David Harbour Eyed for Kane & Lynch Movie Role

A big screen adaptation of the original Kane & Lynch game, developed by the renowned Hitman studio IO Interactive and released in 2007, has been a long-discussed project in Hollywood circles. Over the years, numerous high-profile actors have been linked to the film.

In a recent social media post, Timo Tjahjanto, the director of Nobody 2, shared that he had crafted a treatment for the Kane & Lynch movie that envisioned David Harbour—known for his roles as Jim Hopper in Stranger Things and Red Guardian in Thunderbolts/New Avengers—as one of the leads. "Never seen a script, but a couple of years ago when that property was still kinda hot. I wrote a short treatment with James Badge Dale and David Harbour in mind," Tjahjanto posted. "Never gotten anywhere."

The Kane & Lynch movie appears to be stuck in development limbo. Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images.

Tjahjanto's treatment, a preparatory document used to pitch the film's concept to studios, is just one of many ideas that have floated around for the Kane & Lynch movie, none of which have yet come to fruition.

At different stages, the project had been associated with A-listers Bruce Willis and Jamie Foxx, who were initially attached to star but later departed as the screenplay underwent numerous revisions. Subsequently, another iteration of the film was rumored to feature Gerard Butler and Vin Diesel in the lead roles, though this version also never materialized.

Ultimately, following the release of the moderately received sequel, Kane & Lynch: Dog Days in 2010, IO Interactive shifted its focus entirely to the Hitman franchise, leaving the Kane & Lynch series—and its potential film adaptation—behind.