David Harbour Considered for Kane & Lynch Movie

A big-screen adaptation of the original Kane & Lynch game, developed by the acclaimed Hitman studio IO Interactive and released in 2007, has been in the works for years, with various Hollywood stars linked to the project at different times.

This week, Timo Tjahjanto, the director behind Nobody 2, shared on social media that he had penned a treatment for the Kane & Lynch film, envisioning David Harbour—known for his roles as Jim Hopper in Stranger Things and Red Guardian in Thunderbolts/New Avengers—in a starring role.

"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 revealed. "Never got anywhere."

The Kane & Lynch movie feels dead in the water. Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images.

Tjahjanto's treatment, a document outlining the film's concept for studio consideration, was just one of many pitches for a Kane & Lynch movie that never made it to fruition.

For several years, the project had been associated with stars like Bruce Willis and Jamie Foxx, but both actors departed as the script underwent numerous revisions.

Subsequently, another iteration of the film was rumored to feature Gerard Butler and Vin Diesel in the lead roles, though this too never materialized.

Ultimately, following the release of the sequel Kane & Lynch: Dog Days in 2010, which received a lukewarm reception, IO Interactive shifted its focus entirely to the Hitman franchise, leaving the Kane & Lynch film project in limbo.