According to Variety, Kevin Bacon is finalizing a deal to play the villain in Universal's R.I.P.D. Starring Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges, the film is based on the comic of the same name and involves a murdered cop joining the Rest in Peace Department:
“R.I.P.D. follows a murdered cop (Reynolds) who is recruited to work in the Rest in Peace Department, a police force comprised of ghosts who battle spirits unready to depart this world.? … Bridges will play Reynolds’ partner, a wise-cracking officer who’s been hunting spirits since the 1800s.”
R.I.P.D. will be directed by Peter Schwentke (Red) and is scheduled for release on for June 28, 2013.