Author: Craig

Chris Flick Asks, “Why isn’t Stallone in The Avengers?”

Craig / / 2013, Craig's Sly Art

Chris Flick of Capes and Babes makes his second appearance in my Stallone Theme Sketch Collection.  I had the good fortune to sit with Chris, LittleJohn312 and Patricia at last year’s Heroes Con Drink and Draw event.  What a great evening!  Ah, but I digress…

Chris Flick worked up this cool sketch of Sly wondering why he was invited to be an Avenger.  You can learn more about Chris as well as check out his popular Cape and Babes webcomic.



Mangold on Getting Stallone for “Cop Land”

Craig / / 2013, Celebs, Cop Land


James Mangold who directed the just released Wolverine recently spoke about his experience in getting Stallone for Cop Land…

“I didn’t want him in my movie,” [Mangold] laughs. [Mangold] told the agent he thought it was a terrible idea.

“He said why. I go, ‘He’s a joke, he’s like a Planet Hollywood jacket-wearing, entourage-driving … he hasn’t made a good movie in years.’ I love Sly by the way, he’s a friend to this day, but I felt like I would be nothing but a mockery to my cool friends to be making a movie with Sly.”

The agent told him to tell this to Stallone’s face, so the two met over dinner in New York. What ?he found was “an incredibly intelligent man”. Mangold changed his mind, but attached ?13 conditions, including that Stallone would have to gain 40-50lbs, he couldn’t change the script, and he could not leave the set early. Not one rule was broken.

Thanks to The HeraldScotland for the post.

 

“Fruitville Station” Duo Team with Sly Stallone for “Creed”

Craig / / 2013, Celebs, Creed, Rocky

The news broke this week that MGM is moving forward with Creed to be directed by Ryan Coogler and to pair him with his Fruitville Station star, Michael B. Jordan in the starring role of Apollo Creed’s grandson.

Coogler and Jordan teamed for Fruitville Station which won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Awards at the Sundance Film Festival.  This has been Coogler’s dream project for some time and appears to be on the fast track due to the success of Fruitville Station and the participation of Jordan and Sly Stallone.

Stallone would reprise his role as Rocky Balboa.  Creed will follow the story of Apollo Creed’s grandson who has been raised in privilege thanks to the fortune Apollo Creed earned in the ring. His grandson wants to box, but his family is against it – he doesn’t need the money and his grandfather was killed in the ring.  So he turns to his grandfather’s biggest rival [the man who took his title] and who also cornered his grandfather in the fight that killed him… Rocky Balboa.  Rocky has long been retired and has little desire to return to the sport.

Creed will be produced by Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff, who produced the Rocky series, and joining them will be Stallone and Kevin King.

This Week’s “Expendables 3” News…

Craig / / 2013, Celebs, Expendables 3

This week’s Expendables 3 news…

Sly and Fans!

Craig / / 2013, Expendables, Sly Fan


I recently received the following e-mail along with these two candid photos of Sly (and other candids of  Álvaro with Steve Austin, Terry Crews and other Expendables cast members). – Craig

Hello! Craig my name is Álvaro Arruda, I am a friend of Betty I had the opportunity for knowing great part of the cast of the movie The Mercenaries in the Rio of January, it would like spreading very much my photos in the StalloneZone for kindness. I am a great fan of the Sly I travelled four days of bus in order that know this great star that for me and one of the biggest actors of the present, which was very nice and I managed to carry out my dream to take away photos and to know the wings.
I am of Rafts me her, student of Agronomic Engineering I am 28 years old, Want to congratulate every team of the StalloneZone my weekly newspaper. Thank you!