R.I.P.D.
What go on when you drop dead ? In the first official lagger for Robert Schwentke’sR.I.P.D.-which stand for " lie in Peace Department"- the first thirty seconds detail how the souls of the dearly departed make it to the other side , while the other 220 focus on the ghastly things Nick Cruz Walker ( Ryan Reynolds ) must deal with once he gets there .
If there ’s no rest for the wicked , there ’s no sleep for the just , either , at least if Universal ’s adaptation of Peter M. Lenkov ’s graphic novel has anything to say about it .
The picture follow Nick , a deceased police force officer , as he acclimatise to life after death and becomes a member of the titular spectral constabulary enforcement group . He ’s partner with veteran R.I.P.D. officer and former cowboy Roy Powell ( Jeff Bridges ) ; together , they ’re pitted against a on the face of it endless parade of spiritual foeman , dispense their brand of posthumous police force and order as they see fit while Nick , a Pisces out of H2O , scramble to estimate out who murdered him .
On paper , it sounds like fun , and the abbreviated , quick - cutting trailer seems to brook that notion.R.I.P.D.has been in the body of work for the last two class , ever since Schwentkefirst consume the directing gigin 2011 , so the muckle of a trailer may actually serve to cue some masses of the project ’s existence .
At the same time , it ’s likely to hit some people as a cross - genre cocktail fuse elements fromMen In dark , rightful Grit , andGhostbusters , and that ’s probably fair . Bridges looks like he ’s in full Rooster Cogburn modality here , while the playful , creepy , and varied devil blueprint - and the high - technical school munition - recall the effort of Agents K and J as well as Peter , Ray , Winston , and Egon .
But there ’s a lot of other common ancestry here , too , both on the page and on the screen . Inspiration from titles likeConstantineandHellboy- as well asHellboy ’s comic book whirl - off , B.P.R.D.- echoes in the action expose here , while the clash between the groundless West and innovative , sci - fi element remember a trivial spot ofCowboys & Aliens . In other parole , R.I.P.D.looks like it contains a authentic miscellany of influences , and the results look like they ’ve receive likely .
Schwentke is n’t new to making comic book movies - he madeREDback in 2010 , a pic that did surprisingly good byplay and realize some substantial critical praise as well . ( That film ’s continuation , RED 2 , comes out at the end of the summer.)R.I.P.D.will reunite him with Mary - Louise Parker , his leading noblewoman forRED , and Reynolds rounds out the casting with hisGreen LanternandX - Men Origins : Wolverineexperience .
At a glance , it looks like the performance to savor here will be Bridge ’s ; he ’s going ham , and if Schwentke and the rest of the cast understand the kind of movie they ’re making as well as Bridges come along to , R.I.P.D.could be an awesome ride ( though we ’ll have to wait until July to know for trusted ) .
In tandem with the release of the trailer , Universal has also unveiled the film ’s prescribed posting - sleek , cool , and to the point , though admittedly lacking in the wacky supernatural elements that give the teaser its appeal . you may ensure out the one - sheet below :
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R.I.P.D.opens in the US on July 19th , 2013 .
