In this interview with 30ninjas, Randy Couture talks about working on The Expendables.
Sly, Piers Morgan & Simon Cowell
Piers Morgan, in a column for dailymail.co.uk, talks about when he and Simon Cowell were having dinner in LA and bumped in to Sly:
Enjoyed another fun night at Soho House – now officially THE coolest place to be in LA – where I bumped into Sylvester Stallone and Simon Cowell.
The former was wearing very large sunglasses.
‘Sly, great to see you,’ I said. ‘Isn’t it a bit dark for those?’
‘Yes, absolutely, but I’ve got a sty on my eye.’
He slowly pulled down the shades to reveal a whopping great big, inflamed bump.
‘In fact, I’m thinking of changing my name to Sty Stallone.’
‘Fancy doing my chat show?’ I asked.
‘Of course,’ he replied. ‘You’re the best.’
Cowell nearly choked on his beer.
‘No, he’s not.’
‘He is.’
‘He’s not. He’s the worst.’
‘He is?’ Sly turned back to me.
‘Sorry, I made a terrible mistake. Apparently you’re the worst.’
Cowell giggled loudly. Little things really do please little minds.
You can read the whole piece by clicking here.
Sly Stallone: King of the Action Heroes!
Click here and you’ll find out why Sly Stallone is Still King of the Action Heroes!
“Go for it!”
On March 25, 2010, USAToday posted a piece showing how movie lines are making their way into the political debates on health care. Here’s where Sly comes in…
Then there’s the money line in Obama’s speech, his challenge to Republicans who want to repeal the health care bill: “Go for it.”
The Oval can’t help but wonder if the president was flashing on the less-than-classic Rocky III, released in 1982. Before the big fight, Sylvester Stallone’s heroic underdog character is confronted by the evil Clubber Lang (played by none other than Mr. T.)
“I’m going to bust you up,” Clubber says.
Rocky’s response: “Go for it.”
Needless to say, Rocky triumphs and goes on to another sequel.
You can read the whole piece here.
Victory: Old and New
On March 22, 2010, Nerdies.com posted the art above with the news that there is talk of a remake of the Sly Stallone starer, Victory. If you click over to read the whole post, you’ll find a link to an original Victory trailer.
Expendables Comic News
If you’re excited about The Expendables, then you may want to check out this interview with writer, Chuck Dixon, who is writing the prequel Expendables comic.
“The Expendables” Site Goes Live
Earlier this week the official site for The Expendables went live.
Sly & Jen
SZoner, Lasha Dardagany, posted these photos of Sly and Jennifer on the StalloneZone message board. According to the post the uncredited pictures were taken on March 15, 2010.
Sly Buys Painting
On March 20, 2010, The Lancaster Eagle Gazette posted an article called Artist’s Abstract Catches Eye of Action Star Stallone. Sly was a judge in an art contest at the Arnold Sports Festival and a piece by Robert Wright really caught his eye. Later Wright learned that he had won the “Sylvester Stallone Choice Award” and would be a personal guest of Sly’s at a VIP luncheon. Things even got better when Wright learned that Sly wanted to buy the painting!
Here are a few of Wright’s comments about meeting Sly:
“I was surprised. I thought he would be this ego-driven monster, but that wasn’t the case at all,” Wright said. “He was very humble and seemed to be embarrassed by all the publicity.”
“He asked how much the painting was and I told him and he was shocked and said, ‘That’s all?… I thought, you know, I could charge him $8,000 instead [of $800], but I’m not going to cheat someone just because they’re a celebrity.”
That’s a photo of the painting Sly bought below and you can read the full article by clicking here.
Sly: Still an Action Hero?
On March 18, 2010, Asylum.com asked: “Are You Still Buying Stallone as an Action Hero?” Readers are able to vote. Of course, the correct answer is “Of Course” and that answer is leading the pack. You can vote by clicking here.