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This week’s piece is Sly as Rambo by Scotty Schumaker. I’d been following Scotty’s work at his Deviant Art site for a while, so when he offered up sketch commissions, I had to jump on board. Scotty was great through the whole process, keeping us all informed on where he was on his posted commission list. He sent the art in a package that a tank couldn’t have destroyed.
Thanks to Scotty for a wonderful commission experience.
The quick sketch of Sly as Rambo was done by Gary McKee as a bonus for purchasing a 2007 Sketchbook that he did with Mike Torrance and Jason Walker.
The Times of India posted the photo above with a piece called “Sly Battles for Bollywood.” Kareena Kapoor, the female lead of the movie had this to say about Sly:
“He drove to the studio himself, without a bodyguard, valet, make-up person or anybody — and he carried his food basket and the papers — very cool and charming… As for that body — rock solid even at 60, and to die for!”
Sounds like Sly has another fan. You can read the full article here.
I’m a Ron Salas fan. He’s an extremely humble and talented artist. I try to get something from him as often as possible. He’d already done a Jack Carter and Rocky for me. So when I saw Ron at MegaCon, I asked for a Rambo sketch. Ron created my favorite piece from him so far!
My buddy, John Beatty turned me on to Derek Fridolf’s artwork. I was visting John and he handed me Derek’s latest sketchbook. I was instantly into the art. I said to John that I bet that Derek could do a pretty cool Stallone. Beatty laughed and handed me the sketch above. I was floored.
Derek offers a free headsketch with every sketchbook purchased. John wanted the sketchbook, but doesn’t collect art. So he asked Derek to do a Stallone piece that he would give to me. Derek agreed and created his very cool take on Rambo. You can check out more of Derek’s work here. And of course John Beatty can be found here and here.
Thanks to Derek and John.
MTV plans to name the Top Ten Movie Tough Guys and Rambo is in the mix. Here’s how they describe it:
The search for the Greatest Movie Badass of All Time is on! MTV News has asked accomplished filmmakers, actors and you, the audience, to vote for your favorites. Now we’ve tabulated the results and found our 10 finalists for the top spot. Who will reign supreme as the Greatest Badass of All Time? Find out on February 6 at 7:15 p.m. when MTV announces the winner live at New York’s Comic-Con and right here at MTV.com
Click here to read the full report.
On January 29, 2009, Extra, like a bazillion other sites posted the news that Sly plans to return to the big screen as Rambo. What set their report apart was the shoutout that Sly gave to Mickey Rourke:
“Mickey, if anybody deserves an Oscar, it’s you. No question about it. You lived it. You earned it. You deserve it. You’re an incredibly talented man. It’s about time everyone says, ‘You know what. Give it to the winner.'”
You can read the full piece by clicking here.
On January 29, 2009, ContactMusic.com posted the photo above [plus a couple of others] with the news that Sly was returning as Rambo.
On January 29, 2009, 9wsyr.com posted a larger and fuller version of the photo above with the news that Sly has announced he’s returning as Rambo:
“We’re doing another Rambo, but the conflict is whether to do it in America or a foreign country.”
On January 13, 2009, Jason Roestel, of the [Miami] Examiner.com listed his choices for The Top Movies of 2008. “Rambo” came in at #2. In honor of the second place finish here are two quotes from the review:
This is how you bring a hero out of a 20 year retirement Steven Spielberg.
This was the bravest film of 2008.
You can read the entire piece by clicking here.