Best known for his hollywood action roles, stallone s notable characters are rocky balboa of the rocky series, and soldier john rambo from the rambo series. This is a startlingly violent film full of murder, torture, rape and mayhem. Sylvester stallone has expressed interest in doing another film, rambo v, was announced in march of 2018, with stallone signed on to write the script as well as to star as the titular hero. Their marriage lasted just 19 months, ending in a divorce in july 1987. Sylvester stallone looks back on being deprived of an ownership stake in the. However, unlike stallone s subsequent directorial effortsall but two of them rocky or rambo movies it wasnt produced to satisfy franchise fans. May 04, 2020 during his time in quarantine, stallone has been answering fan questions on his instagram account. Interview for bullet in the head with silvester stallone,christian slater, holt mccallany,jason momoa, jon seda,sarah shahi,sung kang, graphic novelist alexis nolent,director walter hill,producer. No one was particularly mournful when sylvester stallone hung up his gloves after rocky v in 1990, and while the first few films were very successful and remain iconic, they feel extremely datedrooted in longfaded cold war climate.
Sylvester stallone has been accused of committing a sex crime against a woman in the 1990s. Nov 01, 2016 interview with sylvester stallone the specialist 1994. A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to. Budapest, hungary the last time i talked with sylvester stallone he thought he had it all clear in his mind about what should happen in rocky iii, the third and he says the last chapter in the saga of everybodys favorite philadelphia club fighter that would have been a year ago, in philadelphia, at the world premiere of rocky ii. Brigitte nielsen opens up about divorcing sylvester stallone. Latest movies and tv shows with sylvester stallone refine see titles to watch instantly, titles you. And it wont be trick photography next summer when escape to victory, the movie stallone is currently filming in hungary, is released. The only downside to the success of the rambo films is that the.
Jackie chan and sylvester stallone are teaming up on the big screen for exbaghdad, a politicallycharged action thriller to be directed by scott waugh. Sylvester stallone s directorial debut, paradise alley, is a prototypical vanity project. Stallone told the interviewer that he was too afraid to meet elvis, and he didnt go, but he did send a copy of the film. Interview with sylvester stallone 1980 interviews roger. During his time in quarantine, stallone has been answering fan questions on his instagram account. Sylvester stallone is a legendary hollywood actor nicknamed sly stallone or sly gained worldwide fame in the 1980s for his roles in the four rambo movies and seven rocky films. If so, youd love these quizzes on action film star sylvester stallone. Once i saw hercules with steve reeves, it completely changed my life. Sylvester stallone on the fight that inspired the rocky film. Jan 24, 2017 arnold schwarzenegger this speech broke the internet and most inspiring speech it changed my life. Sylvester stallone on being deprived of ownership stake.
Over that time, weve heard that hulk hogan was in talks to play the villain and that stallone is looking to give fans something completely different. Dec 29, 2018 inside, youll find rare and unseen photographs, as well as an interview with sylvester stallone written by william baer. It looks like more demolition man is on the way, as sylvester stallone has confirmed that work has already begun on demolition man 2. In turn, the films expressive visual designwhich really stresses the hell in hells kitchenevokes a dangerous, doomed world. The supporting cast features peter berg, janeane garofalo, edie falco, robert patrick, michael rapaport, annabella sciorra, cathy moriarty, arthur nascarella, and john spencer. I know exactly what im in for when i watch one of these movies. Robert rodriguezs 50 minute sylvester stallone interview. Stallone first started talking about expendables 4 project about three years ago. In this film, rocky deals with circumstances out of his control. For many film journalists, one of the greatest privileges is the opportunity to interview their cinematic heroes and its something that should never be taken for granted. A woman entices a bomb expert shes involved with into destroying the mafia that killed her family. The nature of the incident remains private, though its said to.
Born in 1946, the actor, director, screenwriter, and producer is not only famous for his role in acting but is also a great inspiration for many fitness enthusiasts. Stallone is the leading man in this x film, and he later acknowledged in a playboy interview that he was paid. Sylvester stallone holds up a pair of beefy fists to demonstrate the fine art of actionhero gripping. Can sylvester stallone do for rambo what he did for rocky. Stallone would pull triple duty like this for rocky iii, rocky iv, and rocky balboa, as well as nonrocky films like 2008s rambo and 2010s the.
How dolph lundgren almost killed sylvester stallone during. The way they usually do it, stallone was saying, is they show you the double taking the hit, and then they cut in for a closeup of the actors face. Creed 2 movie poster is the best highresolution movie poster image. Interview mit sylvester stallone ich war ein idiot. After forty years in hollywood and fifty films, hes become, for most people, a. The very first thing to be shot was the fight between dixon and rocky.
Driven 2001 movie poster its a sunny april afternoon in long beach, california, and although sly stallone is. Cst by headgeek hey folks, harry here first id like to apologize for saturdays questions not getting up on saturday. The john huston film has stallone playing soccer and that will be sly himself as the goalie, taking a 110m. Where richard gere and sylvester stallones infamous feud. The icon behind both rocky and rambo not to mention escape plan knows audiences cant get enough of his beloved characters. Stallone is teaming with comic book maestro chuck dixon to bring the expendables back for another round of 80s style. A new sylvester stallone interview has the actor and filmmaker sitting down with director robert rodriguez for a 50minute careerspanning chat. Imdb takes you on the scene in interviews with the cast and filmmakers of upcoming films. No one was particularly mournful when sylvester stallone hung up his gloves after rocky v in 1990, and while the first few films. Its a reboot of rocky, the feelgood, boxing franchise that spanned the 1970s and 80s. Cobra is a 1986 american action film directed by george p. Sylvester stallone isnt one to quit on a movie franchise.
Sylvester stallone on directing for the first time 78. Read the creed ii script, written by juel taylorand sylvester stallone. Alex maidy with this weekend seeing the debut of rambo. One fan directly asked if theres a chance we will ever see a demolition man 2 finally happen, and stallone revealed that the process of making the sequel has. Sylvester stallone teases some future projects with rocky iv rival dolph lundgren and discusses the actionpacked rambo. Mar 25, 2014 marlon brando on rejecting his oscar for the godfather the dick cavett show duration. May 17, 2015 last year at the cannes film festival, sylvester stallone and his merry band of musclemen were rumbling down the croisette in tanks to promote their film the expendables 3. Top 10 greatest sylvester stallone movies of all time september 20, 2019 by. The supporting cast features peter berg, janeane garofalo, edie falco, robert patrick, michael rapaport, annabella sciorra, cathy moriarty, arthur nascarella, and. Interview with sylvester stallone the specialist 1994 youtube. Sylvester stallone talks topping the avengers, the cast, using actors baggage as an advantage, and more on the set of the expendables 3. In 1978 there was fist, with stallone playing a midwestern union organizer, and paradise alley, directed by stallone and starring him as a denizen of new yorks hells kitchen.
Stallone revealed more about the movie, and even showed us video of star michael b. Born on july 6, 1946, in new york city, sylvester stallone rose to fame as the writer and lead of the academy awardwinning boxing film rocky 1976. Jackie chan and sylvester stallone team up for exbaghdad film. Apr 25, 2018 richard gere and sylvester stallone s contentious relationship began years ago, when the two actors were set to star in 1974s the lords of flatbush. Here is an original movie poster from the 2018 boxing drama sequel film creed ii starring michael b.
The silver screen legend discusses the return of his beloved character in the latest film in the franchise. American actor, filmmaker, author, director, producer, writer, and screenwriter, sylvester stallone has appeared in over seventyone films. It is the first rambo film since the critical flop rambo iii 1988 where rambo returns. Last blood and how important it was to make the brutal violence memorable for the audience. This was done because sylvester stallone s training which had been going on for six months had to stop once the film went into production and he began to concentrate on directing. Interview with sylvester stallone interviews roger ebert. If the fight had been left until the end of the schedule. With the link between the first and fifth film playing such a large part of the narrative, as well as our interview. At the same time, this is the first rockyrelated movie where you arent writing or. Jul 05, 2019 stallone first started talking about expendables 4 project about three years ago. He discloses in our interview that he is working on a new rocky movie for winklers production company and mgm. Philadelphia there is this one question, which when i hear it makes me very mad, said sylvester stallone. In the early 70s, sylvester stallone was an unknown actor trying to make it in new york.
Top 10 greatest sylvester stallone movies of all time. This athletically built, darkhaired american actorscreenwriterdirector may never be mentioned by oldschool film critics in the same breath as, say, richard burton or alec guinness. If rocky ii was a comeback, i coulda made it a lot more commercial, like. Rick daly 1975 police story elmore rocky caddo 1975 farewell, my lovely jonnie 1975 death race 2000 machine gun joe viterbo 1975 capone frank nitti 1975. But in the summer of 1979 came rocky ii, an enormous critical and popular hit. Sylvester stallone filmography actor, screenwriter, film director sylvester stallone is an american actor and filmmaker primarily known for two of his best roles, boxer rocky balboa from the top grossing rocky series 19762015, seven films and vietnam war veteran john rambo from the rambo series 19822008, four films. After debuting in 1982s first blood based on the 1972 novel by david morrell, the character rambo became one of the biggest action heroes of the 1980s. Sylvester stallone is an american actor, screenwriter and film director. The film costars reni santoni, brigitte nielsen and andrew robinson.
Yeah absolutely, youre right it was the concept for number four. We all know that sylvester stallone did extremely physical work in the rocky films, but it turns out that fighting dolph lundgren in the fourth film very nearly killed him, both on screen and off. Heres an extract, in which stallone tells the origin story of the film. The consensus seems to be that the movie holds up, standing out as one of stallone s most. Rambo also known as rambo iv, john rambo and rambo. He had some minor success in the movie the lords of flatbush but he was still broke.
For the night we attended, sylvester stallone was the sole focus of. Interview with sylvester stallone 1980 roger ebert july. The other thing was do you do a film about a caper. Say the guys name and people are more than likely to give you an eye roll. New rocky movie separate from creed 3 is very possible. Nov 25, 2015 the prerocky phase of stallones career has all but rubbed off completely mostly for good reason, since it includes the actors very first film appearance in the softcore porno. Professional hitman robert rath wants to fulfill a few more contracts before retiring but unscrupulous ambitious newcomer hitman miguel bain keeps killing raths targets. His latest franchise extension, though, may be the most creative of his career. Sylvester stallone reveals the savage journey of rambo. Here, weve reprinted our cover interview with sylvester stallone from. Latest movies and tv shows with sylvester stallone imdb. It is the first film where brian thompson plays a prominent role. Unlike the first film, which sylvester stallone only wrote and starred in, sly wrote, directed, and starred in rocky ii. He discloses in our interview that he is working on a new rocky movie for.
In 1985, actress and model brigitte nielsen married movie star sylvester stallone. Franchise star sylvester stallone has previously made it clear hes interested in starring in a new rocky movie, and now the actor says the studio is ready to move forward with the project. I went from sobbing like a babyabsolutely whimpering. Ill give you a little hint he was a very violent human being, completely violent, an ex. The plot is said to include rambo taking on a mexican cartel in order to save a friends daughter who is being held hostage by them. This is a list of his acting roles as well as directing, screenwriting, producing credits. Sylvester stallone talks rambos savage journey in rambo. Looking ahead, stallone anticipated a third film in. The result is striking in the way it evokes fears of abandonmentchildrens worries blown up to grownup scaleand completely unlike any film stallone has put his name on since. Aug 03, 2010 sylvester stallone interview at 64 the original action hero is saving the world once again. Interview with sylvester stallone demolition man duration. One fan directly asked if theres a chance we will ever see a demolition man 2 finally happen, and stallone revealed that the process of making the sequel has already begun. While he has aged over time, sly still maintains a. And if you notice, paradise alley had been a vastly different film, directorially, than rocky ii.
Sly and director ryan coogler talk onetwo punches on the set. Jan 02, 2016 it has been 40 years since sylvester stallone personified the hollywood dream, that any unknown with talent and determination could write his ticket to stardom. Good action films not crap, but good action films are really morality plays. Sylvester stallone on the fight that inspired the film. Tartaglia got to interview rocky balboa himself sylvester stallone.
When the script eventually reached sylvester stallone he was. Shortly after the 1976 release of rocky, the party at kitty and studs was edited and rereleased as italian stallion to capitalize on its nowfamous star. Im telling you, not doing it is worse than doing it. Last blood is poised to be the end of an era, the final adventure starring sylvester stallone as john rambo, but its possible a rambo 6 could happen in the future. The muppet show sylvester stallone special guest star 1979 paradise alley cosmo carboni 1978 f. The party at kitty and studs is a 1970 american softcore pornographic romance film directed by morton lewis and starring sylvester stallone. With sylvester stallone, sharon stone, james woods, rod steiger. Rambo sylvester stallone interview collider collider. He talks about war wounds, male camaraderie, and why his new film the expendables is just like sex. In an interview sylvester stallone was asked if he and elvis presley ever met. Hardcover in a clamshell box, each numbered and signed by sylvester stallone. Stallone would pull triple duty like this for rocky iii, rocky iv, and rocky balboa, as well as non rocky films like 2008s rambo and 2010s the expendables. Jul 23, 2019 sylvester stallone shares an uncanny, symbiotic connection with rocky, the underdog boxer character he created four decades ago a kindred spirit who served as his creative muse in spawning one.
Part of the problem is being identified so completely with a. Sylvester stallone net worth revealed after sexual assault. Cosmatos, and written by sylvester stallone, who also starred in the title role. Unlike his efforts in later films, stallone seems to have had no part in. So you were ready to give up on rocky entirely at that point. How arnold schwarzenegger tricked sly stallone into making his worst movie ign. Sylvester stallones on set rambo 5 151018 by tony montalbano. Is sylvester stallone on steroids, or is he natural. The fight continues is a 2008 american action film directed by, written by and starring sylvester stallone. As a fan experience it comes thoroughly recommend and with arnold. Stallone said that in 1976 after rocky was released, elvis contacted him and asked him to visit graceland and a bring a copy of the film with him.
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