IRON MAN 3's James Badge Dale Set To Headline Supernatural Thriller THE EMPTY MAN
Iron Man 3 actor James Badge Dale has signed on for 20th Century Fox's upcoming film adaptation of BOOM! Studios' supernatural graphic novel The Empty Man. Come check it out!
The Hollywood Reporter has learned that James Badge Dale has signed on for the lead role in 20th Century Fox's upcoming film adaptation of Cullen Bunn & Vanessa Del Rey's graphic novel The Empty Man.
The story follows an ex-cop, plagued by the violent death of his wife and son, who battles to find a missing girl but soon discovers a sinister presence around him. Up-and-comer David Britten Prior will helm the project from his own script, which will deviate somewhat from the original six-issue miniseries. BOOM! Studios' Ross Richie & Stephen Christy will produce and the studios are looking at a fall start date in South Africa.
Badge Dale is of course best known to comic book movie fans for his role as the villainous Eric Savin in Iron Man 3. His other credits include a series regular role during the third season of 24, The Departed, Shame, The Grey, World War Z, The Lone Ranger, The Walk, and most recently, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi. He can be seen next in Spectral and Granite Mountain.
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