Travis Kelce is reportedly in talks to star in Loose Cannons, a new action-comedy in development at Lionsgate.
As reported by Variety, the Kansas City Chiefs star is circling his first movie role – one that would see him as a leading man, starring as one half of the “unhinged” cop duo on which the movie title gets its name. According to the outlet, the two loose cannons become partners in an effort “to straighten them both out.”
John Wick director Chad Stahelski – who has a first-look deal with Lionsgate – will produce the movie through his 87Eleven Entertainment production banner alongside Jason Spitz and Alex Young, while Tim Dowling (whose credits include Role Models, Office Christmas Party, and Pixels) is on script-writing duties.
There is no word on when production will begin, but Kelce has the coming NFL season to focus on first. He is, however, used to juggling projects alongside his sporting commitments as he co-hosts the podcast New Heights with his brother and has signed on to front the game show “Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?”
He also previously popped up in an episode of the Showtime comedy Moonbase 8 in 2020 before landing a supporting role in Ryan Murphy’s FX series Grotesquerie, starring opposite Niecy Nash-Betts, Courtney B. Vance, and Lesley Manville, which entered production in May ahead of the series premiere in September.
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