On October 24, 2009, the Gaea Times posted five photos of Sly and Arnold leaving Le Grand Passage after having lunch there. You can see the photos here.
Category: Celebs
Sly, Arnold & Bruce Make History
On Saturday, October 25, 2009, at about 12:00 PM EST, @marialascala sent the following message on Twitter:
“Cameras r rolling with sly Bruce and Arnold all together for the first time”
Later in the day, @marialascala sent out:
“wow im stil reelng from the day. Six hours of Arnold bruce & sly creating movie magic. details soon on my blog but sadly no fotos…yet”
How cool is that? Sly, Arnold and Bruce together on screen for the first time and it’s for their scenes in “The Expendables”. It’s a great time to be a Stallone fan!
- Steve “Frosty” Weintraub wrote a piece for Collider.com about Sly, Arnold and Bruce filming their scene
Sly & Arnold @ Championship Bout
Actor Sylvester Stallone looks on before the start of the WBC Heavyweight Championship boxing bout between Vitali Klitschko of Ukraine and Cristobal Arreola of the U.S. in Los Angeles, California September 26, 2009.
REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES SPORT BOXING ENTERTAINMENT)
U.S. actor Sylvester Stallone (L) and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger wait for the start of the WBC Heavyweight Championship boxing bout between Vitali Klitschko of Ukraine and Cristobal Arreola of the U.S. at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California September 26, 2009.
REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES SPORT BOXING ENTERTAINMENT)
Actor Sylvester Stallone and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger wait for the start of the WBC Heavyweight Championship boxing bout between Vitali Klitschko of Ukraine and Cristobal Arreola of the U.S. at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California September 26, 2009.
REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES SPORT BOXING ENTERTAINMENT)
Too Old for Action?
On September 25, 2009, in their Entertainment section, FOXNEWS.com ran a piece called “Too Old for Action” by Amy and Nancy Harrington. The authors take a look at “aging stars” who they feel are too old to play in “action roles”. The stars that they consider too old are: Bruce Willis [54], Steven Seagal [58], Arnold Schwarzenegger [62], Clint Eastwood [79], Harrison Ford [67], Sylvester Stallone [63], Jean-Claude Van Damme [49], Mel Gibson [53], Jackie Chan [55], and Nicholas Cage [45].
Here’s what they had to say about Sly:
Sylvester Stallone is clearly not willing to accept that he’s a 63-year-old former action star, and he won’t let go. Quite the contrary. In his next film, “The Expendables,” he’s pulling together a who’s who of fading action heroes, from Dolph Lundgren to Mickey Rourke. Sly explained, “I wanted to do a film that was more about men and just doing things that we did back in the ’80s and ’90s with films that were a little bit more men on men, and actual physical stunts, and also a story that isn’t super-gigantic.” Thank goodness someone’s perpetuating the Hollywood legacy of overblown action films with no story line.
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I find it somewhat humorous that the photo of Sly that they chose to run with the article clearly shows that he’s not too old for “action roles”. “Rocky Balboa” and “Rambo” received positive critical reviews and great box office… and “The Expendables” is one of the most anticipated films of next year. Perhaps these authors should have given more thought to putting Sly in the mix.
As to the other stars, none of them are working mainly as “action stars” and to pre-judge their ability to play a role based soley on age is pretty weak. You can, however, read the whole article by clicking here.
Sage Moonblood Makes the List
On September 10, 2009, SFGate.com ran a piece about unusual names celebrities have given their children. Of course, Sage Moonblood Stallone’s name made the list along Apple [Gweneth Paltrow and Chris Martin], Moxie Crimefighter [Penn and Emily Jillete], Rocket Rodriguez [Robert Rodriguez and Elizabeth Avellan], Tu Morrow [Rob and Debbon Morrow].
You can check out the whole piece here.
A few days later Fashion.ie posted an even longer list of unusual celebrity names with “witty” commentary.
Sly & Arnold Break Bread
The DailyMail.co.uk covered Sly’s recent lunch with Arnold Schwarzenegger with some nice photos of the two of them as well as Sly and his new ride. You can see it here .
Bruce Willis is “Expendable”
Earlier this week, Bruce Willis confirmed that he will be joining the cast of “The Expendables.” As you can imagine, this news made waves throughout the web:
- Examiner.com: Bruce Willis Joins Stallone’s…
- CinemaBlend: Bruce Willis Makes Expendables Cast Rule Even More
- Softpedia: Bruce Willis Confirms…
- Perez Hilton: The Terminator, John McClane and Rambo…
- Digital Spy: Willis Excited…
- Little About: Sly Ropes in Bruce Willis
- Reelz Channel: Bruce Willis Joins “The Expendables”
- Rough Cut Reviews: Bruce Willis Joins “The Expendables”
- Chud.com: Willis in “The Expendables”…
Sly Talks Expendables
On July 3, 2009, WAToday.com.au posted a nice article focusing on Sly’s process in bringing “The Expendables” to the big screen. Here are a few highlights:
- .. arguably is the toughest cast of brutes put together in a Hollywood film…
- … Stallone handpicked a who’s who of tough guys…
- “These guys don’t fit in this world,” Stallone says.
- “I went to Brazil and got the baddest, toughest MMA fighters. They could snap us like spaghetti. That’s just the extras.”
- “The biggest alpha dog of course is Sly so he keeps everybody in check…”
- The Expendables is the most extravagant project of Stallone’s 50-plus film career.
Check out this excellent article by clicking here.
Danny Trejo is NOT Expendable
On June 15, 2009, CinemaBlend.com reported that Danny Trejo isn’t going to be in “The Expendables” which is really too bad. You can read the full report here.
Sly, Jason & Charisma
NewFilmDimension.com posted a larger and full length version of this photo of Sly, Jason Statham and Charisma Carpenter behind the scenes of “The Expendables” and you can see it here.