After the critical and box-office success his latest film Creed, which took an estimated $42 million over the Thanksgiving long weekend, it looks like Sylvester Stallone’s career has been re-energised. So much so in fact that Deadline is reporting that a new Rambo television series entitled Rambo: New Blood is in the works over at 20th Century Fox. […]
Movie Review – Creed (2015)
Creed, 2015. Directed by Ryan Coogler. Starring Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, and Tony Bellew. SYNOPSIS: The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed. For all the unified bitching we typically embark on […]
Carl Weathers congratulates Michael B. Jordan on his performance in Creed
Michael B. Jordan was stepping into some pretty big shoes when he signed on to star in the upcoming Rocky spinoff Creed. Not only was he essentially taking the franchise over from Rocky himself, Sylvester Stallone, but he, as Adonis Creed, would have to live up to the greatness of his on-screen father Apollo, who […]
Second Opinion – Creed (2016)
Creed, 2016. Directed by Ryan Coogler. Starring Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashād and Tony Bellew. SYNOPSIS: Apollo Creed’s illegitimate son, Adonis, aspires to be a boxer like his father. Trained by Philadelphia legend Rocky Balboa, achieving his dreams will be the toughest challenge yet… Like Jurassic World and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the new […]
Movie Review – Creed (2016)
Creed, 2016. Directed by Ryan Coogler. Starring Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashād and Tony Bellew. SYNOPSIS: Adonis Johnson, biological son of Apollo Creed wants to make it in the world of boxing. He seeks out Rocky Balboa to train him. Rocky movies aren’t about how hard they hit, it’s about how many times they get […]
The Expendables heading to the small screen for event series
It looks like The Expendables franchise is branching out, with Deadline reporting that Sylvester Stallone is bringing the action to the small screen with a new event series at Fox. The series will be executive produced by Stallone and Avi Lerner, with Shane Brennan (NCIS) serving as showrunner and writing alongside Greg Coolide and Kirk […]
Sylvester Stallone wants Hulk Hogan to be the villain in Expendables 4
Well, at least according to Hulk Hogan. Despite The Expendables 3 not being the box office draw they had hoped for, plans for a fourth entry in the series are apparently in place with former WWE and WCW Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan claiming he’s been in touch with Sly Stallone about appearing in the movie. […]
Sylvester Stallone not involved with Rambo TV series, project unlikely to move forward
If you were excited about the prospect of seeing Sylvester Stallone back as John J. Rambo in the planned TV series Rambo: New Blood, then I’m afraid you may be disappointed… Although it was initially reporting that Stallone would reprise the role of Rambo (and serve as executive producer) for the series, which would centre […]
The Expendables 4 will shoot in the summer
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
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 […]
