Warner Bros. Gives Green Light to Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone Film, "Grudge Match"

Kevin Hart has joined the cast as well.

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If you've ever wondered what a match between Rocky Balboa and Jake LaMotta would be like, here's your chance to kind of find out. Deadline is reporting that Warner Bros. has green lit the upcoming film Grudge Match, with Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro playing two retired boxers who are coaxed back into the ring by a fight promoter, who will be portrayed by Think Like a Man star Kevin Hart.

Peter Segal will direct the film, which was originally scripted by Tim Kelleher and most recently revised by Entourage creator Doug Ellin.

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[via Deadline]

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