Note: This review originally ran on Tuesday, 09-25-12.
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The big screen version of crime series Kane & Lynch keeps losing director after director. According to the Los Angeles Times, the flick has — you guessed it — lost its latest director.
First veteran stunt coordinate Simon Crane was going to direct Kane & Lynch. Now, he's not. Then, Running Scared director Wayne Kramer was in discussions to helm the picture. Now, he's not.
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Meet Simon Crane. He's got huge balls. Obviously, we're not talking about actual testicular size per se — you could have a rhinoceros penis and elephant nards for all we know. No, we're talking about nerves of steel.
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It's not too different from the upcoming film's promotional artwork at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Once every year the resort town of Cannes, France is transformed into a mecca of motion picture advertising, including this first look at marketing for the Kane & Lynch movie. As Twittered by Empire magazine.
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In 2008, actor star Bruce Willis, known for his Die Hard films, signed on to play mercenary Adam "Kane" Marcus, who with batshit insane partner James Lynch is out to retrieve a stolen microchip. He now has a co-star.
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Last June, it was officially announced that Bruce Willis had signed on to play mercenary Adam "Kane" Marcus, who with batshit insane partner James Lynch is out to retrieve a stolen microchip.
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According to Variety, Bruce Willis is slated for the Kane & Lynch movie adaptation. Bruno will play mercenary Adam "Kane" Marcus, who with batshit insane partner James Lynch is out to retrieve a stolen microchip. Willis has been rumored to play Kane since last fall — and Billy Bob Thornton is supposed to be Lynch, but…
