On August 20, 2012, Mike Fleming at Deadline New York posted Hot Trailer: “Bullet to the Head”.
Sly Stallone, the Dalai Lama & Barry Koltnow
On August 20, 2012, The Olathe News posted Sylvester Stallone, The Dalai Lama and Me by Barry Koltnow. It’s a pretty insightful piece. Here’s a quote from Sly…
- “After ‘Rocky,” I should have been writing and directing my own movies, like Clint Eastwood, but I took a different route. I tried to be a more diversified actor, and I didn’t realize that you are pretty much defined by your initial impact on this industry. After “Rocky,” that’s who I was. That’s the role that the industry coveted, but I tried to fight it.
- “I was being challenged by the media not to be a one-note actor, and then they vilified me when I tried to do comedies and other films that were outside my strengths. I don’t know why the media does that to actors. They don’t do it to athletes. You never hear anybody telling Tom Brady that he’s a great quarterback, but then questioning how good a defensive end he is. No one expects him to play a different position. He does what he does well.
- “I should have stayed where I belonged, in the action genre. Everybody has a niche. I shouldn’t have been so damn artistically greedy. I thought I could run the table on all those different roles, which was self-destructive. I should have been happy to just be the action guy.”
Nice piece, Mr. Koltnow! – Craig
Sly Embraces His Fans
On August 19, 2012, Hollywood Outbreak posted an audio clip of Sly speaking on his reasons for signing autographs and speaking with fans.
Well said, Sly. – Craig
Sylvester Stallone Talks ‘Expendables 2’
On August 19, 2012, OTRC posted an article and video of Sly talking about The Expendables 2 with a focus on his fight with Jean-Claude Van Damme.
Expendables 2 Opens @ #1
The Expendables 2 opened in the number one spot at the box office in it’s first week…
- The Playlist: …Cinemascore folks rated “The Expendables 2” an A-, which makes sense given that the film is likely perfectly tailored to itscore audience…
- Businessweek: The Expendables 2 is Top Film…
- The Wrap: Expendables 2 Toughs Out a Win…
- The Inquisitr: Expendables 2…
- Entertainment Weekly: Expendables 2…
- Examiner: Expendables 2 Blows Away the Competition…
- Hollywood Outbreak: Expendables 2 Blasts Box-Office…
- Flickering Myth: Expendables 2 Runs and Guns…
- CBS St. Louis: Stallone Back on Top…
- Bloomberg: Expendables 2 Is Top Film…
- AceShowBiz: Expendables 2 Knocks Off Bourne…
- Hollywood Reporter: Expendables 2 No. 1…
- DigitalSpy: Expendables 2 Debuts…
And many other sites…
Sly Arrives
Sylvester Stallone arrives at Lionsgate Films’ “The Expendables 2” premiere on August 15, in Hollywood, California. All-star action romp “The Expendables 2” opened on top at the North American box office this week, pushing another sequel, “The Bourne Legacy,” off the summit, industry estimates showed Sunday. (AFP Photo/Frazer Harrison)
Sly Attends
Sylvester Stallone attends the premiere for “The Expendables 2” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
New Expendables Statue from HCG
Sylvester Stallone fans are going to love this new Barney Ross statue sculpted by SZoner, Edinho Maga! From the HCG website:
- This highly detailed 1:4 scale statue stands an impressive 20″ tall, and features an authentic likeness of Sylvester Stallone as Barney Ross in classic pose – pistol in one hand and cigar in the other! This Museum Quality statue is constructed from heavyweight polystone and then hand painted to the finest detail.The HCG Exclusive version also includes an additional interchangeable portrait complete with beret, and a Skull and Raven Expendables nameplate based on the movies’ signature tattoo.
- Ultra limited edition of just 150 individually numbered pieces worldwide! This piece retails for $299.95 and payment plans are available. [By the way, you read that right. The limited edition is the same price as the regular edition. However, the limited edition is ONLY available through HCG.]
- A regular edition [limited to 500 individually numbered pieces worldwide is also available. It retails for $299.95 and payment plans are available.
- As an added bonus for SZoners, if you use the coupon code “Expendables” at checkout you will receive a 10% discount thanks to Mark and the fine folks at HCG!
- This new Barney Ross statue may be my favorite yet. – Craig
Mike Torrance Takes Aim at Jack Carter
Mike Torrance aka The Krayola Kidd may have done more Jack Carter drawings than anyone else in my collection. Perhaps he enjoys drawing the character as much as I do getting the pieces.
You can see more of Mike’s art at The Daily Sketch with The Krayola Kidd (and if you’ve never checked out Mike’s site, you ought to if only to see his Walking Dead cards!) and his Deviant Art site. Mike is available for commissions and his prices are very reasonable.
Sly Stallone is Having a Bang-Up Time
On August 15, 2012, the Boston Herald posted At 66, Expendables Creator Sylvester Stallone is Still Having a Bang-Up Time. Here are a few quotes from the piece that fans have to love…
- Retirement doesn’t seem to be in Sylvester Stallone’s vocabulary…
- Sly: “To do a sequel at this time of my life? Amazing…The beauty in getting this second wind is you can now apply all the knowledge and capitalize on all the mistakes that were learned the hard way and get it done.”