Post by Slim K team on Oct 14, 2005 15:24:56 GMT -8
[glow=red,2,300]Stallone Making Rocky VI?[/glow]
Rumors of Rocky's return.
by IGN FilmForce /October 12, 2005
Could Sylvester Stallone, at the age of 59, be ready to reprise the role that made him famous back in 1976? According to the Production Weekly website, Stallone is poised to direct and star as Rocky Balboa in the sixth installment of the classic boxing franchise.
The site reports that Rocky VI could start shooting as early as this December in Los Angeles.
So, what'll it be about? Rumor has it that Rocky comes out of retirement, intending to fight a few small fights just to keep busy. But when he's offered a match against the reigning heavyweight champion, Mason "The Line" Dixon, Rocky's modest comeback becomes the center of a media frenzy.
We previously reported on the flick back in 2002. At that time it was thought that MGM would be funding the picture in the $10-$15 million range.
Stallone has also written a script for Rambo IV and is hoping to star in that film as well. Nothing seems definite with either project at this stage in the game, but we'll keep you posted here on IGN FilmForce.
from the UK press: 'Stallone squares up for Rocky VI' (By Richard Simpson, Daily Mail /13 October 2005)
His last bout was with his protègèturned-rival Tommy Gunn in Rocky V.
Now, more than 15 years on - and 30 years since first putting on his boxing gloves - Rocky Balboa is making another comeback.
Hollywood sources confirmed last night that Sylvester Stallone has agreed to star in the sixth instalment of the Rocky saga.
Filming starts in Los Angeles in December and Stallone, who will turn 60 next year, is also lined up to direct.
A spokesman from the star's agent Paul Bloch said: 'There is a script, but it has yet to get the green light.'
This is industry-speak for Stallone being in advanced talks, but having yet to officially announce his commitment to the project.
In Rocky VI, a lonely, poverty-stricken Balboa comes out of retirement and looks to keep his hand in with a few low-profile fights.
But his return to the ring causes a media frenzy and a promoter comes up with the idea that he should fight the heavyweight champion, Mason 'The Line' Dixon.
Stallone is understood to have been back in the gym in preparation for the role.
Although the film is to be made in Los Angeles, it is unclear whether it will be set in Rocky's hometown of Philadelphia. The supporting cast has not been announced.
Rocky will signal something of a renaissance for 59-year- old Stallone, who will turn 60 during filming, and comes as he attempts to revive his other career-defining role, Rambo.
The fourth film in that series is currently in pre-production and will also be produced by Stallone.
The actor became one of Hollywood's highest-paid leading men as the monosyllabic Rocky.
For the first film, in 1976, he was paid just £15,000. But for each sequel he got a huge pay rise - and for Rocky V he earned £10million.
His last role was a cameo in last year's Sky Kids 3. Previously, he had failed to set the box office alight with D-Tox, Driven and the remake of Get Carter.
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DEUTSCH:
-Donnerstag, 13. Oktober 2005-
"Als Witwer zurück in den Ring ~
Sly Stallone trainiert für "Rocky VI"
Mit fast 60 Jahren kehrt Sylvester Stallone noch einmal als Rocky auf die Leinwand zurück. Wie der "Hollywood-Reporter" berichtete, will Stallone selbst Regie führen und die Hauptrolle spielen. Nach anderen Presseberichten trainiert er bereits eifrig im Fitness-Studio. Die Dreharbeiten sollen möglicherweise schon im Dezember beginnen.
Mit dem ersten Rocky-Film war Stallone 1976 zum Weltstar geworden. Das Drama um den Amateurboxer Rocky Balboa aus den Slums von Philadelphia wurde mit drei Oscars ausgezeichnet, darunter als bester Film. Die Fortsetzungen waren weniger anspruchsvoll. In "Rocky VI" ist der ehemalige Boxchampion ein verwitweter Restaurantbesitzer, der seinen Kummer durch eine Rückkehr in den Ring überwinden will. Ein neuer Rambo-Film ist ebenfalls in Planung.
Rumors of Rocky's return.
by IGN FilmForce /October 12, 2005
Could Sylvester Stallone, at the age of 59, be ready to reprise the role that made him famous back in 1976? According to the Production Weekly website, Stallone is poised to direct and star as Rocky Balboa in the sixth installment of the classic boxing franchise.
The site reports that Rocky VI could start shooting as early as this December in Los Angeles.
So, what'll it be about? Rumor has it that Rocky comes out of retirement, intending to fight a few small fights just to keep busy. But when he's offered a match against the reigning heavyweight champion, Mason "The Line" Dixon, Rocky's modest comeback becomes the center of a media frenzy.
We previously reported on the flick back in 2002. At that time it was thought that MGM would be funding the picture in the $10-$15 million range.
Stallone has also written a script for Rambo IV and is hoping to star in that film as well. Nothing seems definite with either project at this stage in the game, but we'll keep you posted here on IGN FilmForce.
from the UK press: 'Stallone squares up for Rocky VI' (By Richard Simpson, Daily Mail /13 October 2005)
His last bout was with his protègèturned-rival Tommy Gunn in Rocky V.
Now, more than 15 years on - and 30 years since first putting on his boxing gloves - Rocky Balboa is making another comeback.
Hollywood sources confirmed last night that Sylvester Stallone has agreed to star in the sixth instalment of the Rocky saga.
Filming starts in Los Angeles in December and Stallone, who will turn 60 next year, is also lined up to direct.
A spokesman from the star's agent Paul Bloch said: 'There is a script, but it has yet to get the green light.'
This is industry-speak for Stallone being in advanced talks, but having yet to officially announce his commitment to the project.
In Rocky VI, a lonely, poverty-stricken Balboa comes out of retirement and looks to keep his hand in with a few low-profile fights.
But his return to the ring causes a media frenzy and a promoter comes up with the idea that he should fight the heavyweight champion, Mason 'The Line' Dixon.
Stallone is understood to have been back in the gym in preparation for the role.
Although the film is to be made in Los Angeles, it is unclear whether it will be set in Rocky's hometown of Philadelphia. The supporting cast has not been announced.
Rocky will signal something of a renaissance for 59-year- old Stallone, who will turn 60 during filming, and comes as he attempts to revive his other career-defining role, Rambo.
The fourth film in that series is currently in pre-production and will also be produced by Stallone.
The actor became one of Hollywood's highest-paid leading men as the monosyllabic Rocky.
For the first film, in 1976, he was paid just £15,000. But for each sequel he got a huge pay rise - and for Rocky V he earned £10million.
His last role was a cameo in last year's Sky Kids 3. Previously, he had failed to set the box office alight with D-Tox, Driven and the remake of Get Carter.
=======================================
DEUTSCH:
-Donnerstag, 13. Oktober 2005-
"Als Witwer zurück in den Ring ~
Sly Stallone trainiert für "Rocky VI"
Mit fast 60 Jahren kehrt Sylvester Stallone noch einmal als Rocky auf die Leinwand zurück. Wie der "Hollywood-Reporter" berichtete, will Stallone selbst Regie führen und die Hauptrolle spielen. Nach anderen Presseberichten trainiert er bereits eifrig im Fitness-Studio. Die Dreharbeiten sollen möglicherweise schon im Dezember beginnen.
Mit dem ersten Rocky-Film war Stallone 1976 zum Weltstar geworden. Das Drama um den Amateurboxer Rocky Balboa aus den Slums von Philadelphia wurde mit drei Oscars ausgezeichnet, darunter als bester Film. Die Fortsetzungen waren weniger anspruchsvoll. In "Rocky VI" ist der ehemalige Boxchampion ein verwitweter Restaurantbesitzer, der seinen Kummer durch eine Rückkehr in den Ring überwinden will. Ein neuer Rambo-Film ist ebenfalls in Planung.