END OF WATCH comes from David Ayer, the writer/director responsible for many gritty urban stories such as Training Day (Denzel Washington), Dark Blue (Kurt Russell), Street Kings (Keanu Reeves), Harsh Times (Christian Bale), and S.W.A.T. (Colin Farrell). In his latest, Ayer brings together Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña as partners on the LAPD force patrolling the mean streets of south central Los Angeles. Shot in first-person style, the story makes use of handheld HD cameras in police cars, surveillance cameras and their surroundings to tell the story of two cops who stumble onto the Mexican cartel drug ring and become targets for the dangerous gang.
The film also stars America Ferrera, Anna Kendrick, Natalie Martinez, Frank Grillo (The Grey, Warrior). END OF WATCH is set for release January 28, 2012.
