SZoner, SlyStalloneFan is back with a StalloneZone exclusive. Here is his report and photos from the Hollywood premiere of The Expendables! Take it away SlyStalloneFan…
The premiere took place on Hollywood Blvd. Now I pass by Hollywood Blvd all the time. But the day of the premiere, Hollywood Blvd. DID NOT LOOK THE SAME. The crowd was huge. People were waiting there for hours. Security was tight. I spoke with a lot of security/police officers and they told me that the crowd there for The EXPENDABLES was one of the biggest that they had ever seen.
I got to Hollywood Blvd. around 1 PM and I people were already there with The Expendables posters, banners, etc. Around 5:30 the fun and excitement really started. All of a sudden I saw Dolph Lundgren walk by. Eric Roberts, Steve Austin, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Arnold Schwarzenegger (who went in very quickly perhaps because there were so many people there protesting again him) and of course our hero arrived with his beautiful wife and their beautiful daughters. Sly got a very warm welcome from fans (including me) who started to cheer.
I was able to see some other actors who are not in the movie. I saw Rob Schneider after the movie ended as he was leaving. I also was very happy and pleased to meet John Herzfeld who is a very close friend of Sly. I asked him about the documentary he is created on the making of THE EXPENDABLES and he told me that it will be on TV very soon. He was a very nice person.
So bottom line is this, the event was great. The crowd was huge, and people seemed very satisfied coming out of the theater after watching THE EXPENDABLES. I am truly happy that I was able to attend the premiere and the least I can do is share my story and pictures with you and all the other wonderful SZoners.
Here is Sly just coming out of his SUV and you can see Jennifer there too.
Another shot of Sly, here signing autographs.
In this picture here you can see The WRESTLER, Mickey Rourke
Here is Hale Caesar aka Terry Crews
Terry Crews again
Bruce Willis arrived too!
SlyStalloneFan with John Herzfeld who was really a very nice guy.
This one here is with the producer of THE EXPENDABLES. Avi Lerner.
Craig, I just would like to say thanks to Sylvester Stallone. As you know I have been a die hard fan all my life and there are no words that can express how I feel about Sly and his movies. To see what Sly had to go through, surgery, injuries, in order to make this movie, makes me so proud to say that I am a huge fan of Sylvester Stallone.
Sly, you will always be my favorite actor, my hero and my biggest inspiration.
Thanks to SlyStalloneFan for sharing the report and photos! My guess is he’ll be back REAL soon with more StalloneZone exclusives! – Craig