Sylvester Stallone to direct and co-star in war vet drama, 'Tough as They Come' with Adam Driver

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By Darian Scalamoni

            Sylvester Stallone had a big year in 2015 when he co-starred and was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance as the beloved character Rocky Balboa in the movie, Creed. Since then it seems that he’s stayed relatively quiet but he is set to make his Marvel debut as he has a role in the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Now he’s eyeing a project that sounds like it could be another awards worthy film. According to Deadline, Stallone will direct and star in Tough as They Come, based on the bestselling memoir of the same name. Adam Driver is also set to co-star in the movie.

            The movie will chronicle inspirational true-life story of United States Army Staff Sergaent Travis Mills, who survived a quadruple amputation from an injury on the battlefield. That role will be played by Driver, while Sylvester Stallone will be playing Mills’ father-in-law, Craig Buck. The heart of the story will be the relationship between the two, and honestly, this has moved to the top of my list as one of my most anticipated. Stallone is finally picking some great projects and Driver has broken out since his role as Kylo Ren in Star Wars – The Force Awakens.

            In addition to Guardians, Stallone is also currently working out to film The Expendables 4 for a 2018 release. While Driver has the upcoming Martin Scorsese film, Silence coming up, along with Steven Soderbergh’s Logan Lucky. Then, there’s a little movie coming out at the end of the year that takes place in a galaxy far, far away as well where he reprises his role as Kylo Ren.