Our Top Story Tonight: Are You Joining "the "R.I.P.D"?

The long awaited trailer for R.I.P.D, one of the few remaining summer blockbusters that was lacking a trailer. The film stars Ryan Reynolds who is killed while on duty and is enlisted to join the Rest in Peace Division- a supernatural police force of fallen officers who track down ghosts in the human world. Jeff Bridges plays his partner, a former cowboy. The film will hit theaters on July 19 and you can get your first glimpse of the footage above.

Personally, I was excited for this film but the trailer was highly underwhelming. This looks very reminiscent of Men in Black, but devoid of all that film's charms. Nothing about this trailer impresses me in anyway. I don't plan on seeing it in theaters at this point and, honestly, will probably only watch it on DVD if it gets good reviews. Lastly, I plan on setting up a box office "game" of sorts over the next few days, and I think it's safe to say I'm not predicting much from this.

After the jump, check the few morsels of news I have from today...




In other news...

• The Bling Ring, my second most anticipated film of the year, will open the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival in May, while Only God Forgives and Inside Llewyn Davis will also screen. Check back tomorrow for my thoughts on the full Cannes lineup, which will be announced tomorrow morning.
• Will Smith has been cast in the lead role of Focus, a con-man drama being written and directed by the men that brought us the solid romantic comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love. Smith replaces Ben Affleck, who replaced Ryan Gosling, on this interesting sounding project. For the female lead, Emma Stone was paired with Gosling and Kristen Stewart was matched up with Affleck. So, the question is, who will be cast with Smith? But, I'm happy to see Smith taking a part in a film that actually sounds promising!