Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios This week, Amazon MGM Studios released images from its upcoming film I Play Rocky, a biographical drama about the making of the iconic Rocky film nearly half a century ago. I Play Rocky stars Anthony Ippolito in the role of the young Philadelphia boxer played by Sylvester Stallone in the…
©Courtesy of Warner Brothers. In an interview with GQ published last week, Sylvester Stallone explained he was hesitant to reprise his iconic role of Rocky Balboa in Creed because he objected to director/co-writer Ryan Coogler’s plan to kill off the character at the end. In the interview, Stallone was quoted as saying: “I was never…
Photo by Eddy Chen – © courtesy of Black Bear Boxers have always been symbols of grit in a cinema. They fight not just opponents, but demons of pride, poverty, and identity. From Sylvester Stallone’s underdog triumph in “Rocky“ (1976) to Robert De Niro’s bruising portrait of self-destruction in “Raging Bull“ (1980), the ring becomes a…
Most actors are lucky to achieve one distinguished role over the course of their career or to have a steady stream of work. It’s rare to headline more than one franchise at a time and then start a new one decades later. But there’s not much that’s typical about Sylvester Stallone, who was determined early…
Actor Burt Young died in Hollywood on October 8 at the age of 83. Young was noted for his portrayal of thuggish yet endearing characters throughout his half-century film career. He is perhaps best known for playing the character of Paulie, Rocky’s best friend, in six of the Stallone films, earning an Oscar nomination for…
@Rob DeMartin/Netflix Netflix has dropped a new teaser trailer for “Sly,” which chronicles Sylvester Stallone’s highs and lows of his near 50-year Hollywood career. “Sly” is directed by Thom Zimny (“Springsteen on Broadway”) and produced by Sean Stuart. The 40-second clip doesn’t give much away about the content of the documentary. But in the first-look clip, Stallone…
Those who retire at an early age have a considerable advantage over those who need to keep working for many years. They have time to find their passions and to indulge in whatever luxuries they may not have previously been able to afford with plenty of time to enjoy them. But they may also encounter…
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 “Ken Burns” style version about the younger Rambo. Instead of this, he speculates, the upcoming prequel would focus on…
MGM is betting big on the house of Drago. A new “Creed” spinoff titled “Drago,” from screenwriter Robert Lawton, is in development at MGM. Details of the film’s plot are being kept under wraps. But I hear that it will center on the Russian boxer with the same name, portrayed by an action star Dolph Lundgren—previously…
The 25 central James Bond movie will make their streaming service debut on April 15 on Amazon Prime Video. However, the films will only be available on the streamer for a limited time, Empire is reporting. Amazon decided to stream the movies after it acquired one of the series’ production companies, MGM. The James Bond…
Sylvester Stallone’s new ultimate director’s cut of his classic sports drama, Rocky IV, subtitled Rocky vs. Drago, will receive a limited theatrical release on November 11. The movie’s exclusive one-night theatrical engagement will be followed by an On Demand release starting the following day, November 12, according to Deadline. Rocky IV‘s theatrical re-release and accompanying…
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