Category: Celebs

Stallone Would Make a Great Dark Knight

Craig / / 2005, Celebs

Whenever my buddies and I are talking movies and “dream casting” —  and I mention Sly for a role, someone ALWAYS makes the comment that I’d recommend Stallone for ANY role.

Well, that’s just not true…

… even though there are many roles that I think he could do [or have done well].

Seems I’m not alone.

When Robert Rodriguez was asked
in a recent interview who he thought would make a good Batman if “The Dark Knight Returns” was
ever made into a movie he responded with…

“I love “Dark Knight Returns”…I think Stallone and Bruce Willis would make great Dark Knights if they
ever did make Frank’s version of the movie. It would take an iconic actor like that to play such an iconic character.”

Hey, if Robert Rodriguez says that Sly would make a great Batman, well, who am I to argue?

– Craig Zablo

Sly’s Bike

Craig / / 2005, Celebs, Rocky

I received the pic above and the following e-mail from Klein: Sly’s motorcycle and
Rocky stuff can be found at the Celebrity Hotel in downtown Deadwood, South Dakota.
The bike has been there for some 14 years now.

You can also see:

Clint Eastwood‘s Trans Am from Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, his gun from Dirty Harry,
his rifle from The Outlaw Josey Wales, his rifle both him and Morgan Freeman used in
Unforgiven and even his outfit he wore in Joe Kidd, they also have the batmobile from
Batman Returns, Peter Fonda‘s Harley from Easy Rider, John Wayne stuff, the car
from Smokey and the Bandit, Arnold‘s leather coat from T-2 and much more…

We look forward to more pics of the Rocky props! – Craig

Sly to Play for British TV

Craig / / 2005, Celebs, TV

Sylvester Stallone will join Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones on a team headed by US Open winner Mark O’Meara to play against an all-star Europeon team.

The competition will play out on a new golf TV show called All Stars Cup which will air on the British digital network Sky One on August 29th.

There’s no word yet if the show will play in the US.

For more details click HERE.

– Craig

Sly Set to Receive CineVegas and Brenden Theaters Star Award

Craig / / 2005, Celebs, Honors

Sly Stallone along with Laurence Fishburne,Christina Ricci, Helen Mirren, and Taylor Hackford will be honored at the eighth annual CineVegas Film Festival. The festival will be held from June 9th -17th in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Sly is set to receive the the CineVegas and Brenden Theaters Star award. I’ll post more information as the dates near in case any SZoners want to attend.

Mr. Fishburne and Ms. Ricci will receive the “Half-Life” awards for their carrer achievements. Ms. Mirren is up for the Marquee Award for Lifetime Achievementand Mr. Hackford will receive the Vanguard Director Award.

– Craig

Sly Denies Plot Against Arnold

Craig / / 2005, Celebs

The New York Daily News has reported that California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger believes that Sylvester Stallone once worked behind the scenes to smear him as
a Nazi sympathizer.

According to the article, Arnold believes that a comment that
he made in a Playboy interview in which he slammed Sly by
saying that Stallone “hired the best publicity agents [but]
there’s nothing anyone can do…to save his image” prompted
Sly to seek vengence by telling British reporter Wendy Leigh
 that Arnold’s Austrian father helped round up Jews during the Holocaust and that Arnold remained a “secret admirer of Hitler.”

Sly has denied [through his reps] that he had anything to do with Leigh’s book.

You can read the full account by clicking HERE – Craig

Sly’s Dream Project… A Reality!

Craig / / 2005, Celebs, Unmade Films

On May 23, 2005, Variety.com reported that Sly Stallone will direct his long-discussed dream project: a movie about the life and death of Edgar Allen Poe. Sly has been talking about making this film for years and now it looks as if it will happen.

Stallone‘s choice [and it’s a great one] to play Poe is Robert Downey Jr.

Stallone will direct from his own screenplay.

Nu Image/Millennium Films will finance, produce and distribute the film which may start shooting this fall.

So… where does that leave Rocky VI and Rambo IV? Only time will tell. – Craig