Author: Craig

Sly Stallone Strikes Over Stolen ‘Cobra’ Car

Craig / / 2009, Cobra, Fan Art

On December 1, 2009, TMZ broke the news that Sly is suing to get back the famous 1950 Mercury used in the filming of “Cobra”.  Sly first reported the car as stolen in 1994 and recently came across it in an internet ad offering it for sale.  When the current “owner” refused to return it, Sly went after it through legal means.

According to TMZ, “a suit filed in in L.A. County Superior Court begins with a quote from the movie — “Crime is a disease. Meet the cure.'” You gotta love that.  Sly is suing for an immediate return of the car as well as three million dollars in damages since his name and image were used without the proper permission to promote the auction.

You can read the full piece at TMZ, as well as see more photos of the Cobra car by clicking here.

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Sly & Family: Ice Cream Outing

Craig / / 2009, Family, Jennifer Flavin-Stallone

On November 29, 2009, Celebrity Baby Scoop posted some larger shots of Sly, Jennifer, the girls and a friend having ice cream.  Here’s what they had to say:

Gorgeous girls!  Sylvester Stallone, wife Jennifer Flavin and their three daughters – Sophia Rose, 13, Sistine Rose, 11, and Scarlet Rose, 7 – along with a friend (in pink top) were spotted out and about in Beverly Hills on Saturday (November 28). Sly treated his girls to an ice cream on a sunny California day.

The 63-year-old Rocky star also has two older sons with his first wife, Sasha Czack: Sage Moonblood, 33, and Seargeoh, 30. His younger son was diagnosed with autism at an early age.

Photos: Splash
You can read the full post and see the other two photos and all in a larger format here.

John Beatty: “Expendable”

Craig / / 2009, Craig's Sly Art, Expendables

John Beatty, who’s no stranger to long-time SZoners, created this amazing drawing of Sly from “The Expendables” on Friday while I was hanging out in his studio.  John’s been my best friend since junior high and gifted me with this piece since I’ve been serving as his co-host for some of his live UStream sketch sessions.

Although I have quite a few pieces in my collection, and it’s impossible to pick a single favorite, this piece by John is going to be tough for anyone to top.  Thanks again to John for going above and beyond the call.

Rocky for the Holidays!

Craig / / 2009, Expendables, Fan Art, Rocky 3, Sly Fan
Hey SZoners! The holidays are quickly approaching and I wanted to remind everyone that Rocky sculptures are still available through A. Thomas Schomberg studios. These statues were created by Mr. Schomberg [who created the original Rocky sculpture seen in the Rocky movies] in collaboration with Sylvester Stallone and MGM studios. Here’s my interview with Mr. Schomberg. [part two of the interview is here] for the SZ.

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Mr. Schomberg and his lovely wife, Cynthia, are offering the following discounts for statues purchased between November 27 through January 8, 2010

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20″ ROCKY bronze plated sculptures normally $468 – holiday special $395 (includes shipping) Nov. 27th to Jan. 8th, 2010 plus one year interest free time payments now available
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20″ ROCKY limited edition cast bronze sculptures – $2600 – holiday special free shipping Nov. 27th to Jan. 8th, 2010 plus two year interest free time payments now available

Remember, if you’ve purchases a statue, I’d love to post a picture of you with it on the StalloneZone! – Craig

Miguel Insignares: 1st Blood Shave

Craig / / 2009, Fan Art, First Blood

Miguel Insignares is back with a new e-mail and art.  Miguel says:

Hey Craig-

Hope you had a good Thanksgiving.

Here’s my new illustration from First Blood featuring Rambo fighting back at the sheriff’s station. This is another StalloneZone exclusive and has never before been seen online until now! Thanks again and keep up the great job on this site.

-Miguel

Miguel — thanks for sharing your Stallone art here at the SZ.  You picked a cool scene from a great movie to illustrate.  I look forward to seeing more of your Stallone art here at the SZ as well as your The Rufnex: Island of the Dead comic [www.islandofthedead.com.

Ethelmae Adds to the News

Craig / / 2009, Hunter, Rambo

This past week we’ve seen some updates on Ethelmae’s blog [publicist on “The Expendables”].  Here are a few tidbits:

Honestly folks I have to admit I wasn’t that jazzed about Sly doing Rambo … But that all changed after my oh so interesting conversation with Sly on Saturday about the new Rambo.   I told him how happy I was after reading Zablo’s blog in which Sly said that he had changed the storyline.

I told Sly that I was excited about him tackling the subject of the brutality women and children caught in the drug wars in Mexico face.  He spoke passionately about shining the high beams on the situation.

He commented it will be a brutal shoot…

It will have all of the trademarks of a Stallone film and the story will be provocative, revealing and totally kick ass.

So now I’m clear – this Rambo will be Rambo and Hunter will be made in the future as a stand alone as it should be.

You can read the full reports at Ethelmae’s blog by clicking here and here. – Craig

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Moviehole.com picked up the story of Ethelmae’s updates here.