Broken City is currently filming in Brooklyn with Mark Wahlberg and Russell Crowe. It’s about an ex-cop who’s trailing the wife of New York City's mayor and finds himself immersed in a larger scandal. Cops and Wahlberg seem to go together. Can’t wait to find out where Crowe fits in to the picture. Also pictured is costar Barry Pepper.

Filming just got underway and they’ll be in Brooklyn for a few weeks before moving the production down to New Orleans. I have no idea if that’s because the story calls for it or because they want to keep filming during the winter and that city can double for New York.

The rest of the cast includes Alona Tal, Natalie Martinez (Death Race, “Detroit 1-8-7”) and Catherine Zeta Jones (who is racking up the credits now that hubby’s on the mend). I’m assuming she’s the mayor’s wife. Directed by Allen Hughes (One half of The Hughes Brothers responsible for The Book of Eli, From Hell, Dead Presidents), Broken City already has a release date of January 13, 2013.