Sylvester Stallone Eyed for Action-Comedy 'Cold Warriors'

Sylvester Stallone has made quite a few stinkers over the course of his career, but the worst are when he intentionally tries to blend his macho action-hero mystique with his questionable comedic gifts. Movies like The Expendables are funny without trying too hard to be so, but a dog of a buddy comedy like Stop! Or my Mom will Shoot is legendarily awful. And now Stallone is reportedly circling another such laugher in Cold Warriors, a film that combines video games and Vladimir Putin. Well, sorta.

According to a story at The Tracking Board, Stallone is set to star in Cold Warriors, based on a script by Todd Berger. Berger is the multi-talented guy who wrote, directed, and starred in the hilarious apocalyptic comedy It's a Disaster, plus 2003's The Scenesters, so he's someone who may be able to make a fairly awful premise work out better than it sounds. And in this case Cold Warriors would have Stallone as an ex-CIA agent who is reactivated to complete an old mission in Russia. Unfortunately, his new stepson, a video game nerd, is along for the ride.

The film was originally titled "Back in the USSR" when it was making the rounds a couple of years ago, but I guess they figured it sounded too much like a Yakov Smirnoff sketch.

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Mimosas and dirty bombs in the hilarious trailer for 'It's a Disaster'

Sometimes a nuclear disaster is the least of your concerns. It looks like two of the most promising comedies of the year both have to do with people having to put up with one another's quirks while a potential apocalypse goes on right outside the door. The first is obviously the star-studded This is The End with Seth Rogen and his pals. The other is Todd Berger's ensemble comedy, It's a Disaster.

It always sucks to be the new guy in a room full of old friends, and that's where David Cross finds himself in this film. He plays the new boyfriend to Julia Stiles, who invites him to a regular couples' brunch with her friends, only for him to feel terribly out of place, as one might expect. It's clear each couple have a mountain of uncomfortable issues to deal with, which manifests in increasingly awkward ways, only for them to learn that there's a real life-threatening disaster taking place outside. So basically they're stuck with one another for awhile.

The cast is terrific, and the buzz on this one from the festival circuit has been strong. I can't wait for this one. It's a Disaster hits VOD on March 5th, then theaters on April 12th. Grab a mimosa and enjoy the trailer....


It's A Disaster Trailer 1 (VO HD) by Rabusu

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