Sly & Irwin Winkler

Actor Sylvester Stallone (L) poses with Irwin Winkler, executive producer of the new film ‘The Mechanic,’ as they arrive at the film’s premiere in Hollywood, California January 25, 2011. Winkler produced Stallone’s 1976 film ‘Rocky.    REUTERS/Fred Prouser

A Lunch Visit with Sly and Arnold!

SZoner, Jonathon Becker did it again…

Hi Craig… Here we are again, this time a lunch visit at Cafe Roma in Beverly Hills on January 15th, 2011 (Saturday) with the Gov.. You are Welcome to post to the entire album including the autograph I am holding up near Sly’s NEW CAR- A DECKED OUT VIPER!!

Thanks to Jonathon for sharing. You can see all of the photos at his Facebook page. – Craig

Mike Tyson: Sly Deserves the Hall of Fame

On January 12, 2011, ESPN Boxing posted a piece on former champ and recent Boxing Hall of Fame inductee, Mike TysonMr. Tyson had this to say about Sly Stallone also being inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame:

Although some criticized Stallone’s election, Tyson loves it.

“You know how awesome that is?” he said. “You know how many fighters he inspired from that movie? He had a helluva movie. He contributed to boxing. The body of work he created contributed to boxing. He contributed more than some champions did. You gotta contribute. You have referees, they contribute even though they didn’t fight. [Stallone made a] big-time contribution.”

You can read the full piece here.

Sly & Will I Am

Singer will.i.am, left, gestures to actor Sylvester Stallone during the second half the Los Angeles Lakers NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2010, in Los Angeles. The Heat won 96-80.

(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Sly Parties with Arnold

On December 19, 2010, The Sacramento Bee reported that…

…With two weeks to go until the curtain officially closes on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s time in office, hundreds of the governor’s staff members and supporters gathered Thursday night for a star-studded ‘wrap party,,,”
… that included appearances by Sylvester Stallone, Vanessa Williams, Danny DeVito, Tom Arnold, Jay Leno and others.  You can read the full report here.

Dolph: Sly & The Expendables

The Mirror recently caught up with Dolph Lundgren and asked him about working with Sly and the cast of The Expendables.  Here’s a taste…

  • Sly…”created my career with the Ivan Drago character in Rocky IV. Now here I am, a little bit older and once again Sly has created a multifaceted character for me…
  • Sly… “is an instinctive writer, so as soon as he sees something he’ll say, “OK, maybe in the next scene you should be doing this because of what’s happening here”. It’s a pleasure to work so organically…
  • “I think everyone in the cast was a little starstruck, including myself. When you see us on screen together, you can feel the extra electricity. Those guys are all big. They’re all just as deadly in real life as on film. Sly gathered these imposing, big personalities and managed to form them into one incredible team.

To read the full piece, click here.