Sly as "The Wrestler"

Craig / / 2008
Darren Aronofsky, director of the critically acclaimed “The Wrestler” is quoted as saying that Mickey Rourke was not his first choice for the starring role. In fact, Sylvester Stallone was one of his first choices. Aronofsky said, “I was thinking it’d be interesting to see him go back to the ring in some way because he’s so good in the ring. Then he did ‘Rocky Balboa,’ the latest ‘Rocky,’ and it kinda ruled it out for me because it was about an older guy going back to the ring. There were enough connections there that I didn’t want to go near it.” You can read the full article here.

While it would have been very cool to see Sly in “The Wrestler,” I think that the path he is on now is better. Sly is back to writing, directing and starring in his own projects. Plus, it allowed Mickey Rourke another opportunity to shine. This way fans get to see two actors doing what they do best! – Craig

Sly and Beckham

Craig / / 2008, Celebs
The Sun.co.uk posted a much larger version of the photo above of Sly and David Beckham as well as a few others of celebs in attendance at the Ricky Hatton fight. You can see them by clicking here and then going to to the slide show. – Craig

Sly Makes Dolph Expendable

Craig / / 2008, Expendables
Sly Stallone recently attended the premiere of “Transporter 3” which stars his “Expendables” co-star Jason Statham. During his brief interview on the red carpet Sly announced that Dolph Lundgren had been signed to join the cast of “The Expendables.”

So now we have Stallone, Statham, Li and Lundgren. I say, let’s go all out and get Kurt Russell, Danny Trejo, and Mickey Rourke to round out the cast. Hey, I can dream, can’t I? – Craig

SZ Discount @ Hollywood Collectibles

Craig / / 2008, Rambo 2
Mark, from the Hollywood Collectibles Group recently dropped an e-mail to give SZoners an update on their Rambo II Sylvester Stallone Signature Knife. The museum quality replica knife was officially authorized by Sly, features an authentic reproduction of his signature, and is a strictly limited edition of just 10,000 individually numbered pieces worldwide. Mark also provided SZoners with the following 10% dicount code: R2SLY [all uppercase]. You can read more about the piece here.
Thanks to Mark for the StalloneZone discount! – Craig



Rocky Statue Special!

Craig / / Rocky, Sly Fan
Hey SZoners!

The holidays are quickly approaching and I wanted to remind everyone that Rocky sculptures are still available through A. Thomas Schomberg studios. These statues were created by Mr. Schomberg [who created the original Rocky sculpture seen in the Rocky movies] in collaboration with Sylvester Stallone and MGM studios. Here’s my interview with Mr. Schomberg. [part two of the interview is here] for the SZ.

Mr. Schomberg and his lovely wife, Cynthia, are offering the following discounts for statues purchased between November 26th, 2008 to January 7th, 2009:

20″ ROCKY – Bronze Plated – $468 reduced to $395 plus free shipping in the US!
12″ ROCKY – Resin and Hand Painted – $98 reduced to $89 plus free shipping in the US!

Limited Supply Available – International orders please inquire as to shipping costs.


Remember, if you’ve purchases a statue, I’d love to post a picture of you with it! – Craig