Ryan Reynolds‘ sarcastic wit will meet its match with the stoic and awkward pauses of Zach Galifianakis. The two actors may join forces for the upcoming comic adaptation R.I.P.D. According to a report from The LA Times, the comedian turned actor is in talks to star in the film, which will feature Reynolds as a cop who hunts the dead.
Here’s some NOT so shocking news: Ryan Reynolds is trapped between a rock and a hard place. The actor has been in high demand over the past year resulting in several movie deals, so many that some of them conflict with each other. Despite his persistence and dedication to the character Deadpool (a role he originated in X-Men Origins: Wolverine) it looks like he’ll have to choose between the “Merc with a Mouth” and the supernatural comic adaptation R.I.P.D.
Unlike Deadpool, it looks like every other Ryan Reynolds film is moving along in production. According to Variety, a director has been hired to take on his upcoming supernatural comic adaptation, R.I.P.D. The film is a Universal Pictures production and will be directed by RED helmer, Robert Schwentke.
Who didn’t see this coming? After the news broke that Warner Bros. hired a writer to pen the sequel for their upcoming Green Lantern adaptation, people started to worry about how Deadpool would fit into Ryan Reynolds’ busy schedule. The man has more than his fair share of projects on the horizon including the live action adaptation of R.I.P.D. and Safe House with Denzel Washington. Where will he find the time to do all these films and Deadpool? Maybe he won’t.
Ryan Reynolds definitely has a thing for comic book adaptations—in addition to having starred in the atrociously bad Blade: Trinity and X-Men Origins: Wolverine, as well as having nabbed the lead roles in the upcoming Green Lantern and Deadpool adaptations, Collider reports that Mr. Scarlett Johansson will co-star in yet another comic based flick, the oddball R.I.P.D. (Rest In Peace Department).
