with his younger brother, is also augmented by the likes of Nick Stahl, Kate Bosworth, and Russell Richardson.
The trailer began with a flashback to American soldiers taking part in an unknown conflict in the Middle East, and Kevin Hickey, played by Gibson, stated that “these guys risk their lives every day.” We sleep well because they deal with the ugly.’
Mike Thorton, played by Stahl, then told his good friend Tom Moran, played by Purcell, that he had been hit by a bullet, and Hickey added that “one thing is for sure. You don’t come out the same way you went in.’
On screen: Mel Gibson and Dominic Purcell were featured in the trailer for the upcoming action movie Confidential Informant, which was released on Tuesday
Storyline: In the clip, the 67-year-old performer portrayed a police chief who led an investigation into an unauthorized raid that took place under his watch
Starting off strong: The trailer opened with a flashback to American soldiers taking part in an unidentified conflict in the Middle East, and Kevin Hickey, played by Gibson, stated that “these guys risk their lives every single day.” We sleep well because they deal with the ugly’
The two ex-soldiers, now operating as police detectives, then raided a cocaine-filled apartment before Thorton persuaded a criminal to become an informant.
The detective later told Hickey that his informant had told him of a “stock” that made him “suspicious,” and when asked if he would inform the tenants about enforcing a warrant, Moran brushed off the incident as “one of those stuff’.
Another informant talked to Moran and Thorton about a “money house,” and the first asked his partner to help him raid the location.
Although Stahl resisted the idea, his old friend said he would receive a million dollars for his work, adding, “I can’t do this without you.”
As scenes of the violent robbery were shown, Moran put a gun to an informant’s head and forced him to act as a go-between before Stahl worriedly asked his partner, “How are we going to explain this?”
William Learner, played by Richardson, relays the details of the incident to Hickey, who suspected the perpetrators were police officers in disguise.
Stahl goes on to tell Moran that he had been having nightmares about being exposed as a thief before his partner’s wife Anna, played by Bosworth, asked if her husband was “taking money on the side.”
When Richardson presented his suspicions about the raid to Hickey and said his version of the scenario was correct, his superior angrily stated that he was not working with hard evidence.
Getting their hands dirty: The two ex-soldiers, now operating as police detectives, then raided a cocaine-filled apartment before Thorton persuaded a criminal to become an informant
Extrajudicial: The detective later told Hickey that his informant had told him of a “stash” that made him “suspicious,” and when asked if he would inform the tenants about enforcing a warrant, Moran brushed off the incident as “a of those things’. ‘
Dangerous proposition: Another informant talked to Moran and Thorton about a ‘money house’ and the former asked his partner to help him raid the location
Inside job: William Learner, played by Richardson, relays the details of the incident to Hickey, who suspected the perpetrators were disguised police officers.
Suspicious: Stahl goes on to tell Moran that he had nightmares about being exposed as a thief before his partner’s wife Anna, played by Bosworth, asked if her husband was ‘taking money on the side’
Moral Dilemma: The trailer ends with Stahl telling an arrested criminal that “sometimes a smaller mistake has to be made before a bigger mistake”
Gibson’s character added that “you’re about an inch away from being bounced out of the IAB.”
The trailer ends with Stahl telling an apprehended criminal that “sometimes a smaller mistake has to be made for a greater right.”
According to deadlinethe upcoming feature film was directed by Michael Oblowitz, who co-wrote the project’s script with Brooke Nasser and Michael Kaycheck.
Confidential Informant is currently set for release on June 27.