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Stephanie Szostak Lands R.I.P.D

Stephanie Szostak has landed the lead female role in the film adaptation of eerie comic book R.I.P.D.

The actress who was last seen playing Paul Rudd’s girlfriend in comedy Dinner for Schmucks will be playing the wife of Ryan Reynolds.

Reynolds, who heads up the cast will be playing a police officer, who after being killed in the line of duty is recruited by the Rest In Peace Department, who happen to be a team of undead officers.

As the wife of the dead Reynolds, Szostak’s characters can still sense her dead husband as he tries to communicate with her whilst delving into his own murder. It sounds like a creepier version of the film classic Ghost, don’t you think?

Also joining the cast will be Jeff Bridges, who plays Reynolds’ partner, and Kevin Bacon who has been cast in the role of the film’s villain.

The film is currently in pre-production with Robert Schwentke at the helm of it all.

Get Ready for Sin City 2

Film director Robert Rodriguez has claimed that the financing for Sin City 2 has been agreed.

It has been a few years since Sin City hit the big screens and filled comic book fans with joy, so fans were made up when the director announced at comic-con that Frank Miller had written a script for a follow up and the film could start shooting later this year.

When talking in San Diego, Rodriguez announced that the money was now in place to begin shooting. He told We Got This Covered, "Sin City 2 is going good, we're just finishing the script for that, we already got the money. We have everything we need so we can just start shooting as soon as we get the pages.”

The sequel to the hit film is based on the comic book A Dame To Kill For, which was also created by Miller.

If this is true the character Marv and Nancy would be returning as they both feature in the comic, which could lead to the return of both Jessica Alba and Mickey Rourke.

There has been no confirmation yet about the stars signing on, so watch this space …