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Sylvester Stallone to Design Clothes Inspired by Rambo and Rocky

Damon Houx — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 23:24:29 +0000

Or: Gym, tanning, Rambo. Sylvester Stallone has developed a menswear, perfume and accessories company named Sly, Inc. and has told Men’s Health Week that the clothes will be inspired by his two most popular characters, John Rambo and Rocky Balboa. The products will be available sometime next year. Stallone was moved to fashion design after losing weight for the last Rambo film.

Though on its head this seems absurd, that’s mostly because of how the culture views Stallone. No one really laughs at Jay-Z and his Roca-Wear brand, even both seem unqualified to be fashion designers. Having no idea what these clothes look like, there may be some assumption that Rocky and Rambo-inspired clothing would be similar to the “three wolf moon” shirt, it’s hard to say or know if it will be any better or worse than anything Ed Hardy does.

And the Ed Hardy market seems to be the audience for this line: reasonably affordable men’s clothing that has the Stallone branding. As long as these clothes aren’t sold exclusively at K-Mart or Target and as long as they look good, they’re more than likely to find an audience – ironically or unironically.

Perhaps this explains why he isn’t going to direct The Expendables 2. One hopes that the influences of his famous characters leads to a pretty boss Rocky III shirt.

Would you wear a Stallone?

Rambo 5 Wont be Man Vs. Beast

Krystal Clark — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:42:27 +0000

For a moment there one might forget that Sylvester Stallone plans on making another Rambo movie, which we’ve been tentatively calling Rambo 5. Over at AICN, they’ve posted an update from the man himself regarding the overall theme for the new film, that has slightly changed since the beginning of its development.

Over at StalloneZone, one of the forum’s frequent users got a message from Sly regarding a change of plans for Rambo‘s original story. From what we’ve gathered, the premise had something to do with Sly going against a genetically engineered creature of some sort, but that’s no longer the case. Here’s what Stallone supposedly released on the board.

From Sly

Hi Craig,

This is from Sly to your followers:

To all the loyal SZoners out there,

I’m letting you know that Rambo has changed course and the story about hunting the man/beast will be done using another character in the lead. RAMBO himself will be heading over the border to a violent city where many young women have vanished .

There will be blood.

Best,
Sly Stallone

OK, so Sly wants to go hunt for the ladies as opposed to a man-beast? At least he’s being honest, even though it’s not clear if this will be the Mexican storyline that was rumored a while back. The whole idea of there being another film in this series is obviously gratuitous, it’s a cash cow and they want to milk it. On the other hand, there are die hard Rambo fans who want to see somewhat of a decent story in the movie, even if it is coated in blood.

What do you think about the Rambo script change?

Stallone Talks Death Wish Remake, Poe, Cliffhanger

Craig Sternberg — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:04:41 +0000

While Sylvester Stallone has been working hard writing and directing blockbuster action films like The Expendables and gearing up for the fifth installment of the Rambo franchise, Stallone isn’t ready to take a break from the action world anytime soon. Stallone is already thinking toward the future; and while a movie based on Edgar Allan Poe’s life isn’t news, recently Stallone expressed interest in remaking the 1970s action-crime-drama film Death Wish.

I’m thinking about it, says Stallone. It’s a classic morality tale, where you take a civilized man and take away everything that matters to him so he becomes primitive again.

Some will notice the thematic similarities between John Rambo and the vigilante known as Paul Kersey, but the idea is very much in the beginning stages.

The stories been done many times, and when its done well its an emotionally engaging film. The trouble with remakes is that people fall in love with the original. It’s like peanut butter. If you try to change the taste of peanut butter, you are in trouble.

Apart from wanting to remake Death Wish, Stallone still expresses interest to this day in working on an Edgar Allan Poe biopic, a departure from what he’s most known for.

Another project that was brought up was a sequel to Cliffhanger, which is likely to be Stallone-less.

I hear they are going to remake it. You know you’ve been around when they start to remake your own movies when you’re still alive.

What would you think of Stallone being involved with a remake of Death wish?

Source: Empire Online

Rambo 5 Has Been Greenlit

Krystal Clark — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:51:20 +0000

Are you really surprised that Rambo 5 is heading our way? According to Variety, Sylvester Stallone‘s John Rambo has been given the official green light. We will see the character in action on his fifth mission, thanks to the people over at Nu Image/Millennium Films. This next installment will be a follow up to 2008′s aptly titled, Rambo that had the actor returning to the role after a 20 year hiatus.

According to the trade, the story for Rambo‘s latest outing will center on the mercenary “fighting his way through human traffickers and drug lords to rescue a young girl abducted near the U.S.-Mexico border.” We’d heard earlier talk of Stallone returning to do another installment of this franchise, and now it’s actually happening. The last Rambo made over 113 million dollars worldwide, making a decent profit for the studio whose production budget was set at 50 million.

I think Sylvester Stallone has gotten to a point where he knows what works for him. People may knock him for these “rehashes,” but he enjoys making them. After seeing Rocky Balboa, which I loved I let the Sly-hate go. This man is over 60 years old and still kicking ass and taking names later. I’ve decided to accept his work for what it is, and I’ve realized that he’s found his niche. So go and throw some more bodies in the fire Stallone, I’m behind you!

What do yo think of Rambo 5 hitting theaters? Will you go see it?

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