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On October 2, 2009, Review Journal posted a piece about tattoo artist, Mario Barth. The piece also contained a smaller version of the photo above with Mario tattooing Sly. Although the photo below did not appear with the article, I thought fans would enjoy a closer look at Sly’s tat.
On October 1, 2009, Empire, posted “Stallone on Death Wish Remake plus Cliffhanger Remake and Poe Biopic”. Here’s a bit of what Sly had to say:
You can read the full article here. [Gerardo Moreno made the teaser photo which first appeared on the StalloneZone here.]
Empire Magazine has posted up a larger version of the photo above as well as a teaser of a longer interview with Sly about “The Expendables” that will appear in the next issue. Click here to see the it all.
Bill Marimon provides his take on Sly as Jack Carter. I’ve known Bill aka “The Raytrix” for years. He’s humble, funny, and a talented artist. Bill showed up on Saturday at Mini-MegaCon. He wasn’t set up as a guest, but I was able to persuade him to do a couple of Stallone sketches. This is the first. I’ll post the second soon. In the mean time check out Bill’s home on the web. There’s plenty there to hold you over.
The October 2, 2009, issue of Entertainment Weekly had a small piece called “Shoestring Budget, Giant Box Office”. The films listed were “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”, “Rocky”, “Mad Max”, “The Blair Witch Project” and “Napoleon Dynamite”. Only the “Blair Witch Project” made a bigger profit than “Rocky”.
[Why they used a photo from “Rocky II” when praising “Rocky” only they can say. – Craig]
Edinho Maga contacted me with photos of his latest sculpture. It’s Rambo and he’s hoping that Hollywood Collectibles will become involved like with his first Rambo sculpt. If they do, I will try to work out another discount for StalloneZoners.
Ernest “Jazzman” Resendes sent in the scan above. It’s the first panel of a cartoon that he was working on about ten years ago when the “Sixth Sense” was big at the box office. The gag was that Sly would get a call…
Actor Sylvester Stallone looks on before the start of the WBC Heavyweight Championship boxing bout between Vitali Klitschko of Ukraine and Cristobal Arreola of the U.S. in Los Angeles, California September 26, 2009.
REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES SPORT BOXING ENTERTAINMENT)
U.S. actor Sylvester Stallone (L) and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger wait for the start of the WBC Heavyweight Championship boxing bout between Vitali Klitschko of Ukraine and Cristobal Arreola of the U.S. at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California September 26, 2009.
REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES SPORT BOXING ENTERTAINMENT)
Actor Sylvester Stallone and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger wait for the start of the WBC Heavyweight Championship boxing bout between Vitali Klitschko of Ukraine and Cristobal Arreola of the U.S. at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California September 26, 2009.
REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES SPORT BOXING ENTERTAINMENT)
Over at Today at NineMSN.com, they take a look at the all time Top Sporting Movies [“Rocky”, “Chariots of Fire”, “The Longest Yard”, “A League of Their Own” and “Jerry Maguire“]. Here’s what they had to say about “Rocky”:
Rocky is a 1976 film written by and starring Sylvester Stallone and directed by John G. Avildsen.
It’s a rags-to-riches story about Rocky Balboa pursuing his American dream – an uneducated but good-hearted debt collector, who is also a club fighter, gets a shot at the world heavyweight championship when the contender breaks his hand.
Rocky was made for only $1.1 million and it made over US$117.2 million, the highest grossing film of 1976 for US.
Who could forget the famous scene of Rocky running up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art?
Academy Awards:
- Best Picture (Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler) (won)
- Best Director (John G. Avildsen) (won)
- Film Editing (Richard Halsey and Scott Conrad) (won)
- Best Original Screenplay (Sylvester Stallone)
- Best Actor (Sylvester Stallone)
- Best Actress (Talia Shire)
- Best Supporting Actor (Burt Young)
- Best Supporting Actor (Burgess Meredith)
- Best Music, Original Song (Bill Conti, Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins for “Gonna Fly Now”)
- Best Sound (Harry W. Tetrick, William L. McCaughey, Lyle J. Burbridge and Bud Alper)
On September 25, 2009, in their Entertainment section, FOXNEWS.com ran a piece called “Too Old for Action” by Amy and Nancy Harrington. The authors take a look at “aging stars” who they feel are too old to play in “action roles”. The stars that they consider too old are: Bruce Willis [54], Steven Seagal [58], Arnold Schwarzenegger [62], Clint Eastwood [79], Harrison Ford [67], Sylvester Stallone [63], Jean-Claude Van Damme [49], Mel Gibson [53], Jackie Chan [55], and Nicholas Cage [45].
Here’s what they had to say about Sly:
Sylvester Stallone is clearly not willing to accept that he’s a 63-year-old former action star, and he won’t let go. Quite the contrary. In his next film, “The Expendables,” he’s pulling together a who’s who of fading action heroes, from Dolph Lundgren to Mickey Rourke. Sly explained, “I wanted to do a film that was more about men and just doing things that we did back in the ’80s and ’90s with films that were a little bit more men on men, and actual physical stunts, and also a story that isn’t super-gigantic.” Thank goodness someone’s perpetuating the Hollywood legacy of overblown action films with no story line.
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I find it somewhat humorous that the photo of Sly that they chose to run with the article clearly shows that he’s not too old for “action roles”. “Rocky Balboa” and “Rambo” received positive critical reviews and great box office… and “The Expendables” is one of the most anticipated films of next year. Perhaps these authors should have given more thought to putting Sly in the mix.
As to the other stars, none of them are working mainly as “action stars” and to pre-judge their ability to play a role based soley on age is pretty weak. You can, however, read the whole article by clicking here.