Category: Celebs

Who Needs a New Mechanic?

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I like this poster.  Shows a bit more creativity than a couple of photoshopped heads, right?

Although I’m looking forward to seeing this updated “The Mechanic”, the original which starred Charles Bronson and Jan-Michael Vincent is going to be hard to top.  This remake, at one point, was touted to star Sylvester Stallone in the Bronson role and Statham as the J-M Vincent character.  I think THAT would have worked.  Statham is a bit young to be the “older” hitman… then again, maybe he was to old to be the younger one.   [Poster via IMPAwards.com]

Dark Shadows Filming Set to Start…

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Way back in July of 2007, it was announced that Johnny Depp was going to team with Tim Burton for a big screen adaptation of the cult tv classic Dark Shadows.  Although over the last 3 1/2 years there’s been some movement, it was pretty much just talk.

That may have changed today, since Slashfilm has posted that filming will begin in April 2011.   An April start date sounds good to me… especially since they didn’t specify it would be on the 1st.

Chris Stevens Gets Carter

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I’ve been a huge fan of Chris Stevens’ art since I first discovered him on Deviant Art. When I first met Chris, he was pretty much an unknown artist just starting to make waves. He wasn’t even a guest at the show. Suddenly Chris burst on the scene and it seemed everyone loved his style. And why wouldn’t they? The following year, Chris was a featured guest and a line of fans that would make any artist proud!

When I found out that Chris was putting together his first sketchbook, I knew I was going to want one. The fact that Chris included free headshots with advance purchases was a beautiful bonus. I’m hoping that Chris will have a new edition sketch book next year, and will offer the same deal again! Until then, we have Chris DA Art Gallery to hold us over!

Trick or Treating with the Stars

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When I was a kid and went trick or treating with friends, we would always compare notes with other kids about the best houses to hit [Hershey Bars, M&M’s] and the ones to avoid [apples, popcorn].  Did you ever wonder what it’s like to go trick or treating at celebrities’ houses?

Oprah: “You get a king-size candy bar.  And You get a king-size candy bar.  EVERYONE gets a king-size candy bar!”

Stallone & DeNiro in a Grudge Match?

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Earlier today Slashfilm reported on a rumor that Sly Stallone and Robert DeNiro may team up for “Grudge Match.” Sly and DeNiro would play…

… “retired boxers Billy “The Kid” McGuigan and Henry “Razor” Sharp, lifelong bitter rivals who are coaxed out of retirement and into the ring for one final grudge match — 50 years after their last title fight.”

Although fans would love to see Rocky take on The Raging Bull, I’m not sure now is the time for this type of movie. Sly has Expendables II on deck and then hopefully something like Hunter or even Expendables III. And let’s face it, according to the synopsis of Grudge Match, Sly and DeNiro were supposed to have fought 50 years ago in a title fight — so they’d have been what 14, 15 years old? Perhaps when Sly and DeNiro have aged a bit, Grudge Match would be right.

Otis Frampton: Cop Land

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Otis Frampton’s art is no stranger to the StalloneZone. I’ve told you about Otis’ 7-7-7 Sundays before. I’ve been fortunate enough to get three previous sketches from Otis — Rambo, Jack Carter and Cosmo Carboni. You can see them here.

I finally got to meet Otis in person at Heroes Con last year. When Otis attends conventions he has sketchbooks that he sells for a buck each. Yep, one buck. And to make the deal even more enticing, Otis includes a free headsketch. For mine he did Freddy from Cop Land. I would have gladly paid a buck a piece to have Otis draw Sly from every movie he’s done, but the idea is to get new fans to give Otis’ work a look. So instead, whenever I ran into a friend who’d never heard of Otis I’d slap a buck down and buy ’em a copy of the sketchbook with a free headsketch. Luckily none of them requested Sly, or I might have had to keep the copy for myself. ; )

John Beatty’s Headsketches

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Remember when I posted that last Friday I was going to be co-hosting as my best bud, John Beatty did headsketches on demand?  Well, the event went off without a hitch and we had a blast.  We went from about 7:30pm to almost 2:30am the next morning. In addition to John sketching we had give-aways, trivia contests for prizes and a whole lot of fun.

Those are six of the 12 sketches John completed that night.  John broadcasts on U-Stream regularly and we’re planning another session with me as co-host in the near future.  Hopefully, you can join us next time!

Ryan Cody: Sly is the Demolition Man

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That’s Ryan Cody’s take on Sly from Demolition Man. I’d been wanting to get a sketch from Ryan for a while now, but since he doesn’t make it to east coast shows and I don’t get west, it didn’t look good. Not long ago, Ryan was going to a show and offered fans some discounted sketch opportunities and even extended the offer to me through the mail.

I jumped on board for two pieces and the Demolition Man is the first. You’ll see the second in the coming weeks. Until then check out Ryan’s blog and his DA site.

Thanks to Ryan! Hopefully we can do it again sometime. – Craig