Shane Black, famously known for writing the Lethal Weapon films, is set to direct the upcoming film, "Cold Warrior".

The film will follow the life of a man who was once a Cold War era spy.  He comes out of retirement and joins a younger agent to deal with a domestic terrorism threat that is orchestrated by Russia.

The film is based on a script written by Chuck Mondry, and will be produced by Michelle Manning and will be produced by David Greenblatt and Anthony Bagarozzi.

Black also directed the films "

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

" and wrote the scripts for "The Last Boy Scout" and "The Long Kiss Goodnight." He is also currently producing a biopic on Motley Crue called, "The Dirt".