I didn’t hear all that much about Rampart when it premiered at TIFF earlier this year, but it has since been picked up by Millennium Entertainment and has started being promoted as a potential Oscar contender. Directed by Oren Moverman (The Messenger), the movie stars Woody Harrelson as “the most corrupt cop you’ve ever seen on screen.” I’m not sure if that quote actually comes from a critic’s review or if Millennium just came up with it themselves, but it’s certainly attention grabbing and more than a little ballsy. Especially considering that Millennium also released Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call – New Orleans just a couple of years ago.

I liked Moverman’s first film The Messenger quite a bit and also thought Woody Harrelson was good in it, but he was sort of overshadowed by Ben Foster. This time around Harrelson is clearly the star of the show, although Ben Foster does have a smaller supporting role and the cast also includes Ice Cube, Ned Beatty, Robin Wright, Anne Heche, Steve Buscemi and Sigourney Weaver. The fact that it’s written by James Ellroy also intrigues me, although he hasn’t been involved anything particularly great since L.A. Confidential. Rampart hits select theatres on Nov. 23rd; check out the trailer after the jump and see what you think.