Sounds like a "Righteous" flick

Following a summer filled with "Sex and the City," "The Dark Knight" and "Indiana Jones and Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls," I'm waiting for the next blockbuster to open Friday

"Righteous Kill" here is a $60 million crime drama with an all-star cast: You've got Academy Award® winners like Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in the starring roles; fellow veterans like Brian Dennehy and John Leguizamo play a police lieutenant and detective, respectively; and rapper 50 Cent tackles his second big-screen role.

Of more interest to me, though, is the role of Detective Ted Riley, played by New Kid On The Block Donnie Wahlberg! (Seriously, you had to know I was going there with this entry, right?!)

Yup, Donnie, seen here in this AP photo from Wednesday night's premiere at NYC's Ziegfeld Theater, continues his long string of law-enforcement roles, spanning TV and film.

For those to squeamish to watch the "Saw" franchise, Donnie played cop Eric Matthews in the second through fourth installments. He played a detective, Mike Ryan, in the 2005 NBC pilot "N.Y.-70," and he portrayed Detective Lipton in 2007's "Dead Silence," not to mention starring as Detective Joel Stevens in the NBC crime drama "Boomtown."

Continuing the trend, Donnie will play Detective Moran alongside Ethan Hawke in next year's "What Doesn't Kill You," set in Donnie's native South Boston.