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Stallone inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame

By Webmaster on June 30, 2011 / 1 min read

Actor Sylvester Stallone was officially inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York, on Sunday, June 12, 2011 for his work portraying the underdog boxer Rocky Balboa in the Rocky films. Alongside Stallone, legendary heavyweight boxer ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson was also inducted. “I’ve never pretended to be a boxer. I don’t […]

Simon West to direct The Expendables 2

By Webmaster on June 25, 2011 / 1 min read

British director Simon West (Con Air, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider) has signed on to helm The Expendables 2 for Lionsgate and Avi Lerner’s Nu Image/Millennium Films. The Expendables 2 has been in development in recent months with Lionsgate announcing that the sequel would open domestically on Aug. 17, 2012. The first Expendables movie grossed $102 […]

Joel Silver joins ‘Bullet in the Head’ project

By Webmaster on June 12, 2011 / 1 min read

Joel Silver’s Dark Castle Entertainment has joined Walter Hill’s upcoming action thriller starring Sylvester Stallone. The film, based on the graphic novel Bullet to the Head, written by Matz and illustrated by Colin Wilson, is now set to be distributed domestically through Warner Bros. The plot involves a New Orleans hitman, played by Stallone, who […]

Rocky musical moves forward

By Webmaster on June 1, 2011 / 1 min read

Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, a Tony Award-winning songwriting team (Ragtime), along with the book writer Thomas Meehan are deep into a stage musical adaptation of the boxing/romantic drama Rocky, the winner of the 1976 Academy Award for best picture. “At first I thought, all the world needs is a ‘Rocky’ musical,” Mr. Meehan said. […]

The Expendables 2 teaser poster

By Webmaster on May 15, 2011 / 1 min read

Website firstshowing.net have posted this Expendables 2 teaser poster seen in a magazine at the Cannes film festival. Quite a thrill for Expendables fans, especially since Lionsgate have announced that The Expendables 2 will be hitting theaters on August 17th, 2012. Excited about the sequel? Let us know in the comments below.

Jean Claude Van Damme rumored for Expendables 2

By Webmaster on May 8, 2011 / 1 min read

Movie rumor website Den of Geek have posted some exciting news stemming from an interview with Jean Claude Van Damme’s regular collaborator, Sheldon Lettich. In conversation, Lettich confirmed that JCVD would appear in The Expendables 2. His actual words were: “He said he’s going to be in The Expendables 2, playing a villain.” Only time […]

New poster from sculptor of Rocky statue

By Webmaster on May 2, 2011 / 1 min read

In 1980, Sylvester Stallone contacted A. Thomas Schomberg at his Colorado studio to create the statue of Rocky for the movie Rocky III. Sylvester Stallone had a very clear vision of what he wanted the statue of Rocky to portray. Rocky, the iconic hero, would be poised with his arms over his head to represent […]

More Stallone movies due on Blu-ray

By Webmaster on April 30, 2011 / 1 min read

Warner Home Video has announced more Blu-ray releases for August 16, 2011 including Stallone’s action movies Assassins, Cobra, Demolition Man and The Specialist. We’re glad to see these Stallone classics receiving the high-def Blu-ray treatment at last. Cobra will include a making-of featurette and commentary by director George P. Cosmatos. Demolition Man will contain a […]

Thomas Jane added to Headshot

By Webmaster on April 20, 2011 / 1 min read

Thomas Jane (Boogie Nights, The Mist, Hung) will join Sylvester Stallone in the forthcoming action thriller Headshot, to be directed by legendary helmer Walter Hill. The movie will see Stallone’s hitman reluctantly buddy up with Jane’s NYPD detective for an investigation after both their respective partners are killed. Jane said: “He’s a hitman, I’m a cop, and […]

Stallone memorabilia auction under doubt

By Webmaster on April 15, 2011 / 1 min read

Celebrity gossip website TMZ broke this story, which revealed that a pair of boxing gloves said to be worn by Sylvester Stallone in the original Rocky movie have been pulled from a high profile Hollywood auction when Stallone himself questioned the authenticity of the items. Over the years, we have received many emails from disappointed […]