Back in 2011 Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges headed to the set to shoot R.I.P.D., but it’s been in post-production for a long time, with the release still a couple of months away (it’s set to hit US cinemas on July 19th). Now the first image from the film has arrived via the print edition of EW (scan via Bloody Disgusting), showing Bridges and Reynolds looking armed and serious.

The plot revolves around two dead cops, one recently passed away (Reynolds) and the other a gunslinger (Bridges) who’s been dead for hundreds of years. They work in the Rest in Peace department, which is essentially the divine police department of the dead. The new R.I.P.D. member has agreed to give 100 years service in return for a shot at finding out who killed him.

Robert Schwentke directs from a screenplay by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi, which is adapted from the comic book series created by Peter M. Lenkov. Hopefully we really will get to see it later this year.