Bridges joins Wahlberg in "Payne"

**BENDIS!** · 03-18-2008, 10:37 PM

Bridges joins Wahlberg in "Payne" By Leslie Simmons
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Beau Bridges has joined the cast of the dramatic thriller "Max Payne," based on the hit Rockstar video game.

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Mark Wahlberg plays the title character, a maverick cop determined to track down those responsible for the murder of his partner and family.

Bridges plays B.B. Hensley, a former cop and mentor figure to Payne, who helps him track down a cunning, ruthless killer.

The cast also includes Mila Kunis, as an assassin who teams up with Payne to avenge her sister's death.

John Moore -- whose credits include "Behind Enemy Lines" and the 2006 "Omen" remake -- is directing the 20th Century Fox film. Beau Thorne penned the script.

Bridges was nominated last year for an Emmy for guest actor in a comedy for his role as Carl Hickey, father of Jason Lee's Earl Hickey in NBC's "My Name Is Earl." He recently wrapped another episode of the sitcom and is set to film an additional episode this month.

Bridges also has had a regular role on the sci-fi series "Stargate: SG-1."

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

**Mark Mavro (kryptic6)** · 03-18-2008, 10:40 PM

I will say that even though Behind Enemy Lines hammed it up all over the place, it was incredibly stylized which is exactly what Max Payne needs its director to bring to it.

Edit: It would be perfect if Max Payne were done by Wayne Kramer. Running Scared is essentially shot like a video game with the exact same dark and insidiously playful tone of Max Payne.