Nolte Is Squad Boss

Nick Nolte has joined the cast of Ruben Fleischer's period police saga "The Gangster Squad says Variety.

Based on a series of LA Times articles, the true story tale follows a secret "off the record" police task force in the 1940 who pursued high-profile gangster Mickey Cohen a member of the so-called Jewish Mob

Will Beall, a former LAPD officer who patrolled South Central and wrote the novel L.A. Rex penned the script.

Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling Michael Peña Josh Brolin Holt McCallany Giovanni Ribisi Robert Patrick and Anthony Mackie Mireille Enos Sullivan Stapleton also star. Emma Stone will play a woman caught between Gosling's good cop character and Penn's character.

Nolte is set to play L.A.P.D. chief Bill Parker in the pic

Dan Lin and Kevin McCormick are producing the film

Shooting begins September 7th in Los Angeles.