THR is reporting that Marlon Wayans and producer Neal H. Moritz are teaming for Ride or Die, which is being billed as the first romantic buddy-cop action-comedy.
Wayans co-wrote the script with Rick Alvarez and will also star in and produce what is being described as ‘When Harry Met Sally…’ with guns. Wayans and Alvarez will produce via their Ugly Baby banner, along with Moritz and Original Film’s Toby Ascher.
The story centers on robbery detective Martin Banks (Wayans), a consummate professional, and narcotics detective and unapologetic butt-kicker Tami Moore. Sparks and bullets fly when these opposites are partnered to track down a billion-dollar cache of deadly opioids stolen from the vault of a multinational pharmaceutical company that threaten to flood the streets of Chicago.
Wayans describes is as Bad Boys with romance. Or When Harry Met Sally… with guns.
“Rick and I conceived this as a franchise and collaborating with Neal, who has mastered the art of franchises, makes it a perfect fit,” Wayans said Tuesday in a statement.
Wayans next appears in Respect, MGM’s Aretha Franklin biopic starring Jennifer Hudson. He also will appear with Bill Murray and Rashida Jones in On the Rocks, Sofia Coppola’s latest feature.
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