"Let’s Get Ready to Rock!"

Craig / / Uncategorized

It’s come down to this… Rocky Balboa [SYLVESTER STALLONE] steps out of his corner, ready to mix it up with Heavyweight Champion Mason Dixon [ANTONIO TARVER].
– Craig Zablo

The final round of the Academy Award®-winning Rocky franchise hits theatres Friday, December 22, 2006. Written and directed by SYLVESTER STALLONE.

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Photo by: John Bramley

As an added bonus for SYLVESTER STALLONE / ROCKY fans, here’s Sly’s response to another question sent in by STALLONEZONEr!

Craig: Do you still paint?

SYLVESTER STALLONE: I do. [LAUGHS] I, you know, the other day I, I usually paint characters or situations that are, you know, kind of emotional… bizarre. But lately I’ve been painting, dare I say it, flowers for the house. But they’re bizarre flowers.

72 Replies to “"Let’s Get Ready to Rock!"”

  1. OH YEAH… this is pure movie magic. Words cannot even describe my excitement and anticipation for this film. I’m sure Sly has saved the best for last. This is movie history. Sly you are simply AMAZING, TRUELY. Cannot wait for rambo. A Loyal fan

  6. This is going to be the BEST Christmas! I can’t even find the words to describe my emotion and excitement.

  7. Sly and Craig, I cannot thank you enough. This blog is incredible. Thank you so much. Keep the pics comin’:)

  9. You look awesome, Rock! 60 years old! Wow! An inspiration and motivation to us all!

    Eye of the tiger!

  17. Dear Craig, my name is Aron Scott Asmussen, I am 17 years old and I live in Arizona. I have been a HUGE Stallone fan for almost a decade now, I absoloutely love him to death and these films mean THE WORLD to me. This blog is amazing as well as the Stallone Zone, thank you so much for putting so much of your own time in to do this. We all appriciate it more than you know. I have been commenting all afternoon on these photos. I’m not sure if you check these comments or not. But if you do I have a question for SLY, maybe you could please ask him for me? When is Rambo IV supposed to begin shooting? Again thank you so much Craig, I really appriciate the work you are doing. Truely, Aron Scott Asmussen

  18. Having Tony and Burt Young in this movie makes it even more special. They are wonderful characters. I actually know Tony Burton’s real life little brother. He is an aquaintence of a relative of mine and he actually sent me a picture of Sly, Tony, and Burt from the set of the film at the Mandalay Bay last Christmas when filming started!:) -Aron

  19. it’s an encore pic, but it still stands out well…..however, will there be a NEW TRAILER to this movie? i hope there’ll be some great lead-in TV spots as well. Rock definitely needs the hype and they (the movie campaign crew) need to get it started.

  22. Hey All my fellow ROCKY fans, just as a friendly reminder, on December 5th, a ALL-NEW 2 disc collector’s edition DVE of the original ROCKY will be released with all new featurettes, a collectors’ booklet, commentary by Sly, and A Sneak Peak at ROCKY BALBOA! I agree though, we should start seeing a lot of advertisements, commercials, trailers, etc. for this film VERY soon. December is right around the corner. I’m suprised that we haven’t already seen anything! – Aron

  23. I sincerely hope that this film gets an outstanding response at the box office this christmas. I know that ROCKY fans will absoloutely LOVE IT! I KNOW that Sly has saved the best for last, he knows how much this film means to the world. If this movie is somehow STRANGELY not marketed well enough, let’s all do are best to show our support for this film. I hope to see it multiple times in the theater!

  24. even if the movie isn’t marketed well(which it won’t be), the Rocky movies have stood the test of time and needs no introduction. Bring it on I say. Fire Makes Steel!

  25. VERY true! Whether or not this movie is marketed well or does well at the box office or not just doesn’t matter anyway. We all LOVE it! And it is still very special:) – Aron Scott

  26. Not too many movies are marketed well any more now that I think about it. So many BIG and wonderful movies sometimes get by just fine with out all of the publicity.

  28. Yo Sly…. I’m only 23 but I have loved all the rockys since I was a little kid. I know everything about the rocky franchise! I admire you coming from nothing, to your sucess today. You have inspired me to become a better person. I am so excited for this movie, it actually falls on my brothers b-day! Thanks for the great movies over the years!

  30. oh my god i have to say i am your biggest fan, i know you probly have a lotofpeople saying this but i really mean it it might sound cheesy but oh well i think it is wiked that you have another rocky film coming out i never would have thought it, my nae is sadie and my email adress is xxsexy_angelicxx@hotmail.com so plzz just email me back even if its just little it wil mean alot

  32. Craig / Sly
    I would be interested in knowing if there is /was any thought given to offering lithographs or reprints of some of Sly’s paintings, something that the fans could afford?

  34. this film doesn’t need much marketing. word of mouth by the legions of rocky fans alone will spread like wildfire.

    GO ROCKY GO!

  35. I have seen some of Sly’s paintings and I must say, he is a very talented artist! Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Painter, and one of the best looking bodies in the world!… This man CAN do it all ladies and gents. Sly, I cannot say it enough, you are TRUELY AMAZING! – Aron Scott Asmussen

  36. obviously we are all huge fans… but still i would love to see a few commercials here and there.. the fall season is upon us now and winter is just around the corner.. show the world that STALLONE AND ROCKY ARE BACK!!!!

  37. I AGREE ITS NOT A YEAR AWAY ANYMORE… ITS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER… LET US HAVE ANOTHER TRAILER OR COMMERCIAL..PLEASE!!!!!!!!

  38. I’m sure we’ll see somthing fairly soon. Just hang in there guys, its still October. Give it a few more weeks, the commercials will come. This movie is TOO BIG to go unnoticed or advertised:) – Aron Scott

  41. ITS AN EXIBITION FIGHT? DO ANY OF YOU KNOW WHAT EXIBITON FIGHT IS? IT MEANS THERE IS NO CLEAR WINNER. THE ESCRIPT SAYS, ROCKY DOES GO THE DISTANCE AND MASON DIXON FIGHTS HIS HEART OUT AND FINALLY GETS HIS RESPECT FROM THE BOXING WORLD.
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  42. we’ve seen the preview with paulie, duke, marie and tarver.. how about one with some interaction with his son??

  43. Sly, by looking at this trailer for about hundred times, this movie Rocky Balboa resembles what Rocky 1 and 2 were all about. I can’t thank you enough for making these Rocky movies and for what an impact it has brought worldwide. You are truely a genius, take care and God Bless. Go Rocky!!!

  45. Posting old pictures, that already have been posted (!)… Well, to me it seems kind of cheap.

    Is there really such a lack of material? Come on, this won’t do!

    But I like the interviews. 🙂 And all the laughing doesn’t bother me at all.

  46. I can’t wait to see this movie drop hurtin’ bombs all over the other movies out at Christmas. Even if it doesn’t hit us in the UK until February. COME ON!!!!!

  49. hey sly i just started watchin ur movies i started of when i saw rambo then iu bought an Xbox game Rocky legends and i learned about u . i spent $80 buying all 5 movies and i am waiting for the champion to go for the last round luv u ur greatest fan Rohit (rks).

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