Category: Celebs

StalloneZone Exclusive: Sly Stallone Cameo for Luc Besson’s “Taxi 3”

Craig / / 2002, Celebs, StalloneZone, Taxi 3

SZoner, and long-time Sylvester Stallone fan, Alain Haimovici attended one of Sly‘s press conferences recently while Sly was in France to attend a film festival. Alain has this to report:

“Sly will do a cameo in the French movie Taxi 3 (he wil play his own role), the second sequel of Taxi directed by Gérard Krawczyk, starring Samy Nacery and Frederic Diefenthal. It’s a movie about a taxi driver without a licence (Nacery) and his friend, a cop (Diefenthal). It’s a mix of action and humour.

All the movies take place in Marseilles, France. They’re produced by Luc Besson (director of La Femme Nikita, The Fifth Element…) and producer of The Transporter.

Sly also said he could star in movies produced by Besson in the future.

My opinion : Taxi is a good movie, very entertaining, but Besson, a great director, produced often bad movies (no stories, just action). So Sly sholud be very careful…“


Thanks Alain!

– Craig Zablo
(November 2, 2002)

STALLONE IS “MADE IN THE SHADE!”

Craig / / 2002, Celebs, Shade

We’ve been hearing a lot of really good things about “Shade.” Not only has the movie betting getting good advance buzz, but Sly‘s work as well. Up until now, though, nobody had seen the film. Ain’t It Cool‘s Moriarty has seen the film and has posted a positive review of it — especially Sly‘s work. Here’s a brief look at what he has to say:

“STALLONE IS MADE IN SHADE!!

What is it about Sylvester Stallone?
I’ve long since given up on the idea that ‘80s action icon Ahnold is ever going to set aside his pursuit of the filthy lucre in exchange for doing smaller, more daring films. He might make good movies in the future, but he’s never going to really take a chance again. It’s just not the way that particular Terminator is programmed.
But every time I’m about to give up on Stallone for similar reasons (I mean, my god, did you actually SEE the abomination that was DRIVEN?!), he turns around and does something that keeps him interesting and relevant. COPLAND may not have been a great movie, but it was sincere and smart, and Stallone was quite affecting in his role. Now, a few years and several largely unreleased films (D-TOX, AVENGING ANGELO) down the road, Stallone’s pulled another ace out of his sleeve in the form on this clever little con game written and directed by newcomer Damian Neiman.”
You gotta love a review that starts out like that and ends with: ” ..SHADE delivers all the way to its last twists and turns, with performances that really crackle (special mention must go to Stallone, once again, who embodies a particular sort of Old World charm) and a low-key wit that never strains, that never seems to work too hard…”

Man, now I really can’t wait for Shade [co-starring Gabriel Byrne, Thandie Newton, and Melanie Griffith] to be released. For Moriarty‘s complete review click HERE.

– Craig Zablo
(October 19, 2002)

Sly, Arnold and Bruce in “Westworld”!?

Craig / / 2002, Celebs, Unmade Films

On October 3rd, Ain’t It Cool News‘ Moriarty ran an item from the UK’s Hotdog magazine:

“Rumblings are beginning to emerge about the forthcoming remake of WESTWORLD, which the Austrian Oak himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger, is reportedly using as a vehicle to unite him with his Planet Hollywood mates, Messrs Willis and Stallone, for the first time on screen. After Sly bites the dust early on, effectively reducing him to cameo status, Bruce has to run like **** from the pissed-off robot gunslinger in black,and although he may have flesh falling off him to reveal his metal skeleton, any sense of deja vu pointing towards the Terminator franchise is purely coincidental. New areas covered by the pursuit include Aquaworld, Lunarworld and Jurassic World, and in an early draft of the script, the actual holiday centre is located on the Moon.”

Thanks to Ernest “Jazzman” Resendes for the poster mock-up.

– Craig Zablo [October 5, 2002]

Sly in US Mag

Craig / / 2002, Celebs, Staying Alive

The October 14-21, 2002, issue of US Weekly features a two page spread entitled “Tuesday Night Fever” which looks at Paramount‘s party for the dvd releases of “Saturday Night Fever,” “Grease,” Urban Cowboy,” “Staying Alive,” “Flashdance,” and “Footloose.” The article takes a look at what some of the “key” players were doing then and now.

– Craig Zablo [October 5, 2002]

“D-Tox” to Hit Theaters!

Craig / / 2002, Celebs, D-Tox, Eye See You

From Fangoria.com [thanks to Andrew B. and Glenn L.]:

Looks like the much-troubled Sylvester Stallone psychothriller EYE SEE YOU (a.k.a. D-TOX) will be hitting big screens after all, albeit in limited play. DEJ, the distribution arm of Blockbuster that will put the movie out on video December 31, will open EYE in Texas and the Detroit area September 20; if it does sufficient business, the release may be expanded. Jim (I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER) Gillespie directed the film, in which Stallone plays a traumatized cop in a remote psychiatric center where the patients are stalked by a serial killer.

Let’s hope the movie does enough business to get a wider release… and at least this will insure that NONE of Sly’s movies have gone direct to video!

– Craig Zablo
[September 14, 2002]