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Schwentke to Direct Reynolds in R.I.P.D.

by SuperHeroHype
September 07, 2010

Red helmer boards the supernatural action film

Universal Pictures has hired Red helmer Robert Schwentke to direct the supernatural action film R.I.P.D. (short for "Rest In Peace Department"), based on Peter Lenkov's Dark Horse comic about a police department of the dead.

Ryan Reynolds signed last spring to star in the film, centered on two officers -- one recently dead and one who's been dead for hundreds of years.

Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi are writing the screenplay.

Mike Richardson, founder and President of Dark Horse, and Lawrence Gordon will produce for Dark Horse Entertainment. Neal Moritz is producing through his Original Film.

 

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Dgoblin
September 07, 2010
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Phew
I am so glad that McG isn't directing. The last thing we need is a talentless hack all over such a great idea
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Ghostwriter101
September 08, 2010
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Ryan, buddy, with all this films your signed for when are you making Deadpool?
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Purple Lantern
September 08, 2010
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Never heard of this comic book before, until i read this article. I guess it'll be ok for Ryan (yeah, I know him by his first name)to bless this film.

@ Ghostwriter101
I totally agree with you
I want Guyver remake!!!!!!!
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ODSda3rd
September 08, 2010
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i agree with guyver remake and i getting a little worried about deadpool
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Waxley
September 08, 2010
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yea ryan reynolds is cool but come on....every comic book character is a different person, so it should only be fitting that each one is played by a different actor...you know hugh jackman as wolverine and thats it....he isn't wolverine, the punisher and the hulk. Now everytime you read a comic, you envision the same guy as 5 different characters and it doesnt seem right,

so ryan reynolds is:

hannibal king in BLADE
Deadpool in X-men Origins: Wolverine
Supposed to have his own DEADPOOL film
Green Lantern
Now RIPD?

and its rumored that he is the FLASH too or is in talks for it?

that's just way too much....he's hogging all the superhero hype (no pun intended) and comics might as well change their stories to make all superhero alter egos Ryan Reynolds....who is the man behind spider-mans mask? Ryan Reynolds....who is the FBI agent turned vigilante known as the Punisher?...RYAN Reynolds...Batmans alter-ego is a playboy billionaire by the name of Ryan Reynolds....Dr. Ryan Reynolds turns into a behemoth known as the hulk...Professor Ryan Reynolds started a school for gifted youngsters and is the leader of the R-Men.....i can go on forever....get my drift?
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Waxley
September 08, 2010
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its like....if the same guy is playing different superheroes....it makes it hard to distinguish the uniqueness of each one if theyre being played by the same person....

...if heath ledger were alive, we'd continue to praise him for his unforgettable turn as the joker, but then we'd get annoyed when they cast him as braniac in superman and then carnage in spider-man and then diamondback in luke cage...just to name a few...because yes, he is a great actor, but when different characters are played by the same guy, they lose their individuality because we begin to just see the same face under different masks.
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