- R.I.P.D.
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| Robert Knepper |
Robert Knepper has signed on for the currently-filming
Universal Pictures supernatural action film R.I.P.D. (short for "Rest In
Peace Department"). The Hollywood Reporter has word that the actor will
play a ghost, which are nicknamed "deados" in the world of the film.
The project, based on Peter Lenkov's Dark Horse comic about
a police department of the dead, will be directed by Robert Schwentke (RED) and
will feature the team-up of Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges. Phil Hay and Matt
Manfredi wrote the screenplay with Mike Richardson, founder and President of
Dark Horse, producing alongside Lawrence Gordon and Neal Moritz.
Best known for his role on the Fox television series
"Prison Break," Knepper has appeared on the big screen in films like
Hitman, Transporter 3 and The Day the Earth Stood Still.
Now filming in Boston, R.I.P.D. is planning a June 28, 2013
release.
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