As he looks to re-ignite his film career in the wake of his gubernatorial stint and last year’s scandal-filled revelations, Arnold Schwarzenegger seems keen to keep working with old chum Sylvester Stallone, as Ain’t It Cool News is reporting that he’s been approached to co-star with Sly in The Tomb.
It emerged back in October that Sly would take on the lead role of Ray Breslin, the designer behind a maximum-security prison that is said to be thoroughly escape-proof. But guess what? He’s framed for a crime and locked away in that very slammer. Naturally, he must then essentially outwit himself to get out and find the person responsible…
Arnie is no stranger to the film, having been up for the lead earlier last year when Antoine Fuqua was set to direct. And before that, Bruce Willis was the man circling the lead.
From the sounds of it, The Tomb has been passed around more than the package in a pass-the-parcel game, but now Deadline is reporting that Sly is locked and Mikael Håfström, who made last year’s exorcism thriller **The Rite, is the latest director looking to call the shots.
Sly and Arnie will be seen on screen together on The Expendables 2, which hits later this year.