Paul Leyden has directed the spiritual sequel of the 2013 ‘R.I.P.D. movie- ‘R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned’. The screenplay of the upcoming film is written by Andrew Klein with Leyden.
The first film was directed by Robert Schwentke and was adapted from the same-named comic book by Peter M. Lenkov written in 1999. It starred Ryan Reynolds (Nick Walker) and Jeff Bridges (Roy Pulsipher) as the two major characters.
The sequel is not exactly a continuation of the 2013 film and neither does it bring back Reynolds and Bridges. In that place, Jeffrey Donovan has been cast as Sheriff Roy Pulsipher in the upcoming movie.
The Plot Line of R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned:
The plot will be seen to be set in American West in the year 1876. It revolves around the late Sheriff Roy Pulsipher and the Rest In Peace Department or R.I.P.D. Roy died due to a shootout with a dangerous outlaw gang.
But when he gets recruited by R.I.P.D., another chance of returning to earth emerges before him. But he soon realizes that avenging his own murder would not be so easy as a gateway to hell opens in Red Creek, an old mining town that threats the whole of humanity.
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Cast Members of ‘R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned’:
Jeffrey Donovan-
American actor Jeffrey Donovan will be seen portraying the primary character of Sheriff Roy Pulsipher. Donovan’s previous films include ‘Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2’, ‘Purpose’, ‘Come Early Morning’, ‘Believe in Me’, ‘Hindsight’, ‘Changeling’, ‘J. Edgar’, ‘Extinction’, ‘LBJ’, ‘Shot Caller’, ‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’, ‘Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile’, ‘Villains’, ‘Wrath of Man’, etc.
In 2000 Donovan starred as a recurring cast member in the TV series ‘The Beat’ as Brad Ulrich. In the 2004 crime series ‘Touching Evil’ he played the main role of Detective Inspector Dave Creegan.
He also played the main role of Michael Westen from 2007 to 2013 in ‘Burn Notice. Donovan’s other television credits include the role of Dodd Gerhardt in the 2015 black comedy crime series ‘Fargo’ as a recurring cast member.
Playing Charlie Haverford he was cast in the drama series ‘Shut Eye’ from 2016 to 2017. Also, as Det. Frank Cosgrove, Donovan starred in the police procedural legal drama series ‘Law & Order.
Penelope Mitchell-
The Australian actress Penelope Mitchell has been cast in the upcoming movie as Jeanne. Her other film credits are ‘Zipper’, ‘The Curse of Downers Grove, ‘Curve’, ‘Between Worlds’, ‘Look Away’, ‘Hellboy’, ‘Becoming’ etc.
As a series regular Mitchell was cast as Letha Godfrey in the 2013 horror tv series ‘Hemlock Grove. And as a recurring cast member, she starred as Olivia Parker in the supernatural teen series ‘The Vampire Diaries‘ from 2014 to 2015 and as Renée Picard in ‘Star Trek: Picard in 2022.
Richard Brake-
Welsh-American character actor Richard Brake will be seen starring as Otis in the upcoming movie. Brake portrayed the Night King in the fourth and fifth seasons of HBO’s celebrated epic fantasy series ‘Game of Thrones‘.
His numerous film credits include ‘Batman Begins, ‘Hannibal Rising’, ‘Halloween II’, ‘Good Day for It’, ‘The Incident, ‘The Counselor’, ‘Thor: The Dark World, ‘Set Fire to the Stars, ‘Bitter Harvest’, ‘The Death of Stalin’, ‘The Sisters Brothers, ‘The Rhythm Section, ‘The Virtuoso’, ‘Barbarian‘ etc.
Brake starred in the first season of the thriller series ‘Absentia‘ in 2017 as Conrad Harlow. In 2021 he was cast as recurring cast member in the documentary miniseries ‘Exterminate All the Brutes as General.
Richard Fleeshman-
This English actor is set to play Angus in the upcoming movie. His first important role was Craig Harris in the British soap opera ‘Coronation Street’ from 2002 to 2006.
In BBC’s 2009 tv series ‘All the Small Things’ he was cast as the main character of Kyle Caddick. In 2022 he played the role of Ken in the fantasy drama series ‘The Sandman as a recurring cast member.
Tilly Keeper-
In the role of Charlotte Pulsipher, we will see English actress Tilly Keeper in the upcoming movie. From 2016 to 2020 she starred as a regular cast member in the British soap opera ‘EastEnders’ playing Louise Mitchell.
In 2022 in the 4th session of the psychological thriller series ‘You‘ she played the main role of Lady Phoebe.
Jake Choi-
American actor Jake Choi will be seen playing Slim in the sequel movie. His film credits include ‘Front Cover’, ‘Wolves’, ‘Money Monster, ‘Ms. Purple, ‘The Sun Is Also a Star, ‘Definition Please’, ‘Please Baby Please’ etc.
From 2018 to 2020 he was cast as the main character Miggy Park in the sitcom ‘Single Parents’. In 2021 she starred as the recurring character J. D. in ABC’s sitcom ‘American Housewife‘.
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Release Date of ‘R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned’:
Though no official trailer has yet been released, the sequel movie ‘R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned’ is set to arrive on November 15, 2022, on Netflix.
