Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
Lance Sawyer makes a return appearance at the StalloneZone, this time with his take on Sly as Rocky. I saw Lance was taking on some sketch and sketch card commissions, so I jumped on board.
If you’d like your own commission or to see more of Lance’s art, you can right here.
If these animated gifs of Batman and Robin running with Cary Grant, running from a T-Rex, running from a T-1000 [no relation to the dinosaur], running from the Joker and other things don’t make you smile, you might be in a coma.
I’m just sayin’.
Vin Diesel has posted two new photos from the set of Riddick. That’s a detail from one of them. You can see both new photos as well as all of the set pics here, thanks to ComingSoon.net.
Sly Stallone is set to star in a remake of No Rest for the Wicked. The original was an award-winning film made in Spain. In a recent interview Stallone described No Rest for the Wicked…
Sly will play…
All I want to know is where is the line to buy a ticket?
Dwayne Johnson has signed to star in the big screen film adaptation of the upcoming graphic novel, Ciudad [co-written by Anthony and Joe Russo and Ande Parks]
Johnson will play a “black market mercenary” hired by a drug lord to rescue his kidnapped daughter in one of the most “dangerous and corrupt cities in the world.”
All I want to know is where is the line to buy a ticket?
Recently there has been quite a bit of speculation that Sly Stallone was going to oversee a final edit on Bullet to the Head. That’s just not the case.
Sly has sent word to the StalloneZone and wants it to be known that he is…
Sly has asked that fans not buy into the rumors.
This week we have Sly as Rambo by Tom Hodges. I discovered Tom’s art through his DA site. I saw that Tom was going to be drawing live on UStream so I commissioned several sketches which will be posted in the coming weeks. Tom still draws regularly on UStream and it’s always a blast watching him sketch and interacting with the crowd.
Lockout seems to be flying under the radar for most folks, but not for us. ComingSoon scored a first look at some new publicity shots.
Davy Jones died today from an apparent heart attack at the age of 66.
Davy Jones was, of course, a member of The Monkees. Davy was the first Monkee to be chosen due to his years of showbiz experience. It’s a little known fact that Davy Jones appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show the same night as The Beatles made their historic appearance… Davy was there performing with the Broadway cast of Oliver!
The Monkees [Davy Jones, along with Mickey Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork] took the world by storm in 1966. The group was hand-picked by Screen Gems in an effort to create a tv show about a group of young musicians. Lightning struck and the group not only had a hit tv series but became one of the biggest selling bands of the 60’s. In 1967, The Monkees sold more albums than The Beatles and The Rolling Stones combined. The Monkees even appeared in a feature film called Head that was co-written by Jack Nicholson!
I was a huge Monkees fan and like many kids my age [7], Davy was my favorite Monkee. I collected their albums, trading cards, comic books and magazines. I had a model of The Monkeemobile. I even followed The Monkees after Peter, then later Mike, quit the band. I was always happy to see Davy pop up on tv [“Love American Style”, “The Brady Bunch”, etc.] or in a stage production or on one of the many reunion tours The Monkees did over the years. Sadly, I never got to see them perform live.
I recently watched two Biography specials. One was on The Monkees and the other focused on Davy Jones. Davy seemed happy with his life and ever-grateful for his fans. Not too long ago Mark Evanier posted a piece that supported Davy’s kindness and appreciation to his fans. Davy Jones was that rare entertainer who could sing, dance, and act… and who never took his talents or his fans for granted.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family, friends and fans.
How can you go wrong with Jason Statham playing an ex-cop, second rate cage fighter who is the only thing between a little girl and the Russian mafia? From the looks of this trailer for Safe, you can’t.
Have you see this new tv spot for GI Joe: Retaliation? I think it’s pretty cool that…
1] Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Bruce Willis are willing to be in a sequel [especially one like GI Joe, which wasn’t a great film by any stretch] and
2] the producers were smart enough to get them.
Vin Diesel has posted two more photos from the set of Riddick. That’s a detail from one of the pics above.
The photos today are of folks who came in costume to MegaCon 2012. They have nothing to do with the following post other than the fact that the nonsense I’m about to tell you took place at MegaCon 2012.
If you’ve been following my previous posts about MegaCon 2012 [Paul Gulacy and Mitch vs BIG RUSSIAN GUY] then you know I spent most of the weekend hanging out with my buddy, John Beatty. John was a guest of the show, and had a table where he sketched and signed autographs for fans.
On the way to the convention Saturday, John and I decided to swing by McDonald’s for a breakfast to go. The McDonald’s was packed and the drive-through closed for construction. So, I ran in and got our breakfast while Beatty circled the lot for a parking spot. Soon enough I had our orders and we were on our way to the show.
We ended up parking in a lot next to the convention center even farther out than on Friday. The difference this morning was that there were bicycle-rickshaws that would ride you over to the convention center for five bucks a head. Since I had my convention bag full of reference, sketchbooks, a camera plus a small cooler with drinks and snacks for Beatty and I, I thought the bike-shaw was a good idea. Beatty had his drawing board and bag of art supplies, and so he agreed.
A bike-shaw rider pulled up and asked us if we wanted a ride. We said we did. He said he could take us both at the same time. Cool. I climbed in with my two bags and McDonald’s Sugar-Free Vanillia Iced Coffee with non-fat milk. I had taken a sip and it was perfectly made. I couldn’t wait to get to the convention table to drink it with my McSkillet steak burrito. Once I was settled in the bike-shaw, John came on with his art board, art bag and McDonald’s Mocca Frappe.
As the bike-shaw driver started to get us moving, the bike and then ric-shaw started to shake back and forth. My iced coffee went flying and landed spilled across the parking lot. The driver apologized. Beatty and I repositioned our gear and the guy started off again.
It was slow going… at first. Then the driver got his momentum and we’re were going at a fast clip. Which was fantastic until it came time to make a fairly tight curve.
Have you ever tried to stop a loaded locomotive?
Apparently neither had our driver. The bike went up the curb and the ric-shaw lurched as Beatty and I came out of it. Surprisingly, Beatty never lost hold of his frappe. The driver again apologized. We straightened out the bike-shaw, pushed it around the curve and re-loaded. Soon we were on our way and arrived at the convention center without further incident.
A short walk and we were at our table – ready for our breakfast burritos. John still had his frappe and I could drink a Diet Coke from the cooler. I asked John for my burrito.
He said, “Didn’t you get the bag out of the back seat?”
“Uh, no. You put it there. I thought you got it.”
Beatty wasn’t sure if I was messing with him. I wasn’t. Our breakfast was sitting in the back of his Charger… and neither of us were going back for it.
The next day Beatty and I hit the McDonald’s again for breakfast. This time we got a MUCH closer parking spot and walked in to the convention. We ate our breakfast at the table and all was great…or so I thought.
After I ate, I decided to walk around and talk to some artists. When I got back, Beatty wasn’t at the table. I asked Bob McLeod, who had the table next to us, where John was. Bob started laughing and said, “You don’t know?”
“No, I really don’t. What’s so funny?”
“John finished his breakfast and decided to get started on a sketch. When John opened his art bag, he realized he had his clothes bag and his art supplies were in the bag in his car.”
At least we were parked close by.
This is Dan Panosian‘s second appearance in the StalloneZone sketch gallery. His first was a drawing of Jack Carter that he gifted me at an FX Convention in Orlando.
Dan is a big Stallone fan and really gets the Jack Carter character. I love Dan’s art and hope this won’t be the last piece to go in my collection.
Check out more of Dan’s art here and here. Plan to spend some time, because everything he draws is worth a look!
Have you seen these extremely cool fan made videos of Superman vs the Hulk? Ya gotta love how Superman is obviously based on Christopher Reeve.. Check out all three parts: 