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Ryan Reynolds eyes 'Buried' role

Published Thursday, Jun 25 2009, 10:34 BST | By Simon Reynolds
Ryan Reynolds eyes 'Buried' role

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Ryan Reynolds will star as a kidnapped civilian in thriller Buried, says Variety.

The Proposal actor has lined up a role as a contractor who is kidnapped in Iraq and wakes up inside a coffin in the desert with just a mobile phone, a candle and a knife on his person.

Buried will film in Barcelona this month under the direction of Rodrigo Cortes. Chris Sparling has written the script for the independent movie.

Reynolds recently appeared as Deadpool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. He is expected to reprise the role in a solo spinoff movie for the Marvel Comics character.

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