According to 24 Frames, Zack Galifianakis is set to star along side Ryan Reynolds in the film based on the Dark Horse comic book, R.I.P.D.
Galifianakis is in talks to play the co-lead in the film, according to two people with knowledge of the project who were not authorized to speak publicly about it. The movie is based on a popular Dark Horse comic about dead police officers patrolling the underworld.
Peter Lenkov created the comic — the acronym stands for Rest In Peace Department — which centers on the revenge sought by the recently murdered policeman Nick Cruz (Reynolds). Galifianakis would play another dead police officer.
The project currently resides at Universal and is slated to start production some time next summer – pending Reynolds’ busy schedule; Robert Schwentke is currently attached to direct.