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Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week

Craig / / 2026, Celebs, Family, Fine Art of Rocky, Rhinestone, Rocky, Scarlet, Sophia Stallone, Tulsa King, TV

Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week:

Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week

Craig / / 2026, Celebs, Demolition Man, Family, First Blood, Honors, Jackie Stallone, Lords of Flatbush, Rocky, Tulsa King, TV, Unmade Films

Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week:

“Rocky” 50th Anniversary Release Poster & Trailers are Here!

Craig / / 2026, Creed, Creed 2, Creed 3, Rocky, Rocky 2, Rocky 3, Rocky 4, Rocky 5, Rocky 6, Rocky Balboa, Rocky vs Drago

Sylvester Stallone and Rocky fans have to love the love that Rocky is getting for the 50th anniversary of the film’s release.  Check out these trailers as we get ready to see the original film back in theaters!

Struggling Philadelphia boxer Rocky Balboa has a chance to become a somebody when heavyweight champion Apollo Creed come up with the Bicentennial gimmick of fighting a sure-ringer and easily winning the bout himself. But someone forgot to tell Rocky, who trains earnestly. And in the climactic fight sequence, the “Italian Stallion” gets his wish: to go the distance…against all the odds!

Rocky 50 will also feature an exclusive look at the widely-anticipated biographical feature film, I Play Rocky, a Baha Fireside Production from Amazon MGM Studios and directed by Academy Award®️-winning director Peter Farrelly (Green Book, There’s Something About Mary), alongside an introduction from the I Play Rocky cast.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Rocky, The Italian Stallion returns to the big screen worldwide this November.

Get tickets now for ‪@fathom_entertainment‬ screenings in the US from 7-11 November, featuring an exclusive look at I Play Rocky and limited-edition concession vessels at select participating sites: https://www.fathomentertainment.com/r…

UK & International screenings begin 6 November. Check local listings for tickets and showtimes.

Celebrate 50 years of an underdog legacy! Enjoy this look back at the most iconic moments from the Rocky and Creed film series, honoring five decades of heart, grit, and glory.

Rocky™ (1976)
Directed By: John G. Avildsen
Written By: Sylvester Stallone
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith as Mickey
Rated PG
Rocky is a trademark of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.
Available on Blu-Ray, DVD and digital platforms.

Rocky II (1979)
Written and Directed By: Sylvester Stallone
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith as “Mickey”
Rated PG
ROCKY is a trademark of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.
Available on Blu-Ray, DVD and digital platforms

Rocky III™ (1982)
Directed By: Sylvester Stallone
Written By: Sylvester Stallone
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith as Mickey
Rated PG
Rocky is a trademark of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.
Available on Blu-Ray, DVD and digital platforms.

Rocky IV™ (1985)
Directed By: Sylvester Stallone
Written By: Sylvester Stallone
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Brigitte Nielsen, Dolph Lundgren as Drago
Rated PG
Rocky is a trademark of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.
Available on Blu-Ray, DVD and digital platforms.

Creed (2015)
Directed By: Ryan Coogler
Screenplay By: Ryan Coogler & Aaron Covington
Story by: Ryan Coogler
Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Anthony Bellew
Rated PG-13 for violence, language and some sensuality
CREED is a trademark of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Available on Blu-Ray, DVD and digital platforms.

Creed II (2018)
Directed By: Steven Caple Jr.
Screenplay by: Juel Taylor and Sylvester Stallone
Story by Sascha Penn and Cheo Hodari Coker
Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Wood Harris, with Phylicia Rashad and Dolph Lundgren
Rated PG-13 for sports action violence, language, and a scene of sensuality
CREED is a trademark of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Available on Blu-Ray, DVD and digital platforms.

Creed III (2023)
Directed By: Michael B. Jordan
Screenplay By: Keenan Coogler & Zach Baylin
Story By: Ryan Coogler and Keenan Coogler & Zach Baylin
Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, Wood Harris, Florian Munteanu, and Phylicia Rashad
Rated PG-13 for intense sports action, violence and some strong language
Available on Blu-Ray, DVD and digital platforms.

Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week

Craig / / 2026, Family, Honors, I Play Rocky, Jackie Stallone, Jennifer Flavin-Stallone, Lords of Flatbush, Rocky, Rocky 3, Sage, Sophia Stallone, Steps, The, Training

Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week:

THE STEPS: A MEMOIR by Sylvester Stallone / Z-View

Craig / / 2026, Rocky, Steps, The

THE STEPS: A MEMOIR by Sylvester Stallone

First sentence…

On a dirt road leading to the sea, deep in the Pyrenees Mountains, I saw a sign.

The Overview:  Beware of Spoilers…

Most everyone thinks they know Sylvester Stallone’s story.  He’s that famous.

The child raised by dysfunctional divorced parents.  The student expelled from twelve schools.  The young man who wanted to be an actor, but was rejected time and time again.  So incredibly determined to get just one shot that he turned to writing… and struck gold with a screenplay.  He created a story that producers wanted so much that they were willing to pay a small fortune for him NOT to star in it.  But Sylvester Stallone stuck to his guns.  He got his shot for less money, but a percentage of the profits.  Rocky was made and the rest is history.

Yeah, most everyone thinks they know Sylvester Stallone’s story.  And they do, if you’re just talking broadstrokes.  The amazing thing is that what we know just scratches the surface.

Until now.

Sly Stallone’s memoir THE STEPS is an unvarnished look at his life.  He takes us from his difficult birth in a charity ward (which left him with a partially paralyzed face due to an accident with forceps) to his international stardom thanks to Rocky.   Most Stallone fans know it wasn’t an easy journey.  It wasn’t.  But even his most ardent fans will be surprised by Stallone’s candor and the things we didn’t know.

THE STEPS is an easy read, even when the situations are tough.  Stallone’s writing style makes you feel as if Sly is sitting with you telling you stories of his life. (And if you get the audible version, he will be!)  Sly’s sense of humor comes through.  So does his determination.  Although THE STEPS isn’t a self-help book, there are lessons that Sly learned that can be adapted to one’s daily life.

I’ve been a Sly Stallone fan, and followed his career since Lords of Flatbush. Yet there’s so much in THE STEPS I didn’t know.  And even the things I did know, Sly discusses in greater depth.  THE MEMOIR is everything Sylvester Stallone / Rocky fans could want.

Hopefully Sly enjoyed the process of writing THE STEPS enough for him to take the story farther.  Who wouldn’t love to get Sly’s thoughts and behind-the-scenes stories on each project in his career?

THE STEPS by Sylvester Stallone gets my highest recommendation.

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