Foxx Joins Willis For 'Kane and Lynch'

It has been announced, or more accurately leaked, that Jamie Foxx is set to join Bruce Willis in the video-game action thriller ‘Kane and Lynch’.

Last year it was announced that Willis had committed to the role of Adam ‘Kane’ Marcus, a death row convict seized while travelling to Ol’ Sparky by the notorious gang The7, Kane’s previous employers. The breakout is not sentimental. Kane has 72 hours to locate a doomsday device that The7 believe he stole, or his wife and daughter will be murdered. Joined by fellow sprung inmate Lynch, a psychotic prone to violent outbursts, they begin their search against the clock.

Deadline Hollywood has reported that it was non-other-than screenwriter Kyle Ward who tweeted the inside scoop on Foxx’s latest casting. While no official announcement has been made, its more than likely the duo will report for filming in August.


The project is certainly intriguing, boasting a concoction of elements that can cover History of Violence, Commando and any Dan Brown novel. Yet, there is one element that cannot be ignored: big screen adaptations of video-games are consistently poor. Will Kane and Lynch attain the echelon of success? It certainly has a strong lead cast, and producer Adrian Askarieh boasted that Ward has produced "one of the best action scripts he's ever read". Still, we'll wait for a trailer before allowing anticipation to grow.
MATT RICHARDSON