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Travis Kelce continues his foray into Hollywood as the Kansas City Chiefs tight end has landed his first feature film role.
According to reports, Travis Kelce is attached to star in the Lionsgate-produced buddy cop action comedy Cannons, which is being described as being in the vein of iconic buddy cop action comedies such as Lethal Weapon, Bad Boys, and Rush Hour.
Cannons is being produced by Chad Stahelski, the director of the beloved and widely acclaimed John Wick franchise. The project does not have a director attached to it at this time.
“The premise centers on how every police precinct, at least in this movie’s world, has a crazy, out of control, rule-breaking officer on staff. But rather than pair them with a straight arrow and by the book partner, the premise here is that unhinged person is paired with someone just as out of line as they are,” reports The Hollywood Reporter.
“In Cannons, two loose cannons are forced to partner up after their precincts merge due to budget cuts and no one wants to work with them. The duo end up taking on the cases no one else can.”
Given that Kelce is a rookie actor, it’ll be interesting to see who Lionsgate casts opposite him to complete the buddy cop comedy duo.
Next month, Kelce will be making his television acting debut in Ryan Murphy’s new FX series Grotesquerie.
As for Kelce’s still-very-active NFL career — he just signed a contract extension with Kansas City earlier this year — he and the Chiefs will kick off their 2024 season with a Thursday Night Football matchup against the Baltimore Ravens on September 5.
This season, the Chiefs are looking to become the first team in NFL history to win three straight Super Bowls, having won the championship in each of the last two seasons.