Brolin arrested in club brawl

Updated 08.22 Mon Jul 14 2008

Keywords: Stone, film, Oliver, arrest, Louisiana, Brolin, Josh

Actor Josh Brolin has reportedly been arrested during a bar fight in Louisiana.

The No Country for Old Men star was held along with fellow actor Jeffrey Wright and members of a crew filming an Oliver Stone movie just after 2am (local time) at a club called the Stray Cat bar.

Police could not say whether Brolin or the other people arrested had been released.

Shreveport Police Sergeant Willie Lewis said a call to deal with a rowdy customer caused others to get involved.

But police could not say whether Brolin or the other people arrested had been released.

A local newspaper said the other people arrested were part of the crew on a Stone film, titled W, about US President George W Bush, that began filming in the city in May.

In the film, Brolin plays Bush and Wright plays US Secretary of State Colin Powell.

The cast also includes Elizabeth Banks as First Lady, Laura Bush, Ellen Burstyn and James Cromwell as the elder Bushes and Thandie Newton as US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Last year Brolin starred in three films; In the Valley of Elah, American Gangster and No Country for Old Men, which won the best picture Oscar.