Craig Zablo's StalloneZone

Kyle Holtz Gets Carter, Too

Craig — Sun, 19 May 2013 13:11:59 +0000

When I learned that Kyle Holtz was taking on some mail order commissions, I just knew I had to try and get on his list. I was able to and Kyle agreed to give me his take on Sly as Jack Carter.

The first piece that Kyle created can be seen here. I think Kyle did an amazing job. I love everything about this piece. Unfortunately, it was lost in the mail. I have hope that it will eventually turn up. Thankfully, Kyle sent a scan before mailing the art. When Kyle learned that the piece never arrived, he agreed to redo it.

Knowing how much artists hate to redraw something, and because I thought Kyle totally nailed this piece, I asked if I could upgrade to a larger piece. Kyle agreed. So Kyle is going to create a new Jack Carter drawing. The upgrade piece is the one posted today. I absolutely love it.

If you’d like to see more of Kyle’s art, click on over to his Facebook page. I give Kyle the highest recommendation to folks that collect commissions.

Sly’s “Expendables 3″ Tweets Make the News

Craig — Sun, 19 May 2013 05:46:53 +0000

As you can see, Sly sent out several tweets about Expendables 3 this week. As you can imagine, this made for interesting news items…

SuperHeroHype: Sylvester Stallone…
Digital Spy: Sylvester Stallone Gives…
ScreenCrush: Expendables 3…
The Fan Carpet: Action Hero Sylvester…
Twitch: Mickey Rourke…
Flickering Myth: Sylvester Stallone…
HitFix: Mighty Mickey Rourke…
Yahoo! Movies UK: Mickey Rourke…
Daily Blam: Sylvester Stallone…
Den of Geek: The Expendables 3…
Comic Book Resources: Sylvester Stallone…
The Inquistor: Expendables 3…

Sly, King and “The Last Cop”

Craig — Sun, 19 May 2013 05:30:30 +0000

It was announced this week that Sly and long-time friend and business partner, Kevin King would serve as executive producers for The Last Cop, a new series in development for TNT.

The Last Cop is based on a popular German television series. Mick Branigan is a cop who has been in a coma for 20 years. He wakes up to find that his wife has moved on, he has a daughter he doesn’t know and a world very different from the one he remembers.

CNN Entertainment: TNT and TBS…
ACE Showbiz: TNT and TBS…

Sly Connections to Christopher Moloney’s FILMography

Craig — Sun, 19 May 2013 05:01:02 +0000

Christopher Moloney is the talent behind FILMography – “…an ongoing art project… that matches scenes from movies with their real-life, present-day locations” in photographs taken by Moloney.

Here are two examples that feature Sly connections…

First up we have John Travolta (above) in Staying Alive.

Next, we have Sylvester Stallone and Jack Lemon from The Prisoner of Second Avenue.

Thanks to Mark Evanier for his post pointing me in the right direction.

Cory Walker’s Rocky

Craig — Sun, 12 May 2013 13:52:17 +0000

This week we have Rocky by Cory Walker. Cory is an amazing artist and I got this sketch as a bonus for buying his sketchbook.

Moreno’s “Get Carter” Teaser

Craig — Sun, 12 May 2013 13:44:00 +0000

SZoner, Gerardo Moreno has sent in a teaser about his forthcoming Get Carter art which will soon be available as a canvas print! – Craig

Sly Playing American Football

Craig — Sun, 12 May 2013 13:34:57 +0000

Above: #22 is Sly in an action shot from his high school football days.

Below: Sly after the game.

Thanks to SZoner, Mike Kunda for sending in the scanS. - Craig

Escapism with Pelé and Stallone…

Craig — Sun, 12 May 2013 13:26:38 +0000

On May 11, 2013, The Copenhagen Post ran a piece by Bjarke Smith-Meyer called, Escapism with Pele and Stallone on the Set of a Cult Classic. Here are some tidbits…

“That bicycle kick took forever,” he (Søren Lindsted) said, rolling his eyes. “We spent hours trying to get it to work. In the end we just had cut it into sequences and put it together in the editing room. Pelé ended up having to just throw the ball up in the air and do the bicycle kick that way. Anything else would have been impossible.”

Stallone, despite being a staunch Everton fan, had never kicked a football in his life prior to filming. Nor did he understand the dynamics of the game. According to an interview with Ipswich player John Walk, the American wanted his character to score the winning goal at the end of the film − despite him being the goalkeeper.

“I suppose he (Stallone) was the big star given his recent success with ‘Rocky’ at the time,” Lindsted said. “He’d show up on set with three to four bodyguards and kept his distance most of the time. He even had a separate table where he ate with his entourage during lunch. If we ever ventured too close, we’d be asked to quickly move on. But then he was the star. Everything revolved around him.”

“He (Stallone) would always be very focused and intense on set,” Lindsted said.

Mike Torrance’s Balboa Card

Craig — Sun, 05 May 2013 15:39:56 +0000

Mike Torrance aka The Krayola Kidd returns with his final (for a while) Rocky card.

You can see more of Mike’s art at The Daily Sketch with The Krayola Kidd (and if you’ve never checked out Mike’s site, you ought to if only to see his Walking Dead cards!) and his Deviant Art site. Mike is available for commissions and his prices are very reasonable.

Will Antonio Banderas Become Expendable?

Craig — Sun, 05 May 2013 15:17:08 +0000

Earlier this week Sly sent out a tweet that read: “Antonio B. …? Could be.”

This, of course, led to speculation that Banderas could show up in Expendables 3.

Screen Crush weighs in on the idea. As for me, I’m for it. - Craig