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Sylvester Stallone exits The Expendables franchise due to creative differences

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Any Sylvester Stallone fans looking forward to seeing him reprise the role of Barney Ross for the fourth Expendables movie will be disappointed to hear that the action icon has exited the franchise due to creative differences with Image / Millennium Films boss Avi Lerner. According to Deadline, Stallone was set to pocket the biggest […]

Sylvester Stallone reveals Escape Plan 2 title, teases a third movie

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If you still don’t believe that Escape Plan 2 is actually on its way, look no further than a short set video recently posted on Instagram by star Sylvester Stallone to give you proof. In the video, Stallone not only reveals that filming has already begun, but takes viewers behind the scenes and spills some […]

James Gunn says Sylvester Stallone and Michael Rosenbaum are playing “very important” Marvel characters in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

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We’ve known for a good while that Sylvester Stallone is set for a mystery role in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and now director James Gunn has revealed that Sly is playing a “very important” character from the Marvel universe, as is former Smallville star Michael Rosenbaum. “We do have a couple of […]

Dave Bautista joins Sylvester Stallone in Escape Plan 2

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THR is reporting that Dave Bautista will be teaming up with Sylvester Stallone in the upcoming sequel to 2013’s Escape Plan, which will reunite the two Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 co-stars. Escape Plan 2 is being directed by Steven C. Miller (Marauders), and will see Sylvester Stallone reprising the role of prison security […]

Sylvester Stallone’s Escape Plan 2 finds its director

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There was something nostalgic about 2013 prison thriller Escape Plan and the sequel to the movie that starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone has now found its director. The original film’s plot centred on a high security prison as its inmates to try to break out. The film wasn’t exactly met with critical acclaim but […]

Sylvester Stallone to direct Adam Driver in Tough as They Come

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens star Adam Driver will be teaming with Sylvester Stallone for the military drama Tough as They Come, Deadline has revealed. Stallone will star alongside Driver as well as directing the film. Tough as They Come is based on the memoir of US Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills. Driver, himself a military veteran who […]

Sylvester Stallone confirms The Expendables 4, promises “something different”

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Just before Christmas it was reported that The Expendables 4 had been given the green light, and will bring the curtain down on the action ensemble series when it opens around the globe in 2018. Well, Sylvester Stallone has now confirmed his return as Barney Ross for the fourth and final instalment, providing a brief update […]

Sylvester Stallone replaces Robert De Niro in Idol’s Eye

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THR has revealed that Sylvester Stallone is replacing his Cop Land co-star Robert De Niro in director Olivier Assayas’ (Personal Shopper) heist thriller Idol’s Eye, where he’ll star alongside Robert Pattinson (Twilight) and Rachel Weisz (The Light Between Oceans). The film sees Pattinson as “a thief who unknowingly steals a blue diamond from Chicago mob […]

Sylvester Stallone returning for Escape Plan 2

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It looks like Sylvester Stallone is set to find himself back behind bars, with Deadline reporting that Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films has given the green light to a sequel to 2013’s Escape Plan. The sequel is being penned by Miles Chapman, who also wrote the original, and will see Stallone reprising the role of security expert Ray […]