Sylvester Stallone may be regaining his street cred by dragging out his most famous films from the vault to peg on an unnecessary sequel, but it seems his master plan is coming to fruition. Now that studio execs have seen that he's not some crusty old hasbeen and he can actually maneuver about the same even at the age of 61, it's official. Stallone has entered the second to last stage of a male actor's career. It's the stage where a male actor is typecast as "the wise old guy," "the creepy old guy," and "the creepy old guy who turns out to be wise." (In case you were wondering, the last stage is when an actor becomes their own boss a la Clint Eastwood or Robert Redford and makes their own movies. Of course they can skip the 2nd to last stage like Mel Gibson and Sean Penn or skip the last stage all together like Harrison Ford and Jack Nicholson. Wait. Techinically Stallone is doing the 2nd to last stage last and the last stage 2nd to last...never mind.)
MGM is reportedly attempting to remake the 1973 film The Mechanic. It's about an aging hitman--yes that would be Stallone--who takes a young guy under his wing to teach him how to be a professional killer. Heartwarming, no? So, since they've already cast the old fogie, who will they cast as his protege? According to sources, Ryan Gosling, Ben Foster, Cillian Murphy and Elijah Wood are being considered. Hmm. After watching Red Eye and Batman Begins, Murphy scares the bejesus out of me. But Foster...Foster is a Halloween costume in the making. Watch 3:10 to Yuma--a freaking western--and you'll be scared of him. But I don't know. Do they want someone malleable who could pass for sweet and then surprises you in the end with ferocity? I guess I'll have to watch the original to find out. But if they do, then I think Gosling would be perfect. Elijah could chop my arm off and I'd still wouldn't be afraid of him. Who's your pick?
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