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Jackie Chan (Rush Hour, Shanghai Knights) and Sylvester Stallone (Rocky, The Expendables) have joined the cast of the upcoming film Ex-Baghdad, according to Deadline. The duo will be directed by Scott Waugh (6 Below, Need for Speed). The film has a reported $80 million budget, making it one of the largest-budget films out of China. Ex-Baghdad will be produced by Chan though his SR Media alongside QI Jianhong and Esmond Ren from Talent International and Hans Canosa. The film will be financed though both companies. The script is written by Arash Amel.

Here’s the synopsis for Ex-Baghdad: “When a China-run oil refinery is attacked in Mosul, Iraq, a Chinese private security contractor (Chan) is called in to extract the oil workers. He learns, however, that the attackers’ real plan is to steal a fortune in oil, and teams up with an American former Marine (Stallone) to stop them.” (Comingsoon.net)