Apparently Kevin Bacon had fun being all evil in X-Men: First Class, because the actor is looking to take on the villain role in the supernatural comic-book adaptation R.I.P.D. Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges are set to star in the film which centers on a cop whoâs recruited by a team of deceased lawmen after heâs killed on-duty. Reynolds plays the recruit, and sets out with the âRest in Peace Departmentâ to find the man who murdered him. Bridges plays Reynoldsâ new partner, a gunslinger who has been dead for hundreds of years.Variety reports that Bacon is in final negotiations to take on the villain role in the pic, which Robert Schwentke (Red) is directing. Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi (Clash of the Titans) penned the screenplay. Bacon is currently filming Billy Bob Thorntonâs return to the directorâs chair Jayne Mansfieldâs Car. Universal has slated R.I.P.D. for June 28th, 2013.
Kevin Bacon to Play the Villain in R.I.P.D. Opposite Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges
Kevin Bacon to Play the Villain in R.I.P.D. Opposite Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges. R.I.P.D. movie to be directed by Robert Schwentke