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On April 2, 2010, The Sun posted a piece titled Sly Takes Mickey for the Comeback. According to the article, Sly and Mickey Rourke are planning to team up for a comedy. An unnamed source says it’s…
“…about two old washed-up action heroes and how they handle retirement… Clearly there’s an in-joke there and Mickey is very interested in working with Sly again…”
I’m going to file this under, I’ll believe it when I see it. You can read the whole article by going here.
Piers Morgan, in a column for dailymail.co.uk, talks about when he and Simon Cowell were having dinner in LA and bumped in to Sly:
Enjoyed another fun night at Soho House – now officially THE coolest place to be in LA – where I bumped into Sylvester Stallone and Simon Cowell.
The former was wearing very large sunglasses.
‘Sly, great to see you,’ I said. ‘Isn’t it a bit dark for those?’
‘Yes, absolutely, but I’ve got a sty on my eye.’
He slowly pulled down the shades to reveal a whopping great big, inflamed bump.
‘In fact, I’m thinking of changing my name to Sty Stallone.’
‘Fancy doing my chat show?’ I asked.
‘Of course,’ he replied. ‘You’re the best.’
Cowell nearly choked on his beer.
‘No, he’s not.’
‘He is.’
‘He’s not. He’s the worst.’
‘He is?’ Sly turned back to me.
‘Sorry, I made a terrible mistake. Apparently you’re the worst.’
Cowell giggled loudly. Little things really do please little minds.
You can read the whole piece by clicking here.
Last night Arnold Schwarzenegger presented Sly the Arnold Schwarzenegger Lifetime Achievement Award during one of the award ceremonies at The Arnold Classic.
Click here to see a couple of photos of Sly and Arnold during the presentation.
Click here to see the video presentation.
Congrats to Sly!
Metro.co.uk posted their Top Five Most Bizarre Moments in Academy Award History. Coming in at #3:
Sylvester Stallone fights Muhammad Ali
In 1976 Sylvester Stallone, aka Rocky Balboa, prepared to present an award when boxer Muhammad Ali snuck up behind him.The pair got into a pretend argument which spilled into a mock fight. Ali won, of course.
On February 20, 2010, TimesOnLine posted an article about stars who become the top box office draw and then fall from grace… and then make a comeback. The piece is called Top Ten Box Office Dippers and covers stars from Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. to Meg Ryan. Sly comes in at #6 on the list and this is what they have to say:
Sylvester Stallone The Rocky movies made over a billion worldwide. But his remake of Get Carter didn’t do too well, and by 2001 his face wasn’t even on the US poster for Driven. Return to form? August’s The Expendables, an action hero flick to end them all.
On February 12, 2010, Julie Benz, who co-starred with Sly in Rambo was interviewed by AOL TV. The rumor that Julie was going to return in the next Rambo movie was brought up. Here’s what was said:
I’ve heard a rumor that you’re in ‘Rambo V.’ What’s up with that? I think that people will be shocked to know there’s actually a ‘Rambo V’ coming up. And it looks like Mickey Rourke might be involved. That would be awesome.
I’ve read that they’re definitely doing a ‘Rambo V,’ but my involvement is a rumor. I mean, no one’s approached me, but I would love to work with Stallone again. I had an amazing experience on ‘Rambo IV.’ If they can figure out a way for my character to fit into the storyline that makes sense, I’m there.
You know, it would be pretty cool to see Julie’s character brought back for the next Rambo. There was definitely some chemistry between the two. I can see her character and Rambo interacting the way that Delores Taylor’s character related to Billy Jack. – Craig
On February 10, 2010, WXII12.com posted a respective on Rocky along with a slide show showing what has happened to the cast in the thirty-three years since it was released. Here’s a bit of what was said:
Not only did the movie capture three Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director for John G. Avildsen, but it was nominated for seven more, including Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay for Stallone. The nominations made him only the third person ever to earn acting and writing nominations in the same year, following Charles Chaplin for “The Great Dictator” and Orson Welles for “Citizen Kane.”
The 33-year-old classic, which AFI named in 2008 the No. 2 sports film of all time behind only “Raging Bull,” includes a cast featuring Talia Shire, Burt Young, and the late Burgess Meredith, all of whom earned Oscar nominations, and Carl Weathers.
You can read the full article and see the slide show, by simply clicking here.
On January 31, 2010, Mavrixonline posted the photo above [as well as some others] of Sly along with Mark Wahlberg and his son. The shots were taken outside the Le Grande Passage in Beverly Hills where it was reported that Sly had met Wahlberg for a business lunch. You can see the full report and rest of the photos here.
On February 7, 2010, TMZ posted a short video with Sly talking about Charlie Sheen’s stolen Mercedes.
On Febraury 3, 2010, Steve Yanosey posted a piece at 411 Mania titled Stallone vs Schwarzenegger: Death Match. In it, Yanosey takes a tongue-in-cheeck look at the rivalry between the two superstars.