In just this past year alone, Dane Cook has gone from comic to killer to dramatist in movies like "Good Luck Chuck," "Mr. Brooks," and "Dan in Real Life." But the biggest reinvention is yet to come, Cook excitedly revealed to MTV News, as he prepares for his next role in...an action movie?

Believe it, Cook teased, saying he's getting ready to give the Superfinger to crime in "Dead Already," a buddy cop movie "in the vein of 'Lethal Weapon.'" Read more...

"Mr. Brooks" is being heralded as the triumphant re-return of Kevin Costner; whether or not that's the case, it'll at least be known as the first serious role for comedian Dane Cook. The pic, which also stars Demi Moore and William Hurt, features Costner as Mr. Brooks, a seemingly perfect gentlemen who also happens to be a serial killer. All well and dandy until someone (Cook) witnesses his crimes, and gets hunted by a tenacious detective (Moore). Catch "Mr. Brooks" in theaters on June 1st, but for now watch an exclusive clip below.