Willis cast in 'Kane & Lynch' film

Bruce Willis has landed a role in the upcoming movie adaptation of video game Kane & Lynch, producer Adrian Askarieh has announced.

The project is now ready to enter production after being hit by numerous delays. Filming will commence early next year, with relatively unknown director Simon Crane at the helm.

"The script has been incredibly well-received around town," said Askarieh. "After Bruce Willis read it, he called it one of the best action scripts he's ever read, and Bruce is an expert in terms of action scripts because he's read everything over the last 20 years."

Askarieh explained that the film will follow the plot of the Eidos Interactive game, but there will be some surprises thrown in.

"It's not going to have every sequence from the game, but it's essentially the story of a mercenary teaming up with a schizophrenic psychopath to save his wife and daughter," he said.

Willis will play Kane in the film, with the casting of Lynch said to imminent. Filming is scheduled to begin in March next year.