Fans of the Max Payne video game series have been waiting a long time to see their favorite rebel law enforcer make it to the big screen. Even when the announcement came down the cinematic pike, most gamers and movie lovers thought Payne might go the way of Spy Hunter and fight his way through development hell forever. But when Mark Wahlberg was cast as Max Payne, fans realized 20th Century Fox was making good on the announcement.

With Max Payne about to hit the big screen on October 17, Fox has just released a new round images to get the party started right. After the synopsis jump below, check out the latest crop of Max Payne publicity images to hit the net courtesy of 20th Century Fox. Oddly enough, despite the pics of Prison Break’s Amaury Nolasco, he’s not listed in the official synopsis.

”Max Payne is a maverick cop - a mythic anti-hero - determined to track down those responsible for the brutal murders of his family and partner. Hell-bent on revenge, his obsessive investigation takes him on a nightmare journey into a dark underworld. As the mystery deepens, Max is forced to battle enemies beyond the natural world and face an unthinkable betrayal.

"Oscar® nominee Mark Wahlberg (The Departed) stars as Max Payne, a man who has little regard for rules - and nothing to lose - as he investigates a series of mysterious murders that could be tied to the death of his wife and child. But there are massive forces, both real and beyond imagination, that are conspiring to keep the devastating truth hidden - and Max forever silenced.

"Joining Wahlberg in MAX PAYNE are Mila Kunis as Mona Sax, a beautiful Russian mobster and assassin; Olga Kurylenko (who stars in the upcoming James Bond film Quantum of Solace) as Natasha, Mona's thrill-seeking younger sister; Chris "Ludacris" Bridges as Internal Affairs Detective Jim Bravura; and Beau Bridges as Max's mentor, B.B.”