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Ryan Reynolds Plays ‘Ghost’ in ‘RIPD’
Up-and-coming actress Stephanie Szostak (The Devil Wears Prada, Dinner for Schmucks) is in negotiations to play the female lead opposite Ryan Reynolds in Universal’s supernatural action movie RIPD based on the Dark Horse comic, reports Heat Vision.
Robert Schwentke is directing the project, which “follows a murdered cop (Reynolds) who is recruited to work in the Rest in Peace Department, a police force comprised of ghosts who battle spirits unready to depart this world.” Jeff Bridges is playing Reynolds’ ghostly partner. Kevin Bacon also stars.
Szostak will play Reynolds’ wife who can sense that he is still around and to whom he is trying to communicate with in regards to his murder.
The movie is eying a September start in Boston with a June 28, 2013 release slated.
Headed to the Fantasia Film Festival this month, Ferine examines the never-ending struggle between the rational and animal sides of human nature. Watch the official teaser trailer below.
Carolyn Bracken (Oddity, You Are Not My Mother) stars in Ferine.
Wealthy and influential art collector Irene (Carolyn Bracken) begins to develop an uncontrollable primal instinct that drives her into a spiral of destruction and animalistic transformation. Her path fatefully crosses with Dama (Caroline Goodall), a lavishly wealthy trafficker of exotic predator animals.
Dama recognizes that Irene has become a mercurial predator herself.
A morbid bond forms between them. Few in the vicinity will be safe.
Writer-director Andrea Corsini makes his feature debut on the English-language production, based on his 2019 short of the same name.
Paola Lavini and Elisabetta Caccamo round out the cast.
Pino Donaggio (Carrie, Don’t Look Now) composed the score.
The 30th edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival begins this week in Montreal, running from July 16 through August 2. It’s set to unleash 125 features and 200+ shorts.
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