Max Payne

Max Payne is an upcoming British-American action/drama film based on the 2001 video game of the same name by Remedy Entertainment, being written by the first two games' writer Sam Lake and directed by Christopher Nolan, and starring British actor Cillian Murphy in the title role as an NYPD detective who later transfers to the DEA as he goes undercover to find those responsible for the deaths of his wife and daughter. It is unrelated to the 2008 film directed by John Moore, which was only loosely based on the video game series.

The film is almost a complete translation of the first game in the series, with some minor alterations and cut portions of the story. The story is split up into three separate parts: "The American Dream," "A Cold Day in Hell," and "A Bit Closer to Heaven." Elements of the three digital comics released in 2012 in promotion of Max Payne 3 will also be incorporated into the film, revealing information about Max's past.

Max Payne is projected to be the first in a trilogy of films, and will be released during the Summer of 2016, nearly fifteen years after the first game's release.

Confirmed cast and characters

 * Cillian Murphy as Max Payne


 * Mona Sax


 * Nicole Horne


 * Alfred Woden
 * Jim Bravura


 * Vinnie Gognitti


 * Jack Lupino


 * Alex Balder


 * Vladimir Lem


 * B.B. Hensley
 * Angelo Punchinello
 * Lisa Punchinello


 * Michelle Payne


 * Rose Payne