Shane Black to direct ‘Cold Warrior’

Shane Black will direct Universal Pictures’ “Cold Warrior.”
Based on a script by Chuck Mondry, pic revolves around a spy from the Cold War era who comes out of retirement to team with a younger agent from the new school to confront a domestic terrorism threat orchestrated by Russia.

Pic will be produced by Michelle Manning (”The Eye”). David Greenblatt and Anthony Bagarozzi are also producing.

Mondry and Bagarozzi are screenwriting partners who sold their action-thriller spec “Tick-Tock” to Columbia Pictures for $1 million in 2000.

- from Variety