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The Expendables 4 will shoot in the summer

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Back in January it was reported that Sylvester Stallone had sorted out his creative differences with Millennium Films’ Avi Lerner, and was now back on board for a fourth instalment in the Expendables franchise. Well, it seems that is indeed the case, as Stallone’s co-star Randy Couture has confirmed to The Arnold Fans that filming […]

Dolph Lundgren talks Ivan Drago return for Creed II

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Yesterday we brought you some comments from Dolph Lundgren about his upcoming role in Warner Bros.’ DC blockbuster Aquaman, and now the action star has been chatting about another of his projects, Creed II, which will see him returning as Rocky IV antagonist Ivan Drago. “That was something Sylvester Stallone suggested to me about a […]

UPDATE: Sylvester Stallone shares fan made Creed 2 poster

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UPDATE: Turns out the poster isn’t official, and is actually fan made. Apologies. Original post follows… With production on Creed 2 expected to get underway soon, Sylvester Stallone has taken to Instagram to share a teaser poster for the follow-up to Ryan Coogler’s Rocky spinoff, which features Stallone’s Rocky Balboa and Michael B. Jordan’s Adonis […]

Good Concept, Bad Delivery

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Tom Jolliffe takes a look at when good concepts are badly executed… Occasionally you’ll see a film or a TV show and you wonder why they bothered at all. Everything goes wrong. Sometimes it starts from the very concept. In the case of remakes for example, you know right off the bat that some films […]

Creed 2 casts Florian Munteanu as Ivan Drago’s son

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It might take more than a few shuttle runs up a set of Philly stairs for Michael B. Jordan’s Adonis Creed after he takes a look at his opponent in Steven Caple Jr’s Creed 2. Sylvester Stallone broke the news via his Instagram account that 27 year-old boxer Florian Munteanu would complete the headline bout as […]

Sylvester Stallone teases The Expendables 4 return

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Last April, it was announced that Sylvester Stallone had opted against a return as Barney Ross for The Expendables 4, exiting the all-star action franchise over creative differences with Millennium Films boss Avi Lerner. Well, it seems that Sly may now have had a change of heart, with the star taking to Instagram to share […]

Creed 2 announces new director as Sylvester Stallone steps aside

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While he’ll reprise his role as the legendary Italian Stallion, Sylvester Stallone will not return to the Rocky franchise as director on the upcoming Creed 2. In a statement revealed by Entertainment Weekly, Stallone announce that the new ringmaster would be Steven Caple Jr., who will direct from a script co-written by Sly and Luke […]

Blu-ray Review – Paradise Alley (1978)

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Paradise Alley, 1978. Written and Directed by Sylvester Stallone. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Lee Canalito, Armand Assante, Anne Archer, Frank McRae, Joe Spinell, Terry Funk, Frank Stallone, and Tom Waits. SYNOPSIS: Three brothers in the slums of 1940s New York try to make their fortune by training the youngest sibling to become an underground wrestler. After […]

Ivan Drago’s son seemingly confirmed for Creed 2

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Back when there were rumblings that Dolph Lundgren’s Rocky IV antagonist Ivan Drago would be returning for Creed 2, rumours were circulating that Michael B. Jordan’s Adonis Creed would see himself going up against son of his father’s killer, and it looks like those reports may now have been confirmed. Speaking to MMAFighting.com, MMA star Sage […]

Sylvester Stallone to direct Creed 2

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Having been working on the screenplay these past few months, Sylvester Stallone has now taken to Instagram to announce that he’ll be succeeding Ryan Coogler as director of the upcoming Creed sequel. SEE ALSO: How Creed 2 can work, and the pitfalls it must avoid https://www.instagram.com/p/BaDFp75jjfL/   Stallone does of course have plenty of experience […]