StalloneZone Exclusive: SlyStalloneFan @ Expendables Hollywood Premiere

Craig / / 2010, Celebs, Expendables

SZoner, SlyStalloneFan is back with a StalloneZone exclusive.  Here is his report and photos from the Hollywood premiere of The Expendables!  Take it away SlyStalloneFan…

The premiere took place on Hollywood Blvd. Now I pass by Hollywood Blvd all the time. But the day of the premiere, Hollywood Blvd. DID NOT LOOK THE SAME.  The crowd was huge. People were waiting there for hours. Security was tight. I spoke with a lot of security/police officers and they told me that the crowd there for The EXPENDABLES was one of the biggest that they had ever seen.

I got to Hollywood Blvd. around 1 PM and I people were already there with The Expendables posters, banners, etc. Around 5:30 the fun and excitement really started.  All of a sudden I saw Dolph Lundgren walk by. Eric Roberts, Steve Austin, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Arnold Schwarzenegger (who went in very quickly perhaps because there were so many people there protesting again him) and of course our hero arrived with his beautiful wife and their beautiful daughters. Sly got a very warm welcome from fans (including me) who started to cheer.

I was able to see some other actors who are not in the movie. I saw Rob Schneider after the movie ended as he was leaving. I also was very happy and pleased to meet John Herzfeld who is a very close friend of Sly.  I asked him about the documentary he is created on the making of THE EXPENDABLES and he told me that it will be on TV very soon. He was a very nice person.

So bottom line is this, the event was great. The crowd was huge, and people seemed very satisfied coming out of the theater after watching THE EXPENDABLES. I am truly happy that I was able to attend the premiere and the least I can do is share my story and pictures with you and all the other wonderful SZoners.

Here is Sly just coming out of his SUV and you can see Jennifer there too.

Another shot of Sly,  here signing autographs.

In this picture here you can see The WRESTLER,  Mickey Rourke


Here is Hale Caesar aka Terry Crews

Terry Crews again

Bruce Willis arrived too!

SlyStalloneFan with John Herzfeld who was really a very nice guy.

This one here is with the producer of THE EXPENDABLES.  Avi Lerner.

Craig, I just would like to say thanks to Sylvester Stallone. As you know I have been a die hard fan all my life and there are no words that can express how I feel about Sly and his movies. To see what Sly had to go through, surgery, injuries, in order to make this movie, makes me so proud to say that I am a huge fan of Sylvester Stallone.

Sly, you will always be my favorite actor, my hero and my biggest inspiration.

Thanks to SlyStalloneFan for sharing the report and photos!  My guess is he’ll be back REAL soon with more StalloneZone exclusives! – Craig

Barney Ross and Trench

Craig / / 2010, Celebs, Expendables


Actor Sylvester Stallone (L) and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger arrive at a screening of Lionsgate Films’ “The Expendables” at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino August 11 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stallone roughed up rival flicks as his “The Expendables” took the top spot at the North American box office in its debut weekend, netting 34.8 million dollars, final figures showed Monday.

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The Expendables Take Over the NYSE

Craig / / 2010, Celebs, Expendables


Actor Terry Crews (R) poses shirtless next to his fellow “The Expendables” cast members Sylvester Stallone (L) and Dolph Lundgren (C) for photographers on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August 19, 2010. Cast members from the film rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday.

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Actor Terry Crews (C) poses shirtless for photographers on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, August 19, 2010. Crews and castmates Sylvester Stallone (L), Dolph Lundgren (obscured) and Jason Statham (not in picture) from the film “The Expendables” rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.

REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

AP Photo/Seth Wenig


Cast members from the film “The Expendables” Dolph Lundgren, Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone and Terry Crews (L-R) ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, August 19, 2010.

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Cast members of ‘The Expendables’ Jason Statham, left, Sylvester Stallone, center, and Terry Crews ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010.

AP Photo/Seth Wenig

Expendables, Too?

Craig / / 2010, Expendables

I think that this may be my favorite poster for The Expendables.  If you like it, you might want to check out the King-of-the-Box-Office size version over at IMPAwards.

Because The Expendables is doing so well at the box office and continues to track above expectations, talk of a sequel is a quickly moving forward.  So it got me thinking…

“Who would I want to see in The Expendables 2?”

Without a doubt I’d like to see roles [even cameos] for…

  • Ron Perlman – He may have been born to play Hellboy, but he’s been groomed to be an Expendable
  • Danny “Machette” Trejo –  he could be great playing either an Expendable or foe
  • Chuck Norris – most likely in a cameo a la Arnold’s
  • David Morse – an under-rated actor who never disappoints
  • Ray Stevenson – yep, the mug from Punisher: War Zone

Those are my top choices… others I considered included: Kurt Russell, William Smith, Clancy Brown, William Forsythe…

The Expendables Open @ #1

Craig / / 2010, Expendables

The Expendables opened in the number 1 spot at the box office this weekend easily earning more viewers and box office dollars than Eat Pray Love and Scott Pilgrim.  Here’s the breakdown according Hollywood.com…

1. “The Expendables,” $35 million.

2. “Eat Pray Love,” $23.7 million.

3. “The Other Guys,” $18 million.

4. “Inception,” $11.4 million.

5. “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” $10.5 million.

SZ Exclusive Advance Peek @ Sly Interview

Craig / / 2010

Earlier this week I was lucky enough to get an advance look at an interview Sly did with GQ aka Gentleman’s Quarterly that hits news stands later this coming week.  It’s definitely an issue that fans are going to want to pick up!  Here’s a taste…

Sly on not getting respect from Hollywood:
I think a lot of it has to do with the way I came into the party… I came in through the service entrance. You know, like at the Oscars, I didn’t have a bow tie on. It had broken. Later I heard people thought I was disrespectful. I woulda tied a shoelace on—something—had I known.

…on what his legacy will be:
The character of Rocky, I’m fused to that. So his “never-give-up-ness” is…he, again, came through the service entrance. He dined with the staff, dined with kings, but at the end of the night he paid the check and left through the service entrance. I’ll always have this blue-collar connection. For every guy, there is an opportunity to be a lot better than he thought he could be. We can’t all be the star of the team, but we can be a star in our life. That’s where you set your goal. And that is attainable, because if I did it, it’s feasible.

…on what he’s going to tell his daughters to look for when they start dating:
I’m going to tell them to look for body bags. And where do they want the pieces sent?

…on what he is insecure about:
I have an impediment, and growing up it was pretty bad, so it was constant harassment. I hate my voice.

…on being a misunderstood artist:
…the subjects I’ve played, it’s assumed that I am that person. And when I would try to be Sylvester Stallone, it threw people off. I was this enigma. A lot of actors were presented with wonderful projects, and they rose to the occasion. I had to write my own material. I didn’t have a pedigree, like how De Niro came through Brian De Palma. With me it was, “Who? Where’d he come from?” I was this outsider. And in some way I still sort of am. I live here, but I’ve never felt comfortable. I wish I were. Or they’ve never felt comfortable. I’ve never quite blended. I used to say to my wife, “I would love just to be able to act and have wonderful scripts and wonderful directors.” It just has never been my lot in life. It’s always been do-it-yourself.

…on creating Rocky’s wardrobe himself:
We didn’t have budget for wardrobe. I bought that coat when I was 19 and living in Philadelphia. I bought it at E. J. Korvette for like $32. It was half leather and half something from Korea. When I thought about the character, I went, “I got the black pants, the boots.” Anyway, I gotta run, brother. It was great talking to you.

They have also posted a terrific slideshow on Sly’s style throughout the years at GQ.com. You can check it out here.

Photo Credit: Robert Maxwell/GQ

Thanks to Stefanie Adlerstein McNamara and the fine folks at GQ for an advance peek! – Craig

StalloneZone Exclusive: Sly Receives Award

Craig / / 2010, Expendables, Honors

Earlier this week I heard from my buddy Miguel Insignares and here’s what he sent…

Hello Craig–

Hope all is well.  I had a great time at Comic-Con and wanted to share some photos of the EXPENDABLES cast and EXCLUSIVE video of Sly receiving his award at the IGN VIP party! Everyone was great and special thanks to Terry Crews who was very excited to be a part of this ensemble and very
generous with his time–a class act.

Keep up the great work.

Thanks,
Miguel

Thanks to Miguel for sharing… and be sure to check out his site: The Rufnex: Island of the Dead! – Craig