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!

By RohanPatel - Jul 07, 2016 12:07 PM EST

Filed Under: Horror

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.

So, what do you guys think? Sound off with your thoughts below!
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blackandyellow - 7/7/2016, 12:40 PM

I like this guy. He was good in The Pacific, even though that wasn't nearly as good as Band of Brothers.

Jaspion - 7/7/2016, 12:42 PM

Cool. I love Iron Man 3. Yeah, that's right.

Quicker - 7/7/2016, 12:45 PM

Oh yeah... That guy. Who was he? He was the bald guy who got defeated by the kid, right?

McGee - 7/7/2016, 12:46 PM

Kind of like how batz is the headline entertainment at parties.

Skwad - 7/7/2016, 1:01 PM

The only thing I love more than next articles is the mobile site. Glad it's back!

McGee - 7/7/2016, 1:05 PM

Yeah. I wouldn't pay to see Iron Man 3 again unless it was put back into theaters or I saw it on Blu-ray at the store for a reasonable price.

...am I trolling okay?

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