Official Photo of Stallone and De Niro in GRUDGE MATCH

Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone will beat the hell out of each other in an upcoming boxing comedy called Grudge Match. This is our first official look at the film featuring the two characters ready to step into the ring. 

What's so awesome about this is that both actors have played boxers in previous classic films such as Rocky and Raging Bull. I can't wait to see them fight! 

In the film, De Niro and Stallone play retired fighters who decide to step into the ring one last time to settle an old score. Stallone plays a character named Henry 'Razor' Sharp, "who retired after winning his last fight against Billy 'The Kid' McGuigan (De Niro), a passionate pugilist who never recovered after losing his belt to Razor and being denied a rematch. Now an out-of-shape restaurant owner, The Kid longs to be back in the spotlight and jumps at the chance to take another shot at Razor."

The film also stars Kim Basinger and Alan Arkin, who plays a character named "Lightning" Louis Epstein. He's "Razor's former trainer who despite a medical condition, agrees to resume his post after Razor rescues him from a nursing home. Razor takes the rematch to pay Lightning's medical bills, but questions his decision when an old flame (Basinger) comes back into his life. Comedian Kevin Hart will co-star as the fight promoter."

The movie is being directed by Peter Segal from a script written by Entourage creator Doug Ellin. The director also revealed that they found some footage of Stallone training for Rocky and De Niro training for Raging Bull, and they ended up putting parts of both in the movie.

Via: USA Today

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