*Mario Van Peebles will step behind the camera for the upcoming film "Kerosene Cowboys," an action thriller due to begin shooting in October.
Based on a novel by Randy Arrington, the story follows the rough-riding and hard-living pilots of an elite Navy attack squadron, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Cam Gigandet will star as a hot-shot pilot, Shane West plays his one-time best friend-turned-nemesis, while Rachael Leigh Cook will play an investigative journalist and Gigandet's love interest.
The movie is eyeing shoots in St. Petersburg, Russia, and the Naval Air Station Fallon in Nevada.