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Academy Award-winning actor Jamie Foxx will be tacking on the role of James Lynch in the upcoming screen adaptation of IO Interactive’s Kane & Lynch. According to Shacknews, the casting tidbit was revealed on Twitter by Kyle Ward, the film’s screenwriter, in a post that said simply, “Done deal … Jamie Foxx is in.” Bruce Willis is playing the part of Adam “Kane” Marcus in the movie.
Foxx may not have been the most obvious casting choice, but he’ll likely get the attention of moviegoers who might not otherwise be interested in the movie. What do you think? Does it make sense to expand casting for the movie beyond lookalikes? Do you think Kane & Lynch’s story lends itself to a film in the first place?
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LMAO ya'll killing me with the pics. Foxx a funny dude.
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The casting choice is odd, but Foxx did an awesome job playing a mentally unstable man in "The Soloist." I think he can pull it off from an acting standpoint. Willis as Kane was an obvious choice!
Um, CopOut, anyone? What happened to Billy Bob Thorton? Foxx has a tendancy to overact when playing a comedic role. I really hope that they try to make the character serious and funny without any adlibbing and Inlivingcolor slapstick.
i thought he was white how does that work. i like jamie fox but i dont get why they would cast him for this role
Good move moviemakers. I could have cared less about the movie but have liked Jamie Foxx's more recent films. So I will probably check this one out now.
Forget Foxx, they got Bruce Willis.
yea really you could have found a few better pics.
This "could" be a good movie.
Foxx and Willis might be able to pull it off. (Uwe Boll's not on this one right?)
I think they're both awesome actors. Have they played in anything together before though? Because if they have, I'd say that would improve their chances of making a good movie together.
I think Foxx can pull it off...
Movie will suck anyway.
Fox and Willis? this is an interesting couple. I cant really keep a strait face when watching Fox. but he's actually a serious dude, so this should be pretty good.
those pics that jeff chose are hilarious! The center-parted short afro is classic.
"Foxx may not have been the most obvious casting choice, but he’ll likely get the attention of moviegoers who might not otherwise be interested in the movie."
Yeah...cuz Willis isn't a audience attraction. LOL I don't care about this one. Foxx can probably do it fine, but the game wasn't worth a movie in my opinion, in the first place.
This could be an interesting duo, Foxx/Willis. I'll keep my out on this one
Foxx and Willis, sounds like good times!
cool i love bruce willis and fox. but the game sucked really bad.
A young Jack Nicholson would have been awesome.