Kim Basinger (
L.A. Confidential,
8 Mile) has signed on to star in the forthcoming boxing comedy
Grudge Match. Variety reports that the Oscar winning actress will join Robert De Niro (
Raging Bull) and Sylvester Stallone (
Rocky) in the cast and will play the main love interest in the new comedy about two aging rival boxers who look to settle a final score in the ring.
Grudge Match is directed by Peter Segal (
50 First Dates,
Get Smart) from a script by Tim Kelleher that has been rewritten by Doug Ellin (
Entourage). Kevin Hart (
Think like a Man) will also star as the boxing promoter who organises the grudge bout.
Basinger, who rose to stardom in the 80s with a string of high profile films such as
9 ½ Weeks and
Batman, is making somewhat of a comeback having recently starred alongside Zac Efron in Charlie St. Cloud. She is also currently filming
Third Person from
Crash and
The Next Three Days director Paul Haggis, which boasts a stellar cast that includes Liam Neeson (
Taken), Mila Kunis (
Ted), Olivia Wilde (
TRON: Legacy), James Franco (
127 Hours), Adrien Brody (
The Pianist) and Casey Affleck (
Gone Baby Gone) and centres around three interlocking loves stories involving three couples in three different cities.
