Ryan Reynolds to get Buried
Story by Jack Foley
RYAN Reynolds is to star in claustrophobic new thriller Buried, it has been confirmed.
The actor will play a civilian contractor who is kidnapped in Iraq and awakens to find himself buried in a coffin in the middle of the desert, armed only with a mobile phone, a candle and a knife.
Variety reports that Reynolds opted for the indie thriller as a way to stretch his acting ability in a film where he gets to hold the screen for most of the time.
Rodrigo Cortes will direct from a script by Chris Sparling and production will begin later this month in Barcelona.
Reynolds has had a good summer so far, appearing as Deadpool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine and in the rom-com The Proposal alongside Sandra Bullock. The latter opens in UK cinemas at the end of July.
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