In what sounds to be a huge win for Universal, the studio has signed Oscar winner and all around laid back dude and good time Charlie, Jeff Bridges, in their upcoming film, R.I.P.D.. The True Grit actor will star alongside throbby heart Ryan Reynolds in a movie that sounds like some sort of reverse Ghostbusters/Beetlejuice mashup.
Based on a Dark Horse comic, the film follows murdered cop Nick Cruz (Reynolds) as he's recruited into the afterlife's police squad, the Rest In Peace Department. For 100 years of service, Cruz might get the chance to track down his own killer. I know, I was hoping this was just going to be a straight movie about Rhode Island's law enforcement as well.
Bridges is actually filling in the spot that was originally said to be Zach Galifianakis', as Cruz's old-timer partner. I don't know if that's a sign of the meteoric rise of Galifianakis, or of Bridges' career history of doing whatever the fuck he wants, but regardless this sounds like a ridiculous premise that I will probably pay my $12 to see. Bridges can do comedy with the best of them (see: The Big Lebowski and The Men Who Stare At Goats, which I loved) and Reynolds is always fairly solid, so this should be entertaining.
Oh man, this sounds awesome!