During the 1980s, DEA agent Robert Mazur uses his undercover alias “Bob Musella” to become a pivotal player for drug lords cleaning their dirty cash. Later, he infiltrates the world’s largest cartels and helps discover the money-laundering organization of drug lord Pablo Escobar.
The Infiltrator is an American crime drama film directed by Brad Furman and written by Ellen Brown Furman, based on the autobiography of the same name by Robert Mazur, a federal customs and excise agent. Mazur helps bust Pablo Escobar’s money-laundering organization by using his alias, “Bob Musella”. The film stars Bryan Cranston, Diane Kruger, Benjamin Bratt, John Leguizamo, and Amy Ryan. Filming began on February 23, 2015 in London. The film is scheduled to be released July 13, 2016.
Filming was previously set to begin in March 2015 in Tampa, Florida, but then moved to London and Paris. According to SSN Insider, filming began on February 23, 2015. On March 11, 2015, the studio confirmed that filming was underway in London, releasing a first-look image from the film. The production would move to Florida at the end of April. Filming began in Tampa on April 22, 2015, on location at the Port Tampa Bay. On April 28, 2015, they filmed in Parkland Estates near the former home of Santo Trafficante, an infamous Tampa mob boss.
The Infiltrator
Directed by: Brad Furman
Starring: Bryan Cranston, John Leguizamo, Diane Kruger, Amy Ryan, Joseph Gilgun, Benjamin Bratt, Juliet Aubrey, Elena Anaya
Screenplay by: Ellen Sue Brown
Production Design by: Crispian Sallis
Cinematography by: Joshua Reis
Film Editing by: Luis Carballar, Jeff McEvoy, David Rosenbloom
Costume Design by: Dinah Collin
Art Direction by: Karen Wakefield
Set Decoration by: Cathy Cosgrove, Scott Jacobson
Music by: Chris Hajian
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence, language throughout, some sexual content and drug material.
Studio: Broad Green Pictures
Release Date: July 15, 2016
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