{"id":13335,"date":"2022-11-08T18:03:58","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T23:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=13335"},"modified":"2023-12-12T06:01:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T11:01:01","slug":"stallones-mixed-feelings-about-rambo-and-rocky-prequels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=13335","title":{"rendered":"Stallone&#8217;s Mixed Feelings about &#8216;Rambo&#8217; and &#8216;Rocky&#8217; Prequels"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Sylvester Stallone thinks the long-anticipated prequels to <em><strong>Rambo<\/strong> <\/em>and <em><strong>Rocky<\/strong> <\/em>will definitely be made, but not quite how he had hoped.<br \/><br \/>Interviewed by <em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>, the 78-year-old Stallone said he had been hoping for a \u201cKen Burns\u201d style version about the younger Rambo. 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But what they want to do is a modern-day story where I pass the torch.<br><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/brightoneye.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/desyrel.html\">desyrel over the counter<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<br> That\u2019s getting close.\u201d<br \/><br \/>As for <em><strong>Rocky<\/strong><\/em>, Stallone thinks a prequel is \u201cpretty close\u201d now that Amazon is part of the mix, though he admits to some reservations: \u201cThere\u2019s a side of me that goes: Is this really going to work? Every time you try to do Son of Kong, Son of Tarzan, it doesn\u2019t work. There\u2019s a certain indescribable formula that happens. If I gave you the novel <em>The Godfather<\/em>, good luck on casting that today. Good luck selling that whole premise today.\u201d<br \/><br \/>Apart from his interest in the <em><strong>Rambo<\/strong> <\/em>and <strong><em>Rocky<\/em> <\/strong>picture shows, the veteran Stallone is still quite active in the cinemasphere. He\u2019s appearing as an Oklahoma-based mob boss in Paramount\u2019s upcoming <em><strong>The Tulsa King<\/strong><\/em> series. Stallone is also involved with <em><strong>Samaritan<\/strong><\/em>, the new superhero saga by Amazon Prime. All this in addition to lending his voice to the character of DC\u2019s King Shark in an adaptation of James Gunn\u2019s <em><strong>The Suicide Squad<\/strong><\/em>. 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That latter film, with its emphasis on violence and gore, did not match the box-office success of many of the earlier Rambo films, which were more character-driven, say some critics.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sylvester Stallone thinks the long-anticipated prequels to Rambo and Rocky will definitely be made, but not quite how he had hoped. Interviewed by The Hollywood Reporter, the 78-year-old Stallone said he had been hoping for a \u201cKen Burns\u201d style version about the younger Rambo. 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