Universal Pictures has released the first trailer for R.I.P.D., directed by Robert Schwentke and starring Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Bacon, Stephanie Szostak, Mary-Louise Parker, Marisa Miller, Mike O’Malley, James Hong and Robert Knepper.
Opening in 3D and 2D theaters on July 19, R.I.P.D. is based on the Dark Horse mini-series. “R.I.P.D.” (short for “Rest In Peace Department”) is Peter Lenkov’s comedic amalgam of the police and zombie genres featuring two dead police officers whose job it is to help the dead “rest in peace.”
