Sylvester Stallone leaves action film 'Godforsaken' before shooting

Action star Sylvester Stallone has left the STX Entertainment action film "Godforsaken" less than two weeks before production was set to begin.

The 70-year-old actor was set to play an ex-con who learns that his estranged son has been killed. He must then set out on a mission to protect his remaining family while also seeking vengeance against his son's killers, reported a US entertainment portal.

The shooting is scheduled to start in Atlanta on December5. Jim Mickle is set to direct the project with Lawrence Grey producing through his Grey Matter production banner.

Daniel Casey and Eric Heisserer are writing the screenplay. It is said that Stallone worked on it with Grey and the writers.