Two Worlds Collide

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Rocky Balboa (SYLVESTER STALLONE), out of retirement and back into the ring with his new rival, Heavyweight Champion, Mason Dixon (ANTONIO TARVER). It’s Old Lion against young lion, and will vs skill, when The Italian Stallion squares off against Mason “The Line” Dixon.
– Craig Zablo

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

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

Craig Zablo: After “Rambo IV” concludes, what will be your next project?

SYLVESTER STALLONE: I’m gonna direct “Edgar Allen Poe” [without] being in it. “Yo, Poe!” doesn’t work. I’d like to direct some nice young actor in it who can get the soul of Poe. It’s a dark story, but the challenge is how to make it enjoyable, so it isn’t that depressing. And then there’s a book I’ve been looking at for a while called Homefront, which is pretty good and, you know, there’s certain things that will crop up. The main thing is I’d, I’d much rather spend more time directing than actually acting.

115 Replies to “Two Worlds Collide”

  1. AWESOME PHOTO.. NOW PUHLEASE CAN WE SEE SOMETHING ON TV ABOUT THIS FILM.. PLEASE JUST A FEW SECOND COMMERCIAL OR SOMETHING.. I WANT THIS FILM TO DO SO GOOD!!!

  3. I SHOULD HAVE SEEN COMMERCIALS THIS WEEKEND.. IS MGM, REVOLUTION OR SONY ACTUALLY GONNA PROMOTE THIS MOVIE?? THE ACTION FIGURES ARE IN STORES BUT MOTHING ON TV

  4. Cool picture cant wait this is the movie!
    .I have waited and prayed for this in like 6 years.
    January 5th when it comes to my country, that day is gonna be surreal 🙂

  5. OH HELL YEAH!!! FREAKIN’ AWESOME! ABSOULOTELY SPECTACULAR! What a great photo! This movie is gonna rock silver screens all across America, this is a TRUE American film! I cannot believe that this movie less than 2 months away, my god this is just MAGICAL, MYTHICAL, AMAZING… Sly, thank you so much this is the best Christmas present anyone could have given me EVER!:) I wish I had something to give you besides my blessing and best wishes:) You are going to make this the MOST special Christmas that I have ever had so far! THANK YOU:) And Craig, what can I say brother, you are amazing:) and thanks againg for another wonderful pic! Peace – Aron Scott

  6. I DO NOT wish to discourage any fans at all!… BUT… I really do not think that this movie will be marketed PERIOD! I am vey sad to say it but I just don’t think that it is gonna happen(New trailers, Commercials, TV Spots, Advertising etc.) I keep reading hundreds of comments from people, pretty much everyone who comments on this blog complains about trailers and commercials and what not! But my fellow ROCKY fans, I would have to agree that we should at least see a couple tv spots here and there by now! I really do! But if it hasn’t happened by now, maybe it never will. It is a damn shame that this gem of a film is not given more respect from the public/critics(who in my opinion have one of the stupidest and meaningless jobs in the world, all they do is badmouth movies for the most part, If they hate movies that much, then why the hell do they watch them? just so they can talk crap about them? But hopefully MGM/Sony will prove me wrong, I really wish they would market this movie, besides this blog, I really havent seen any news or advertising for this movie! But you know what? It really doesn’t matter, as long as the DIE-HARD ROCKY fans are aware of this films release, that is all that counts:) We ALL will LOVE this movie with or w/out trailers and ads:) My fellow ROCKY fans…let us all spread the word our selves if we have no choice… ROCKY BALBOA opens in theaters all across the U.S. on December 22nd DO NOT MISS IT!:) Peace – Aron Scott

  8. AWESOME PIC. and the fact that Sly is going to direct Edgar Allen poe is awesome! lol and i know sly knows ALOT about him.

    -Big J

  9. WORD OF MOUTH IS GOOD BUT NOT BIG ENOUGH ..I SEE THE SMALLEST MOVIES GETTING PRESS AND COMMERCIALS….I TRULY HOPE THE MARKETING STARTS SOON.. I JUST BOUGHT SOME ACTION FIGURES THEY HAD A WHOLE SECTION IN THE STORE BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE NO I DEA THIS FILM IS COMING OUT

  11. Sly we are all looking fwd to your new projects behind the camera or infront of it 🙂
    Love ya Rock……….

  12. I don’t know what everybody is so worried about, I’m sure Sly knows how to advertise a movie especially a movie called Rocky Balboa.

  13. Here are some comments on some dood who supposely has seen one of the first screenings of the movie…

    From AICN: “Okay, they just had one of the first screenings of ROCKY BALBOA here in Orlando at Downtown Disney and I was lucky enough to score seats. There will be some general content spoilers, but I’m not going to get into any specifics. Hopefully some or all of this gets printed…

    Let’s just get one thing out of the way first: It’s REALLY good. This is the Rocky we’ve come to know and love, the Rocky that went the distance with Apollo Creed (as opposed to the Rocky that street fought Tommy Gunn…).”

    …and that’s all I allowed myself to read. Who the hell wants spoilers at this point?”

  14. Yeah, it’s dissapointing that there are so many hypesters nowadays. Movie will do fine, don’t worry about the numbers or the dinero. Enjoy the movie, appreciate the efforts of a fine actor, writer and director. And the cinematography looks like it is going to be outstanding. Rocky movies stand the test of time really well.

  15. Here’s more on the movie..

    It’s not a lot of boxing or training really. There’s a lot of character scenes here. Which is not to say it’s aimless, there’s simply not a lot of “action” for a long time, and the movie manages to build character and excitement for the main event. Meanwhile,Stallone manages to talk about some big stuff (namely man’s will versus the chaos of nature) without getting too cheesy. People will want to call it cheesy, but think about it. How many movies in recent years have truly had a heroic figure?

    We need this movie…you see, they don’t really make movies like this anymore, at least none that are any good. This is more than just a great Rocky movie; this is an ode to man, a celebration of the heroic ideal, a testament to the strength of our volition, a view of man as he might and ought to be. Here, we have in Rocky someone who does what’s right and follows his calling based on his beliefs and will, damn the people who would disillusion him. (Echoing the real life story of the people who would mock Stallone for attempting a comeback)

    As for style, Stallone shoots the movie in a way they don’t really make movies anywhere, and it’s a welcome change of pace. He utilizes a lot of gentle cuts and cross fades, and amidst some really great photography, especially the grainy night shots. People forget that Stallone can be a really good director.

    Acting-wise, I wish Stallone didn’t get so much crap. He’s really a lot better than people give him credit for. Go back and re-watch the original Rambo, or even the original Rocky. He’s instantly watchable and fills his characters with great idiosyncrasies in subtle ways that feel natural. Here, he gives one of his best performances and one of the best of the year. He totally inhabits this character, every single moment, the way his sentences kinda trail off at the end, his inherent sense of self and goodness, that look he gets in his eyes when he’s hurt or has to dig really deep…

    Oh, and allow me to quell what was one of my biggest fears going into the movie: Rocky is supposed to fight Mason Dixon based on the outcome of a videogame? I know that sounds like a terrible idea on paper, but it’s not QUITE the entire truth. As the simulation is presented in the movie it actually comes off as something you might see on ESPN. It’s actually really good and fits in with the reality of this alternate sports universe, where Rocky actually exists and is one of the all-time greats. In fact that’s what was so surprising…this is a universe Stallone has created. Here, Rocky is a living legend. Everyone recognizes him walking around town, his restaurant is a local favorite, he’s one of those disarming celebrities that’s actually as nice in “real life” as one might hope him to be. Everyone loves Rocky. Yet at the same time, everyone is well aware that Rocky has no chance in hell of winning. But that’s the position Rocky’s always in, isn’t it?

    The movie is not perfect. There’s this scene set to a terrible adult contemporary song in the beginning and then this terrible moment in the bar, both near the beginning of the movie, that are obviously terrible and dripping in cheese. Luckily, other than that, the movie soars. It’s my favorite movie of the year. Not perfect but my favorite.

    Because on top of everything I loved about it as an individual movie, at the end of the day, it’s a new Rocky movie and it’s GOOD. When the training music cues, if you’re a movie fan, you’ll have no choice but to clap and cheer at the sheer culmination of this moment. A moment that could not exist UNLESS there were 5 other movies preceding it. Same for the incredible match between Rocky and Mason, which is not only great in itself, but also has the weight of 6 movies. Rocky is BETTER because it’s a sequel, but it’s also a great movie in and of itself.

    I’m so happy to have seen this.

    And before anyone says plant…which is unfortunately inevitable…I will say this, I have a BNAT application in and if selected I’ll see you at the Alamo Drafthouse and convince you in person that this is one of the year’s best.

    If you use this, just call me “Sean.” Real clever, huh?

    Thanks,

    Sean

  17. come on rocky u can make a better movie i am thinking this 1 isnt goign to be as good as the other ones

  19. Can’t wait to see what Sly has planned with POE. Visually and everything else.

    Peace& Blessings,
    Jazz
    htp://www.theartofjazzman.com

  20. I really can’t wait to see wha Sly does with the Poe movie. I know he’s been keen to do this for years and would love to see the darker side of his persona as a Director/Writer.

    epx

  21. It will be great to see what Sly can do with Poe, a subject he is so passionate about. Anything Sly is always interesting. Can’t wait.

  23. hey sly! recently i ve been checking websites n found out tat ur movie might not come out in singapore do smth bout pls or not ill die! your greatest fan rohit(rks)

  25. I completely agree with a fan’s eariler comment that was posted… Don’t worry about the trailers, commercials, ads, numbers, or the money that this film rakes in… just simply enjoy and appriciate it (trailers and ads DON’T matter) we are all still going to experience and cherrish this movie anyway aren’t we? So just relax and calm down my fellow ROCKY fans this movie is going to do just fine:) By the way, can anybody please tell me where I can buy some of the action figures? I would love to buy some and display them in my bedroom:) peace – Aron Scott

  27. Very cool pic.Sly is amazing.
    The fight will be huge.!!!!
    The movie will be HUGE!!!
    Januray 24th in France,yahaaaaaa!!!

    I’m only 16 but i wait so much POE.
    It will be one of Sly’s greatest movie.For sur.

    Please MGM => publicity,publicity and PUBLICITY !!!!!!

  28. Such an AWESOME pic, “Yo Dixon, my name is Rocky Balboa the “Italian Stallion”, and I am GOING to kick your ass tonight! “, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! lolol Yo this is going to be HUGE, this is MASSIVE, not to sound too cheesy but this absoloutely is a dream come true for all of us, am I right? I am so happy and very excited… Yo could someone please tell me where I can buy the new action figures? peace -Aron Scott

  30. OK for those of US who has seen the Screening Of Rocky Balboa we know that Rocky gets knocked down in the final round and loses the fight by a split decision. and the final scene takes Rocky to adrians grave where he whispers “Yo Adrian We Did It!”
    Pretty good film

  31. it’s pretty sad that someone would come on this blog and try to ruin this movie for true fans. patheticI I wish Craig would filter these posts before they actually went public.

    -Sgt Mendez, USMC

  32. I am sick and tired of people coming on this blog and trying to tell us what happened in this movie Rocky Balboa. I will tell those people this, I DON’T WANT TO KNOW, I WANT TO BE SURPRISED AND I AM NO GOING TO LET SOME MORONS RUIN MY MOVIE EXPERIENCE OF ROCKY BALBOA, I’VE WAITED ALONG TIME FOR THIS MOVIE AND I CAN’T BELIEVE SOME IDIOTS THINK PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW THE ENDING BEFORE SEEING THE MOVIE, IF I KNOW THE ENDING, THEN WHAT’S THE POINT OF GOING.

  33. We’ve got no reason to believe this asshole, everybody can say something like that. I think nobody knows the official ending of this movie…We’ll see.

  35. I dissagree, I don’t think that Sly has EVER shown his age. He has always looked VERY young for his age:) He still looks so good for 60 though, My GOD! I can’t even imagine what this man has put himself through to sculpt his body in such fashion! And like the fan’s comment above says… let’s do are best to try to not pay these jerks (who come on here and try to tell us things about the movie) any attention! He is right, anybody can come on here and just make up stuff about the movie SO don’t even buy into it, even though it is VERY rude of them to try and ruin it for the rest of us! Can you buy the action figures at say TARGET maybe, or only at toy stores like Toys R Us?

  36. I dissagree, I don’t think that Sly has EVER shown his age. He has always looked VERY young for his age:) He still looks so good for 60 though, My GOD! I can’t even imagine what this man has put himself through to sculpt his body in such fashion! And like the fan’s comment above says… let’s do are best to try to not pay these jerks (who come on here and try to tell us things about the movie) any attention! He is right, anybody can come on here and just make up stuff about the movie SO don’t even buy into it, even though it is VERY rude of them to try and ruin it for the rest of us! Can you buy the action figures at say TARGET maybe, or only at toy stores like Toys R Us? Peace – Aron Scott

  37. Sly is in return, it does not seem to have 60, this is Rocky Balboa, optimum of all the times, when they thought that they were defeated come back to mecher with Hollywood! Edmundo, a super fan of Brazil!

  39. Can someone please tell me, are those Michael Jordan’s that Sly is wearing? lolol, kind of cool, Sly and Antonio aren’t wearing the traditional boxing shoes with the really high socks and what not, I am pretty sure that this is the first movie in which Rocky is wearing BLACK boxing gloves during the film’s climatic fight 🙂 peace – Aron Scott

  41. ROCKY GETS KNOCKED DOWN IN THE FINAL ROUND OF A CLOSE FIGHT AND LOSES A SPLIT DECISION, THEN THE MOVIE ENDS AS ROCKY VISITS ADRIANS GRAVE AND SAYS ‘YO ADRIAN, WE DID IT!”

  43. NOW YOU DON’T HAVE TO POST YOUR COMMENT 90 FRIGGIN’ MORE TIMES YOU STUPIC INCONSIDERATE SARCASTIC PRICK! SCREW YOU!!! FINE IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE ME I’LL JUST POST MY STUPID COMMENTS 90 FRIGGIN’ TIMES!!! HAHAHAHA… ASSHOLE

  44. HOW IN THE HELL DO YOU KNOW THE FRIGGIN’ ENDING ANYWAY YOU STUPID ASSHOLE? HOW IN THE HELL DID YOU ALREADY SEE THE FILM SEVEN WEEKS BEFORE ITS RELEASE, I THINK THAT YOU ARE FULL OF S**T!

  45. I DON’T KNOW THE ENDING OF THE MOVIE, BUT I DO KNOW SOMEONE ON THIS BLOG IS TRYING TO RUIN IT FOR SOME PEOPLE, PERSONALLY, I DON’T THINK THAT PERSON HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE IT AS A HUMAN BEING. BASICALLY, YOU’RE A COWARD, YOU CALL THIS ENTERTAIMENT, TRYING SPOIL THE MOVIE FOR OTHERS, IF I EVER SAW THE MOVIE EARLIER THAN ANYBODY, I’D NEVER SPOIL THE MOVIE FOR THESE GREAT ROCKY FANS, THEY DON’T DESERVE IT, THAT’S BASICALLY THE MAIN REASON THAT SEPERATES SCUM LIKE YOU AND TRUE ROCKY FANS.

  47. I hope Rocky dies at the end. It would be unexpected. SS could have filmed such an ending and kept it quiet all this time- just liek the I’m your father stuff of Star Wars. Have Rocky him win the fight only to die a shortly after that fight.

    He needs to leave us as a champion who has learned what he really wanted and learned what he really lost. The gap between those two needs to be finished.
    Is the fighter pride or is it love. The person Rocky needs to prove himself most to is himself. Where is his son? Do they got a good father son realtionship still. I heard abotu the wife. I wont say. And Does Mr T come into this movie and redeem his actions of the previous film. I love Mr. T i hope he gets to be a good guy this time.

  48. Don’t worry about that stupid asshole who says things about th ending of this movie. He simply can’t know that. Nobody knows the ending of this movie. He’s full of shit.

    LOVE YOU ROCK!!!!

  49. hey guys im really scared coz i hav a feeling that rocky may only go to theatres in usa because there has been no adverts anywere even the theatres in the uk and it comes out in 3 nd a half months, the only trailer i hav seen is on the internet and it said it was for xmas so that must b the american one so were is the uk trailer, im so worried incase it goes str8 to DVD in the uk any one no if it has been confirmed that it will be in cinemas everywere

  50. Don’t worry, the movie will be released in the UK. I live in the Netherlands, and the movie hits the theaters on April 5! That’s a long time to go….

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