Our POW [Picture of the Week] this week is a photo of Sly and Andy Wood from Rambo: First Blood Part II. Click on the image to see a larger version! – Craig
Category: Rambo II
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week:
- Sly’s Official Instagram: Thank you EVERYONE very very much for making this…
- Daily Mail: Sly Stallone… Jennifer Flavin wish… daughter Sophia happy birthday…
- ScreenRant: Stallone’s Samaritan Proves It’s Not Too Late For Rambo 6…
- People: Sylvester Stallone’s 5 Kids: Everything to Know…
- CBR.com: Samaritan Has a Shocking Twist Regarding Sylvester Stallone’s Hero…
- Newsweek: Bizarre Sylvester Stallone Prop Found in Antique Store…
- NY Post: Sylvester Stallone film prop found in antique store…
- CBR.com: Samaritan Homaged Some of Pop Culture’s Most Iconic Superheroes…
- Parade: ‘First Blood’—and More! All About Sylvester Stallone’s Children…
- Gamespot: The 10 Best Sylvester Stallone Movies, According To Metacritic…
- JoBlo: Sylvester Stallone Demolition Man prop found in antique store…
- ScreenRant: The 1 Decision That Killed Stallone’s Samaritan Movie…
- Bleeding Cool: Tulsa King Wraps Filming; Sly Stallone Shares Wrap Party Video…
- /Film: Behold! Demolition Man’s… Sly Stallone Prop Has Appeared…
- ScreenRant: Rambo: First Blood Part II Ending Explained (In Detail)…
- Deadline: ‘Tulsa King’: Sly Stallone Says “I Never Worked So Hard In My Life”…
- ComicBook: Tulsa King Star Sly Stallone Already Teasing Season 2…
- ScreenRant: Sylvester Stallone Demolition Man Prop Shows Up In Unusual Place…
- Mirror: Sly Stallone’s ‘cryogenically frozen body’ found naked and alone in shop…
- JoBlo: Tulsa King: Sylvester Stallone mob series wraps production…
- ScreenRant: Stallone Hints At Tulsa King Season 2 As Season 1 Wraps Production…
- Collider: Sylvester Stallone’s ‘Tulsa King’ Wraps Production…
- Showbiz Cheatsheet: Quentin Tarantino Once Called out Sly Stallone for Refusing…
- Empire: Sly Stallone Plays A Mobster In Tulsa King, 50 Years After Missing Out On…
- ScreenRant: The Unexpected Way That Samaritan References Rocky Is Secretly Perfect…
- Looper: Samaritan’s Pilou Asbæk Confirms That Facing Off Against Sly Stallone Is…
- CBR.com: Samaritan Wasted the Chance to Turn Rocky Into a Superhero…
- MSN: Sylvester Stallone Tried To Be An Extra For The Godfather, It Didn’t Go Well…
- ScreenRant: Sly Stallone Is A Commanding Mob Boss In New Tulsa King Image…
- ScreenRant: The Godfather Wouldn’t Even Cast Sylvester Stallone As An Extra…
- The Sun: Sly Stallone and… Jennifer Flavin’s three gorgeous daughters ‘ready to…
- People: Sly Stallone Upbeat at Brother Frank’s Atlantic City Concert…
- MovieWeb: Sylvester Stallone’s Request to Be in The Godfather Was Rejected…
- OK!: Sylvester Stallone Held Daughters Back From Becoming The Next Kardashians…
- Daily Mail: Sly Stallone missed out on background role in The Godfather because…
- CinemaBlend: Sly Stallone Recalls Brutal Injury He Sustained While Filming Rocky Balboa…
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week:
- Sly’s Official Instagram: A very very happy birthday to our amazing SISTINE!…
- GameRant: Sylvester Stallone Explains Why Rocky Won’t Return In Creed 3…
- CinemaBlend: Sylvester Stallone Reacts To Creed III’s Story…
- ScreenRant: Is Rocky In Creed 3?…
- ScreenRant: Rambo True Story: Every Real War & Conflict He Fought In…
- GiantFreakinRobot: Sly Stallone Has One Of The Top 5 Movies On Netflix…
- FortressOfSolitude: How Sly Stallone’s Failed Beverly Hills Cop Script Became…
- Guardian: Rambo: First Blood review – Stallone’s 80s hero ripe for devotees…
- ScreenRant: Sly Stallone’s Escape Plan Movies, Ranked Worst To Best…
- Page Six: Sly Stallone celebrates ‘amazing’ daughter Sistine’s 24th birthday…
- Daily Mail: Sly Stallone wishes daughter Sistine a happy 24th birthday…
- ScreenRant: Every Expendables Movie, Ranked From Worst To Best…
- TV Insider: ‘Tulsa King’: Sly Stallone Is Ready to Rule in Oklahoma…
- Express: ‘Feral, savage’ Dolph Lundgren answered Rocky claim he put…
- The Wrap: Paramount Lands ‘The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil’ Remake…
- Deadline: Paramount To Remake… ‘The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil’…
- Parade: Everything You Need to Know About… Tulsa King Starring Sly Stallone!…
- GiveMeSport: Muhammad Ali surprising Sly Stallone at the 1977 Oscars…
- FlickeringMyth: A Forgotten Sylvester Stallone Gem: Lock Up…
Mike Medavoy Talks Sylvester Stallone
Mike Medavoy (with Josh Young) wrote You’re Only As Good As Your Next One. Here are a few quotes (like the one above) about Sly.
“I read the script for another Chartoff-Winkler project, Rocky… Rocky was a page-turner. Though it was a boxing picture and the hero lost the fight, the story had an authenticity that made it stand out. Bob explained to me that the unknown actor who had written the script had to play the lead.” – page 44
“Stallone turned out to be charming and forthright.” – pg.45
“Arthur, Bob, and Eric like the Rocky script, but they weren’t sure about making the movie. The budget was $1.29 million, which was small, but money was money, and it was risky without a no-name actor in the lead… The first thing they suggested was casting James Caan as Rocky, but that was immediately rejected by Bob and Irwin. Not only were they morally and contractually committed to Stallone, they were fervent in their belief in him.” – pg. 45
“…I arranged a screening of The Lords of Flatbush for the New York office so they could see Stallone on screen. Arthur was pleased with Stallone’s acting – except that he thought Perry King , the blonde Californian who co-starred in The Lords of Flatbush was Stallone.” – pg. 45
“Arthur also insisted we get some insurance by crossing the profits of the sure-fire winner New York, New York, with this commercially dicey boxing picture… In effect, if New York, New York was a hit and Rocky wasn’t, the losses from Rocky would come out of Chartoff-Winkler’s share of the profits. The reverse also applied… ” – pg. 46
“The irony, of course, was that instead of New York, New York paying for Rocky, we ended up getting back most of the money we put into New York, New York out of Chartoff-Winkler’s Rocky profits. New York, New York was a bomb while Rocky was a blockbuster.” – pg. 46
“The first (public) preview screening was held at the Baronet Theater on Broadway in New York. Again, the audience went wild. From the moment the screening let out Stallone was a star.” – pg. 49
“Not since Giant splashed James Dean on the scene had a new star sparked such excitement.” – pg. 50
“At one point during the promotional tour, Stallone’s manager called me from Chicago and asked for $150,000 advance from his client’s share of the inevitable profits. He said Stallone wanted to buy a house… By the time Stallone returned. the film was doing so well he had forgotten all about the $150,000. Now he was thinking mansion, which was easily within his reach.” – pg. 50
“It wasn’t long before Stallone’s share of the first Rocky brought him $4 million. For their faith in the material and the cast, Chartoff and Winkler soon became multimillionaires as well.” – pg. 50
“Rocky won the Academy Award for Best Picture… John Avildsen won Best Director and the editors also won. Stallone, who was nominated for both Best Actor and Best Screenplay, didn’t win a statue himself, but Bob and Irwin pulled him on stage when they accepted their Best Picture statues. The image of Stallone standing on stage, wearing a tux with a wide, seventies-style shirt collar folded over his lapel, basking the in the praise from the audience was the culmination of his transformation into an almost mythical figure…” – pg. 52
“We had barely moved into our offices when Gene Tunick, our head of distribution, walked into my office and told me about a twenty-minute promotional reel of footage for Sylvester Stallone’s new film. First Blood… we were blown away by the footage… We were all in agreement on distributing the film, so we bought the domestic rights for $8 million – a lot of money if you only have access to $50 million and haven’t seen the entire film.” – pg. 127
“First Blood was released in October 1982, and it was exactly the kind of box-office winner we needed to establish the new Orion… First Blood made everyone bullish on Orion.” – pg. 128
“Rambo: First Blood Part II went on to help launch TriStar Pictures as a public company in 1985, and the Rambo name became part of the American vernacular… Rambo III, made in 1988, was the most expensive film to date, costing some $58 million. It, too, was a hit.” – pg. 129
“Cliffhanger was a bigger risk financially… I liked the project and my gut told me that a suspenseful action film centering on the simple idea of man versus mountain with Stallone in the lead could find a wide audience, not unlike my feelings at Orion when we did First Blood… Stallone’s appeal in the foreign market in the action genre was time-tested… Cliffhanger, which was released in May 1993, turned out to be one of the biggest hits during my tenure…” – pg. 276
If you’re a movie fan, you’d probably enjoy the peak behind the scenes provided in Mike Medavoy’s book. – Craig
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week:
- Sly’s Official Instagram: This little fella was walking around the set so I thought…
- ScreenRant: Stallone’s Rambo Prequel Idea Would Lose What Makes The Character Great…
- CinemaBlend: How Sly Stallone Celebrated The 40th Anniversary Of Rocky III…
- ScreenRant: Rocky Not Returning For Creed III Can Break Its Balboa Copycat Trend…
- Variety: ‘Tulsa King’ Teaser: Sly Stallone Is a Mafia Boss in New Drama…
- Deadline: ‘Tulsa King’: Paramount+ Releases Official Trailer For Sly Stallone Drama…
- EW: See Sly Stallone as a very violent fish out of water in Paramount+ mob drama…
- ScreenRant: How Old Rambo Is In Every Movie…
- Bleeding Cool: Tulsa King: Taylor Sheridan, Sly Stallone Mob Drama Drops Teaser…
- We Got This Covered: ‘Tulsa King’ trailer… Sly Stallone’s first-ever TV leading role…
- Collider: ‘Tulsa King’ Trailer Shows Sly Stallone as a Former Gangster Back…
- ET: Sly Stallone Is Back for Vengeance in ‘Tulsa King’…
- Showbiz Junkies: First Look: ‘Tulsa King’ Series Teaser Starring Sly Stallone…
- ScreenRant: Sylvester Stallone Is A Violent Mafia Boss In Tulsa King Trailer…
- UPROXX: Sly Stallone Is A Mafia Boss Totally Out Of His Element In…
- GeekTyrant: Teaser Trailer for Sylvester Stallone’s Mob Series TULSA KING…
- ComicBook: Sly Stallone’s Tulsa King Teaser Trailer Released by Paramount+…
- Coming Soon: Paramount+ Crime Drama Tulsa King Trailer Starring Sly Stallone…
- JoBlo: Tulsa King teaser – Sly Stallone testing loyalty while living a life of crime…
- AV Club: Sly Stallone is a banished mafioso in Paramount Plus’ Tulsa King…
- Looper: Tulsa King Teaser Tests Whether The Small Screen Can Contain Stallone…
- Digital Trends: Sylvester Stallone is “new in town” in first look at Tulsa King…
- Today: See the trailer for Sylvester Stallone’s first TV drama: ‘Tulsa King’…
- Geek Culture: ‘Tulsa King’ Teaser… Sly Stallone As Mafia Crime Boss…
- Billboard: Survivor’s Frankie Sullivan Talks ‘Eye of the Tiger’ at 40: ‘Sly Put…
- FirstShowing: First Teaser for ‘Tulsa King’ Mafia Series Starring Sly Stallone…
- Flickering Myth: Sly Stallone is the Tulsa King in trailer…
- Variety: Sly Stallone, Jessica Chastain, Gillian Anderson to Feature…
FAN2FAN Podcast: Craig Zablo Talking Stallone Interview Part 2
Recently, the Fan To Fan (F2F) team spoke with me about Sly Stallone. We had so much fun talking that the discussion was split into two parts. Part I is here and part 2 is below. Talking to Bernie, Pete and Doug was a blast. It was truly fans hanging out. I hope you enjoy it half as much as I did.
FAN2FAN Podcast: Craig Zablo Talking Stallone Interview Part 1
The Fan To Fan (F2F) podcast with hosts Bernie Gonzalez, Peter Charbonneau and Doug Ziegler takes a simple idea and does it well. Each episode of F2F features a conversation between fans. The subject could be movies, comics, TV, video games, toys, cartoons, or anything pop culture! Bernie, Peter and Doug pick a fan with a love and/or knowledge of the episode’s topic and then do a deep dive.
Recently, the F2F team spoke with me about Sly Stallone. When I was approached to be a guest, I explained that there are Stallone fans with greater knowledge and bigger collections than mine. Still, they were interested in how I became a Stallone fan, the creation of StalloneZone and more. I was already a fan of Bernie’s Midnight Mystery, so I checked out F2F and became a fan of it as well.
Talking to Bernie, Pete and Doug was a blast. It was truly fans hanging out. Here’s part one of the conversation. I hope you enjoy it half as much as I did.
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week:
- Sly Stallone’s Official Instagram: Happy 25th anniversary to my amazing wife…
- ScreenRant: Stallone’s Rocky Prequel Can Honor The Original Balboa & Creed Inspirations…
- MovieWeb: The Expendables 4: Plot, Cast, and Everything Else We Know…
- ScreenRant: Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Proves He’s Perfect For Rambo…
- Hollywood Life: Sly Stallone’s Daughter Sophia… Visits Him On Set…
- WGTC: Stallone’s ‘Tulsa King’ TV series sets premiere date…
- Deadline: Sly Stallone’s ‘Tulsa King’ Gets Paramount+ Premiere Date…
- Town & Country: Everything We Know About Taylor Sheridan’s Tulsa King Starring Sly Stallone…
- Bleeding Cool: Tulsa King: Sheridan/Stallone Series Premieres This November…
- Variety: Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Tulsa King’ With Sly Stallone Sets Paramount+ Premiere Date…
- ET: Sly Stallone Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Wife Jennifer Flavin…
- Daily Mail: Sly Stallone cuts a dapper figure… on the set of Tulsa King in NYC…
- Daily Mail: Sylvester Stallone poses with old pal Chuck Zito on set…
- Access: Sly Stallone Gushes Over Wife Jennifer Flavin In Romantic 25th Anniversary Tribute…
- Yahoo!: Sly Stallone Spends Time with Daughter Sophia While Filming Tulsa King in N.Y.C….
- ComicBook: Tulsa King Starring Sylvester Stallone Gets a Paramount+ Premiere Date…
- Yahoo!: Sly Stallone & Jennifer Flavin Celebrate 25th Anniversary: ‘Keeps Getting Better’…
- JoBlo: Tulsa King premiere date… for Sly Stallone and Taylor Sheridan mob series…
- ET: Sly Stallone’s ‘Tulsa King’ Series to Premiere in November on Paramount Plus…
- CinemaBlend: All Five Rambo Movies, Ranked…
- Daily Mail: Sly Stallone… the proud dad as he’s joined by his daughter Sophia on set…
- Daily Mail: Sly Stallone & Jennifer Flavin share photos… to celebrate 25 years of marriage…
- Daily Mail: Sly Stallone… is greeted like a king…
- Collider: ‘Tulsa King’ Release Date Set for Late 2022…
- FOX News: Sylvester Stallone films ‘Tulsa King’ Paramount series in New York…
- People: Sylvester Stallone Treated to a Massive Cannoli…
- /Film: Rambo: First Blood Part II Ending Explained…
- ScreenRant: Why Stallone Bringing Back Rambo Was Harder Than Rocky…
- ScreenRant: Rambo 6 Would Risk Killing What Makes The Character Special…
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week:
- Sly Stallone’s Official Instagram: Best recipe in the world… “Hands-down”…
- Geek Tyrant: Martin Starr Joins Sly Stallone in Mob Drama Series TULSA KING…
- Deadline: ‘Tulsa King’: Martin Starr Joins Taylor Sheridan’s Sly Stallone-Led…
- CinemaBlend: No Big Deal, Just Sly Stallone And Jason Statham Ribbing Each Other…
- ScreenRant: Rocky II’s Alternate Ending Explained (Why Wasn’t It Used?)…
- ScreenRant: Dave Bautista Replacing Stallone Is The Rambo Reboot’s Best Shot…
- ScreenRant: How Many Rambo Movies There Are?…
- Variety: Sylvester Stallone Paramount+ Series ‘Tulsa King’ Casts Garrett Hedlund…
- Collider: Nighthawks… Worth Remembering… Brilliant, Understated Performances…
- TMZ: Adele Keeps Rocky Statue At Home She Bought From Sylvester Stallone…
- ScreenRant: Expendables 4: Schwarzenegger Must Return To Complete…
- ScreenRant: The Ridiculous Rambo 4 Idea That Stallone Thankfully Rejected…
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week
Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week:
- Sly Stallone’s Official Instagram: Never stop swimming…
- ScreenRant: Kirk Douglas Quit Rambo When His Bizarre Alternate Ending Was Rejected…
- MovieWeb: Sly Stallone Reflects on Demolition Man, Says It Was Ahead of Its Time…
- We Got This Covered: One of Sly Stallone’s most beloved bombs flexes on streaming…
- ScreenRant: The Only Actor Killed Onscreen By Schwarzenegger, Stallone & Willis…
- Boxing News 24/7: ‘Rocky III’ At 40 – The Most Fun Movie Of The Series?…
- Town & Country: Yellowstone Creator Taylor Sheridan’s Tulsa King is Set to Star Sly Stallone…
- ScreenRant: Demolition Man Was Ahead of Its Time, Says Sylvester Stallone…
- UPROXX: Sly Stallone’s Show With ‘Yellowstone’ Creator Taylor Sheridan…
- The Richest: Rocky Riches: 10 Highest-Grossing Box Office Movies Of Sylvester Stallone…
- ScreenRant: Every Rocky Character Who Can Return In Stallone’s Prequel Show…
- ScreenRant: Why Stallone Backed Out Of A Cameo In UHF’s Rambo Parody Sequence…