What do you get when you take Men in Black and throw in some zombies, Van Wilder, and The Dude? You get R.I.P.D.! Universal Pictures released the first trailer for Robert Schwentke’s (Red, The Time Traveler’s Wife) big screen adaptation of the Dark Horse comic book series. Starring the legendary, Jeff Bridges and the not-so-legendary, Ryan Reynolds, R.I.P.D. follows two dead lawmen who track down the evil dead.
Synopsis: Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds headline the 3D supernatural action-adventure R.I.P.D. as two cops dispatched by the otherworldly Rest In Peace Department to protect and serve the living from an increasingly destructive array of souls who refuse to move peacefully to the other side.
Veteran sheriff Roy Pulsifer (Bridges) has spent his career with the legendary police force known as R.I.P.D. tracking monstrous spirits who are cleverly disguised as ordinary people. His mission? To arrest and bring to justice a special brand of criminals trying to escape final judgment by hiding among the unsuspecting on Earth.
Once the wise-cracking Roy is assigned former rising-star detective Nick Walker (Reynolds) as his junior officer, the new partners have to turn grudging respect into top-notch teamwork. When they uncover a plot that could end life as we know it, two of R.I.P.D.’s finest must miraculously restore the cosmic balance…or watch the tunnel to the afterlife begin sending angry souls the very wrong way.
I have to say that even though I’m not a fan of Ryan Reynolds, I’m a bit sold. The Men in Black series had a promising start and squandered it’s potential on two lackluster sequels. Maybe Schwentke and R.I.P.D. will find the right balance of humor, action, and story. Plus, how can I say no to Jeff Bridges. It’s Jeff Bridges playing Rooster Cogburn after drowning himself in a pool of whiskey.
R.I.P.D. drops July 19, 2013. Hit the jump and check out the trailer!
