After a period of silence regarding Lionsgate's film adaptation of IO Interactive's Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (PC, PS3, X360), IGN is reporting that the studio has selected a script and hopes to begin shooting it this fall.

Of the two scripts that were commissioned earlier this year--one by Kyle Ward, the other from The Air I Breathe director Jieho Lee and co-writer Bob DeRosa--Lionsgate has apparently chosen to progress with Ward's interpretation of the events depicted in the video game. Whether or not this will affect the Lee's rumored role as the film's director remains to be seen.

As for casting of mercenary Kane, self-medicated psychopath Lynch and their foes, IGN claims that "several big-name actors...including one A-lister" are being discussed. To learn more about the co-op-centered game and its violent tendencies, scope out the new trailer below and Shack editor Carlos Bergfeld's recent impressions and interview.

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