Sylvester Stallone is throwing back to his '80s fame this week in the ensemble action romp, "The Expendables." As one of the premiere action stars of the past 30 years, it's very exciting to see him going back to his roots, especially with the great cast he's surrounded himself with.
MTV's Josh Horowitz spoke to Stallone about "The Expendables" at San Diego Comic-Con a few weeks ago, and talk inevitably turned to two other projects with roots in the actor's past.
First was "Poe," a biopic about the late horror author Edgar Allen Poe that Stallone has had his heart set on doing for a long, long time. "I will direct it, but it's never gonna live up to the hype," he said. He jokingly added, "No matter what I do it's going to bomb, totally. Totally! When you've been talking about something for 30 years, it's impossible [to live up to those expectations]." Read More...
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Aah, the Fourth of July. It’s the perfect weekend for barbecuing, enjoying your family… and watching Rambo rip a man’s Adam’s Apple out with his bare hands? 
Is it just me, or was 2008 one of the worst years for movies ever?
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Sylvester Stallone Ponders A Rambo Origin Story, So We Ponder The Casting
Posted 8/2/10 3:35 pm EST by Adam Rosenberg in Commentary, Humor
Stallone, who has previously collaborated with AICN on these sorts of interviews and has always gamely entertained fan questions & theories, was intrigued. "I certainly think this is worth pondering because it’s intriguing to find the whys and wherefores of how people have come to become what they are," he wrote. "The traumas, the loss and the tragedy of being in Vietnam would certainly be a great challenge for a young actor and it would be ironic that Rambo directs younger Rambo after having played it for 20 plus years."
It's actually a pretty terrific idea, telling the story of how a crazed and broken John Rambo returned to the States in the original film, "First Blood." Who would you cast though? Stallone's shoes are mighty big ones to fill and it's going to take just the right actor to pull it off. Since chances are high that this isn't something that will ever happen I have no problem rattling off my casting ideas after the jump. Read More...
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