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Sylvester Stallone to star in dark superhero movie Samaritan for MGM

February 21, 2019 by Gary Collinson

Last year, action icon Sylvester Stallone launched Balboa Productions, announcing several projects including the superhero movie Samaritan, and now comes word that MGM has snapped up the package in a competitive bidding situation.

Described as “a dark, fresh take on the superhero genre”, Samaritan has been scripted by Bragi F. Schut (Escape Room) and revolves around a boy who discovers that a missing superhero may still be alive some twenty years after they disappeared in battle.

Stallone is attached to star in Samaritan, as well as producing the film with Balboa’s Braden Aftergood. The project marks the second collaboration between MGM and Balboa following an upcoming biopic on legendary boxer Jack Johnson.

SEE ALSO: Sylvester Stallone shares new Rambo V: Last Blood image

In addition to Samaritan, Balboa Productions also has two other projects in development: Hunter, an adaptation of James Byron Huggins 2009 novel about tracker who is hired to hunt down a genetically-engineered beast wreaking havoc on civilisation (which Stallone originally envisioned as a possible Rambo movie); and an adaptation of FBI veteran Michael McGowan’s memoir Ghost: My Thirty Years as an FBI Undercover Agent.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: samaritan, Sylvester Stallone

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, television and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website FlickeringMyth.com and executive producer of the upcoming gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket'. He has over 20 years of experience within the industry, including a decade of teaching and lecturing in film and media, and is the author of the book 'Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen'.

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