The duo are set to star in a Lethal Weapon
style action comedy from writer Sheldon Turner, who gained critical acclaim for adapting Up in the Air 
last year. The film is a reworking of Blowback, an action flick he was pushing a few years ago but was never picked up. It was set to star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson at the time. Reynolds and Cooper will star as long time friends who just so happen to be cops. Both of their fathers were partners in the police force as well, and are forced out of retirement to help their sons solve a major case.
Ok, so why isn't The Rock in this version also? I don't like the idea of Cooper and Reynolds together unless their characters are wildly different. The Rock and Cooper would've been a better combinaton, with Cooper's pretty boy look and The Rock's imposing demeanor.
No other information is available at this point. The film is still untitled, and the Dads haven't been cast of yet. This one has potential, given Turner's writing ability and the actors involved. It's going to be hard for them to match the hilarity of The Other Guys
, though.
