"deal with Starlight Culture Entertainment to develop projects for film and television. Following the releases of ""Creed II"", ""Rambo V: Last Blood"", and ""The Expendables 4"", the studio has an extensive production slate. A film depicting the history of Jack ""Galveston Giant"" Johnson, the first African-American boxing heavyweight champion is in development. The project was announced after Stallone's instrumental involvement in helping get Johnson a posthumous pardon from U.S. President Donald J. Trump. ""Samaritian"", a dark interpretation of the superhero genre will star Stallone in the titular role, from a script written by Bragi Schut. Stallone will later star in"
"Sylvester Stallone Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (; born July 6, 1946) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. He is well known for his Hollywood action roles, including boxer Rocky Balboa in the ""Rocky"" series (1976–2018), soldier John Rambo in the five ""Rambo"" films (1982–2019), and mercenary Barney Ross in the three ""The Expendables"" films (2010–2014). He wrote or co-wrote most of the 14 films in all three franchises, and directed many of them. Stallone's film ""Rocky"" was inducted into the National Film Registry, and had its props placed in the Smithsonian Museum. His use of the front entrance"
"Rocky (film series) Rocky is a series of American boxing sports-drama films. The first film, ""Rocky"" (1976), and its five sequels centered on the boxing career of the eponymous fictional character, Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone). For the seventh, a spin-off ""Creed"" (2015), and eighth, ""Creed II"", the series shifted its focus towards Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan), the son of Rocky's deceased rival and friend Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), trained by a now retired Rocky. All films in the series were written or co-written by Stallone except for ""Creed"", which was written by Ryan Coogler and Aaron Covington. The original"
"desire to work on issues related to veterans. Despite his otherwise Republican views, he is an advocate for gun control and has been described as ""the most anti-gun person working in Hollywood today"". Sylvester Stallone Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (; born July 6, 1946) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. He is well known for his Hollywood action roles, including boxer Rocky Balboa in the ""Rocky"" series (1976–2018), soldier John Rambo in the five ""Rambo"" films (1982–2019), and mercenary Barney Ross in the three ""The Expendables"" films (2010–2014). He wrote or co-wrote most of the 14 films in"
"play as either Rocky Balboa or Clubber Lang either against the computer in a one player game, or against each other in a ""Head to Head"" two player mode. Rocky III Rocky III is a 1982 American sports drama film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the third installment in the ""Rocky"" film series, and the second in the franchise to be directed by Stallone. The movie features returning co-stars Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith, Talia Shire, Burt Young and Tony Burton. ""Rocky III"" also marks the film debuts of Mr. T as James ""Clubber"" Lang, and of"
"Rocky III Rocky III is a 1982 American sports drama film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the third installment in the ""Rocky"" film series, and the second in the franchise to be directed by Stallone. The movie features returning co-stars Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith, Talia Shire, Burt Young and Tony Burton. ""Rocky III"" also marks the film debuts of Mr. T as James ""Clubber"" Lang, and of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan as the supporting character ""Thunderlips"". ""Rocky III"" is the first installment in the series to be distributed by MGM/UA rather than United Artists alone, after"
"Rocky II Rocky II is a 1979 American sports drama film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the sequel to the 1976 film ""Rocky"", and was the last installment in the film series that was distributed solely by United Artists. Stallone, Carl Weathers, Tony Burton, Burgess Meredith, Burt Young and Talia Shire reprised their original roles. The ""Ring"" magazine heavyweight championship belt makes its first appearance in the series. Released on June 15, 1979, the film was followed by ""Rocky III"" in 1982. On New Year's Day in 1976, boxing heavyweight champion Apollo Creed has successfully defended"
"Rocky Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and both written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It tells the rags to riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated but kind-hearted working class Italian-American boxer working as a debt collector for a loan shark in the slums of Philadelphia. Rocky, a small-time club fighter, gets a shot at the world heavyweight championship. The film also stars Talia Shire as Adrian, Burt Young as Adrian's brother Paulie, Burgess Meredith as Rocky's trainer Mickey Goldmill, and Carl Weathers as the champion, Apollo Creed. The film,"
"fitness and nutrition as well as a candid insight into his life and works from his own perspective. The book also contained many photographs of Stallone throughout the years as well as pictures of him performing exercises. In addition to writing all six ""Rocky"" films, Stallone also wrote ""Cobra"", ""Driven"", ""Rambo"" and ""Homefront"". He has co-written several other films, such as ""F.I.S.T."", ""Rhinestone"", ""Over the Top"", the first three ""Rambo"" films, the three ""The Expendables"" films and ""Creed II"". His last major success as a co-writer came with 1993's ""Cliffhanger"". In addition, Stallone has continued to express his passion in"
"users giving it 5/5 stars. In Steven J. Schneider's ""1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die"", Schneider says the film is ""often overlooked as schmaltz."" In 2006, ""Rocky"" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being ""culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"". ""Rocky"" received ten Oscar nominations in nine categories at the 49th Academy Awards, winning three: The Directors Guild of America awarded ""Rocky"" its annual award for best film of the year in 1976, and in 2006, Sylvester Stallone's original screenplay for ""Rocky"" was selected for the Writers Guild"
"Ballantine Books in 1979. Sylvester Stallone was credited as the author. The book is a first-person narrative told by Rocky himself. Rocky II Rocky II is a 1979 American sports drama film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the sequel to the 1976 film ""Rocky"", and was the last installment in the film series that was distributed solely by United Artists. Stallone, Carl Weathers, Tony Burton, Burgess Meredith, Burt Young and Talia Shire reprised their original roles. The ""Ring"" magazine heavyweight championship belt makes its first appearance in the series. Released on June 15, 1979, the film"
"Rocky V Rocky V is a 1990 American sports drama film. It is the fifth film in the ""Rocky"" series, written by and starring Sylvester Stallone, and co-starring Talia Shire, Stallone's real-life son Sage, and real-life boxer Tommy Morrison, with Morrison in the role of Tommy Gunn, a talented yet raw boxer. Sage played Rocky Balboa, Jr, whose relationship with his famous father is explored. After Stallone directed the second through fourth films in the series, ""Rocky V"" saw the return of John G. Avildsen, whose direction of ""Rocky"" won him an Academy Award for Best Director. Reception to the"
"Rocky: The Birth of a Classic"", due for release in 2019. The documentary will feature Sylvester Stallone narrating behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the film. Rocky Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and both written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It tells the rags to riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated but kind-hearted working class Italian-American boxer working as a debt collector for a loan shark in the slums of Philadelphia. Rocky, a small-time club fighter, gets a shot at the world heavyweight championship. The film also stars Talia"
"from both fans and critics. Rocky V Rocky V is a 1990 American sports drama film. It is the fifth film in the ""Rocky"" series, written by and starring Sylvester Stallone, and co-starring Talia Shire, Stallone's real-life son Sage, and real-life boxer Tommy Morrison, with Morrison in the role of Tommy Gunn, a talented yet raw boxer. Sage played Rocky Balboa, Jr, whose relationship with his famous father is explored. After Stallone directed the second through fourth films in the series, ""Rocky V"" saw the return of John G. Avildsen, whose direction of ""Rocky"" won him an Academy Award for"
"""Rocky III"" (1982) and ""Rocky IV"" (1985). Stallone has portrayed these two characters in a total of eleven films. In preparation for these roles, Stallone embarked upon a vigorous training regimen, which often meant six days a week in the gym and further sit-ups in the evenings. Stallone claims to have reduced his body fat percentage to his all-time low of 2.8% for ""Rocky III"". Stallone met former Mr. Olympia Franco Columbu to develop his character's appearance for the films ""Rocky IV"" and ""Rambo II"", just as if he were preparing for the Mr. Olympia competition. That meant two workouts"
"the star. ""Rocky"" was nominated for ten Academy Awards, including Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay nominations for Stallone. The film went on to win the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Directing and Best Film Editing. Following the success of ""Rocky"", Stallone made his directorial debut and starred in the 1978 film ""Paradise Alley"", a family drama in which he played one of three brothers who enter the world of wrestling. That same year, he starred in Norman Jewison's ""F.I.S.T."", a social drama in which he plays a warehouse worker, very loosely modelled on James Hoffa, who becomes involved"
"Song. On December 7, 2010, Stallone was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum, for paying tribute to boxers in writing and creating the underdog character of Rocky. On January 10, 2016, Stallone won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ""Creed"". At the 88th Academy Awards, Stallone was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in ""Creed"", the film's only nomination. In total, the ""Rocky"" series has received twelve Academy Awards nominations, winning three. Rocky (film series) Rocky is a series of American boxing sports-drama films."
"Rocky IV Rocky IV is a 1985 American sports drama film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone. The film co-stars Dolph Lundgren, Burt Young, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers, Tony Burton, Brigitte Nielsen and Michael Pataki. ""Rocky IV"" was the highest grossing sports movie for 24 years, before it was overtaken by ""The Blind Side"". It is the fourth and most financially successful entry in the ""Rocky"" film series. In the film, the Soviet Union and its top boxer make an entrance into professional boxing with their best athlete Ivan Drago, who initially wants to take on World champion Rocky"
"the subject of a famous copyright lawsuit, ""Anderson v. Stallone"". Timothy Anderson developed a treatment for ""Rocky IV"" on spec; after the studio decided not to buy his treatment, he sued when the resulting movie script was similar to his treatment. The court held that Anderson had prepared an unauthorized derivative work of the characters Stallone had developed in ""Rocky I"" through ""III"", and thus he could not enforce his unauthorized story extension against the owner of the character's copyrights. Rocky IV Rocky IV is a 1985 American sports drama film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone. The film"
"Rocky Balboa (film) Rocky Balboa is a 2006 American sports drama film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone. The film, which features Stallone as underdog boxer Rocky Balboa, is the sixth film in the ""Rocky"" series that began with the Academy Award-winning ""Rocky"" thirty years earlier in 1976. The film portrays an aging Balboa in retirement, a widower living in Philadelphia, and the owner and operator of a local Italian restaurant called ""Adrian's,"" named after his late wife. ""Rocky Balboa"" was produced as the concluding sequel to the original ""Rocky"" film. According to Stallone, he was ""negligent"" in the"
"yet with ""Rocky"" (1976), which earned the Academy Award as Best Picture. Subsequently, the producing duo picked up Best Picture Oscar nominations for ""Raging Bull"" (1980) and ""The Right Stuff"" (1983), their last project together before Winkler launched his solo career with the ""Revolution"" (1985). Winkler produced such noteworthy features as Bertrand Tavernier's ""Round Midnight"" (1986) and back-to-back Costa-Gavras films, ""Betrayed"" (1988) and ""Music Box"" (1989), before receiving another Best Picture Oscar nomination for Martin Scorsese's ""Goodfellas"" (1990). He also returned to the franchise to oversee ""Rocky IV"" (1985) and ""Rocky V"" (1990), continuing the association forged with Sylvester Stallone"
"to the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the ""Rocky"" series led the area to be nicknamed the Rocky Steps, and Philadelphia has a statue of his Rocky character placed permanently near the museum. It was announced on December 7, 2010, that he was voted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the non-participant category. In 1977, Stallone was nominated for two Academy Awards for ""Rocky"", for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor. He became the third man in history to receive these two nominations for the same film, after Charlie Chaplin and Orson Welles. He received positive reviews, as"
"film and the fifth installment were directed by John G. Avildsen, ""Creed"" was directed by Coogler, ""Creed II"" was directed by Steven Caple Jr., and the rest were directed by Stallone. The film series has grossed more than $1.4 billion at the worldwide box office. The original film, the third and the seventh have received Academy Award nominations. The first film won Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Film Editing. Stallone has received Academy Award nominations for his portrayal of Rocky, in the first and seventh film. The soundtrack of the series has also received nominations for the first and"
"interview with ""The Sun"", Stallone was interviewed about the ""Rocky"" films. When he came to ""Rocky V"", Stallone replied he made it out of greed. Nonetheless, Stallone was still praised for his performance and the film received some positive feedback from some fans, with the ""Los Angeles Times"" regarding it as the best of the ""Rocky"" sequels. As a result of, and in response to, ""Rocky V""s poor box office performance (and the general dissatisfaction with the end of the franchise), sixteen years later, Stallone wrote, directed and starred in the film ""Rocky Balboa"", the sixth chapter to the saga."
"starring role in ""The Lords of Flatbush"", in 1974. In 1975, he played supporting roles in ""Farewell, My Lovely""; ""Capone""; and ""Death Race 2000"". He made guest appearances on the TV series ""Police Story"" and ""Kojak"". Stallone gained worldwide fame with his starring role in the smash hit ""Rocky"" (1976). On March 24, 1975, Stallone saw the Muhammad Ali–Chuck Wepner fight. That night Stallone went home, and after three days and 20 straight hours, he had written the script, but Stallone subsequently denied that Wepner provided any inspiration for it. Other possible inspirations for the film may have included Rocky"
"he graduated in 1993. He later studied filmmaking at North Carolina School of the Arts for one year. As a child, Stallone made a guest appearance on ""Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling"", brought by his grandmother Jackie Stallone, who promoted the series. Stallone made his acting debut alongside his father in ""Rocky V"" (1990), the fifth installment of the ""Rocky"" franchise, playing Robert Balboa Jr., the onscreen son of his father's title character. He did not, however, reprise the same role in ""Rocky Balboa"", the sixth installment of the ""Rocky"" films as he was working on his own film ""Vic"". He"
"by Rutger Hauer. Stallone launched another major franchise success, starring as Vietnam veteran John Rambo, a former Green Beret, in the action-war film ""First Blood"" (1982). The first installment of ""Rambo"" was both a critical and box office success. Critics praised Stallone's performance, saying he made Rambo seem human, as opposed to the way he is portrayed in the book of the same name. Three Rambo sequels, """" (1985), ""Rambo III"" (1988) and ""Rambo"" (2008), followed. He also continued his box office success with the ""Rocky"" franchise and wrote, directed, and starred in two more 1980s sequels to the series:"
"the latter alongside Kurt Russell, did solid business domestically and blockbuster business overseas, grossing over million in foreign markets and over million worldwide. Stallone began the 1990s starring in the fifth installment of the ""Rocky"" franchise, ""Rocky V"". This film brought back the original film's director John G. Avildsen. It was considered a box office disappointment. He attempted the comedy genre, starring in two comedies during the early 1990s, the critical and commercial disasters ""Oscar"" (1991) and ""Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot"" (1992). In 1993, he made a comeback with the hit ""Cliffhanger"", which was a success in the"
"Rita's Church in Wellington. Frank Stallone Sr. Francesco ""Frank"" Stallone Sr. (September 12, 1919 – July 11, 2011) was an Italian-American hairdresser, polo enthusiast, writer, and one-time actor. Stallone was the father of actor Sylvester Stallone and actor/singer Frank Stallone. He was well known for being the author of his only book Stewart Lane which was published in May 2010 and in his only acting role in the 1976 movie ""Rocky"" as the timekeeper. He was born Francesco Stallone on September 12, 1919, in Gioia del Colle, Italy, to Silvestro Stallone (1883–1963), a barber, and Pulcheria Nicastri (1890–1973). He was"
"in recent decades become known due to the role it played in the ""Rocky"" films""Rocky"" (1976) and five of its six sequels, ""II"", ""III"", ""V"", ""Rocky Balboa"" and ""Creed"". Visitors to the museum are often seen mimicking Rocky Balboa's (portrayed by Sylvester Stallone) famous run up the east entrance stairs, informally nicknamed the Rocky Steps. Screen Junkies named the museum's stairs the second most famous movie location behind only Grand Central Station in New York. An tall bronze statue of the Rocky Balboa character was created in 1980 and placed at the top of the stairs in 1982 for the"
"Rocky the Musical Rocky: The Musical (originally Rocky: Das Musical) is a 2012 musical with music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and a book by Thomas Meehan and Sylvester Stallone, based on the 1976 film of the same name written by Stallone. The show held its world premiere in Hamburg in 2012 and opened on Broadway in 2014 at the Winter Garden Theatre. The musical is based on the 1976 film ""Rocky"", with a screenplay by Sylvester Stallone. The film itself was made on a budget of $1,075,000, shot in 28 days and was a sleeper hit, earning"
"Italian-American characters, the best-known example being his signature role as Rocky Balboa's friend (and future brother-in-law) Paulie in ""Rocky"" (1976), for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He is one of four actors (the other three being Sylvester Stallone, Stu Nahan and Tony Burton) who have appeared in all of the first six ""Rocky"" films (although Talia Shire, who appears in the first five films, makes a flashback appearance in the sixth). Young did not reprise his role in the 2015 film ""Creed"", with the character described as having died in 2012. He has played similar"
"Television, while working for the company. She remained at Filmways for five years. Upon her departure from Filmways Television after five years, Jones launched her own casting agency. Her first casting job under the banner of her own company was for the 1976 John Avildsen film, ""Rocky"", which starred Sylvester Stallone. Jones had previously collaborated with Avildsen for his 1973 film, ""Save the Tiger"", starring Jack Lemmon. ""Rocky"" would win the Academy Award for best picture as well as for best director. Jones' notable film credits under her own company included ""The Karate Kid"" in 1984 and ""Back to School"""