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Sylvester Stallone to direct Creed 2

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Having been working on the screenplay these past few months, Sylvester Stallone has now taken to Instagram to announce that he’ll be succeeding Ryan Coogler as director of the upcoming Creed sequel. SEE ALSO: How Creed 2 can work, and the pitfalls it must avoid https://www.instagram.com/p/BaDFp75jjfL/   Stallone does of course have plenty of experience […]

Escape Plan 3 begins filming, new cast members announced

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We’re still waiting on a release date for Escape Plan 2: Hades, but that hasn’t stopped Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films from kicking off production on the third instalment in the series, titled Escape Plan 3: Devil’s Station. The third film is being directed by John Herzfeld (15 Minutes) and sees Sylvester Stallone back as Ray Breslin alongside his […]

How Creed 2 can work, and the pitfalls it must avoid

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Tom Jolliffe on Creed 2… When Ryan Coogler delivered Creed to the world, it took most people completely by surprise. A spinoff to a franchise that was nearing 40 years old, which had been adequately closed in 2006’s, Rocky Balboa. There wasn’t really much demand for the film, but he had a vision. It was […]

Dolph Lundgren begins training for Ivan Drago return in Creed 2

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Back in July, Sylvester Stallone announced that he’s completed the script for Creed 2, and that the follow-up to Ryan Coogler’s acclaimed Rocky spinoff will see the return of Rocky IV antagonist Ivan Drago. And now, during a break from filming on Warner Bros.’ Aquaman movie, Dolph Lundgren has revealed that he’s started training for […]

Blu-ray Review – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, 2017. Written and Directed by James Gunn. Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan, Sean Gunn, Sylvester Stallone, and Kurt Russell. SYNOPSIS: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 continues the adventures of the intergalactic team […]

Rocky will fight Drago again in Creed sequel

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Last month Sylvester Stallone confirmed that Dolph Lundgren’s Ivan Drago will be making his return in the upcoming sequel to Creed, and now Sly has revealed that Rocky Balboa will be having a rematch of sorts with his Russian nemesis. “It wouldn’t be a party without Drago would it?” Stallone told TMZ. “I’m gonna punch […]

Sylvester Stallone to guest star in This Is Us season 2

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This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman has announced that Sylvester Stallone is set for a guest role on the second season of the acclaimed series, where he’ll portray himself. “Kevin’s character is shooting his big movie and we needed a big co-star with him,” said Fogelman at a Television Critics Association panel (via The Wrap). […]

Sylvester Stallone completes Creed 2 script, confirms Drago’s return

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Rocky actor Sylvester Stallone has revealed through an Instagram post that he has completed a draft of his script for Creed 2, the sequel to 2015’s Rocky spin-off Creed, which followed Michael B. Jordan as Apollo Creed’s son Adonis. He also revealed, through the handwritten notes he showed off, that we’ll be seeing the return of Rocky IV’s Ivan Drago, the […]

Sylvester Stallone says he has no involvement with Bollywood Rambo remake

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Back in May it was announced that filmmaker Siddharth Anand and martial arts expect Tiger Shroff are teaming up for an official Bollywood remake of First Blood, which is set to begin production in 2018 under the title of Rambo [take a look at the teaser poster here]. Amid rumours that Sylvester Stallone will be involved with the production, […]

Sylvester Stallone teasing Drago return for Creed 2

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Back in January of last year, Sylvester Stallone revealed that development was underway on a sequel to the acclaimed Rocky spinoff Creed, and while the project has been put on the back-burner due to director Ryan Coogler and star Michael B. Jordan’s adventures in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Black Panther, Sly has spent much […]