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“Rambo V” Begins Filming Sept. 1st!

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Great news today for Stallone / Rambo fans.  According to a post by Jeremy Kay at ScreenDaily, Sylvester Stallone is set to return to his iconic role of Rambo.  Filming is set to begin September 1st with locations that include London, Bulgaria, and the Canary Islands.   

If that doesn’t get your (First) blood flowing, wait until you hear the plot!  Rambo is…

…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 grand-daughter 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.

I wonder if Sly will direct?  If not, who?

“If Sketch-Collecting is a Disease… Boatwright is the Cure!”

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Thomas Boatwright puts his spin on Sly from Cobra.

Over the years I’ve gotten several Stallone pieces from Thomas.  Here is what has been posted so far… there are more to come.

If you’d like to see more of Thomas Boatwright’s art check out his blog and his DA site. Send him some love.

If you get commissions, you should consider a piece from Thomas. He keeps you totally in the loop on his progress, finishes his commissions on or ahead of schedule, has very reasonable prices, is a fantastic artist and always gives you more than you’re expecting!   – Craig

The Wild Real-World Playboy Adventures of a One-Time Superboy

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Back in 1961, John Rockwell was cast to star as Superboy in a follow-up to the extremely popular Superman tv series which was enjoying renewed popularity in reruns.  Superboy never made it past the pilot stage (which you can see if you click over to the link I’ll provide in a second) because of a dispute between two cereal companies over who would get sponsorship rights!

Although the unproduced series became Rockwell’s biggest claim to fame, he was still considered a star and led a very interesting life.  Consider that Rockwell….

  • …once save saved Hugh Heffner’s life

  • … for years lived on and off in the Playboy mansion

  • … became a competitive backgammon player for big bucks (and he still competes!)

  • … married a Mexican heiress and although they haven’t seen each other in over 40 years, are still married due to a strange divorce stipulation

  • …competed with Frank Sinatra for the attention of a woman they were both after (and won)

Jennifer Vineyard’s The Wild Real-World Playboy Adventures of a One-Time Superboy for SyfyWire is worth a read.

 

“Creed” Named One of The 25 Best American Screenplays of the 21st Century

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Did you know that Creed was named one of The 25 Best American Screenplays of the 21st Century by the fine folks at IndieWire?  It was and here is what they had to say…

Ryan Coogler and Aaron Covington’s “Creed” screenplay is the kind of crowd-pleasing knockout that seems to come along once in a blue moon. Not only does the script manage to tell an authentic origin story of the young and determined Adonis Creed, but it also finds an authentic way to revive Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky and make him the emotional lynchpin of Adonis’ rise to champion boxer. Nothing in “Creed” feels shoehorned in to satisfy “Rocky” fans. The script fights hard to invest you in Adonis’ journey and earn its callbacks to Stallone’s classic. No wonder the moment when Creed runs through the streets of Philadelphia feels like such an invigorated triumph. The script is the very definition of satisfaction. —Zack Sharf

You can see IndieWire’s other choices by clicking here.

Ranking the Top 10 “The Rock” Characters

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Caitlin Busch decided to spend some time Ranking the Top 10 “The Rock” Characters for Syfy.com.

Using just her list, here are two of my favorites.  Yeah, just two this time.  Busch’s list favored The Rock’s comedy’s and I lean to action. So… here’s the two from her list…

  • Luke Hobbs, Fast and Furious franchise (2011-present)

  • Raymond Gaines, San Andreas (2015)

…and then a couple that I think should have made the cut…

  • Beck, The Rundown (2003)

  • Driver, Faster (2010)

9 Altogether Ooky Facts About John Astin

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Me-TV presents 9 Altogether Ooky Facts About John Astin.  Here are three of my favorites…

3. He was nominated for an Oscar…

   Image: MGM Television

…but it wasn’t for acting. Astin directed the 1968 short film Prelude. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.

4. He appeared in ‘West Side Story.’

   Image: United Artists

The 1961 musical blockbuster starred box office heavyweights like Natalie Wood and Rita Moreno, but it also featured an uncredited appearance by Astin. The actor appeared as the character Glad Hand, the social worker who kicks off the “Mambo” dance sequence in the gymnasium.

 

5. He appeared as The Riddler on ‘Batman.’

Most people associate the devious villain with Frank Gorshin. But Astin also put on the green tights and purple mask in the season two episodes “Batman’s Anniversary” and “A Riddling Controversy.”

Rambo by Matt Childers

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Matt Childers is “comic book artist, illustrator, designer, sometimes writer and most of all a storyteller.”  I first became aware of Matt through a story that he drew called Dick Ruby and the Case of the Little Green Men (written by Brett Harris).  That led me to other of Matt’s comics and commissions.  I was hopeful that Matt would be up for a Stallone sketch.  As you can see, he was.

I liked it so much, I immediately requested a Childers’ Jack Carter.  You’ll see that here next weekend.

If you’re a sketch collector, Matt gets my highest recommendation.

From The Rock to Dave Bautista, Here’s the 10 Best Wrestlers-Turned-Actors

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Bradley Russell’s From The Rock to Dave Bautista, Here’s the 10 Best Wrestlers-Turned-Actors piece for GamesRadar was a fun read and it got me to thinking…

  • Shouldn’t Stone Cold Steve Austin have been rated higher than 10?

  • Hulk Hogan and Steve Austin both had their best performances in a Stallone movie!

  • Did you catch Kevin Nash’s cameo in John Wick?

  • Does anyone besides Bradley Russell think that Jesse Ventura’s best move was The Running Man?  Ventura was in Predator!

  • Dwayne The Rock Johnson is #1 and should be.  I also want to see for the record that Johnson’s crime film Faster is very under-rated.

While Russell’s list is a good one, there has been a major oversight.  Terry Funk was left off!

How could any list of Professional Wrestlers Turned Actors omit the man who played Franky the Thumper?