Sylvester Stallone To Direct Adam Driver In ‘Tough As They Come’
By Jack Giroux/Jan. 4, 2017 7:00 am EST
Below, learn more about the new Sylvester Stallone project.
Thousands of soldiers die year to defend their country. United States Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills was sure that he would become another statistic when, during his third tour of duty in Afghanistan, he was caught in an IED blast four days before his twenty-fifth birthday. Against the odds, he lived, but at a severe cost—Travis became one of only five soldiers from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to survive a quadruple amputation.
Thousands have been wounded in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Five have survived quadruple amputee injuries. This is one soldier’s story.
Suddenly forced to reconcile with the fact that he no longer had arms or legs, Travis was faced with a future drastically different from the one he had imagined for himself. He would never again be able to lead his squad, stroke his fingers against his wife’s cheek, or pick up his infant daughter.
Travis struggled through the painful and anxious days of rehabilitation so that he could regain the strength to live his life to the fullest. With enormous willpower and endurance, the unconditional love of his family, and a generous amount of faith, Travis shocked everyone with his remarkable recovery. Even without limbs, he still swims, dances with his wife, rides mountain bikes, and drives his daughter to school.
Travis inspires thousands every day with his remarkable journey. He doesn’t want to be thought of as wounded. “I’m just a man with scars,” he says, “living life to the fullest and best I know how.”
Mills’ story sounds like a heartbreaking and inspiring true story Stallone could do great things with. After Creed, the idea of soon seeing Stallone again in another drama, especially with a story as compelling as Mills’, is great news. He gave one of the most soulful performances of the past few years in Ryan Coogler’s film, so it’s wonderful to learn he’s working on another less action-oriented project. Plus, he’s got a terrific lead actor with Driver, who gives a beautiful, delicate, funny, and sensitive performance in Paterson, and his work in Martin Scorsese’s Silence has received considerable acclaim as well.
