Taylor Sheridan shows no sign of slowing down, and his Paramount+ empire flexes its muscles this fall. He has three shows coming this fall: a new one, “Land Man,” starring Billy Bob Thornton, about the Texas oil industry, the second part of the final season of “Yellowstone,” and the season two return of the Sylvester Stallone-starring “Tulsa King.”

If you didn’t see season one, “Tulsa King” centers on Dwight “The General” Manfredi (Stallone), a Mafia capo from New York City.

Continue reading ‘Tulsa King’ Season 2 Trailer: Frank Grillo Joins Mob Boss Sylvester Stallone’s Return To Oklahoma September 15 at The Playlist.

The story behind “Rocky” is really well known. Not only is it the film that launched the acting career of Sylvester Stallone, but the actor is also responsible for writing and directing the film. Now, it appears Hollywood is ready to tell the story behind the creation of one of the greatest American films of all time.

According to Deadline, Peter Farrelly has signed on to direct “I Play Rocky,” a new film about the creation of the Sylvester Stallone classic.

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In a strange turn of unexpected events, writer/producer Terence Winter is returning for season two of “Tulsa King,” Paramount’s crime series starring Sylvester Stallone, a year to the month that he left. Amid reports of creative differences with Taylor Sheridan—the show’s creator who admitted he had trouble delegating and letting hired showrunner run their series— Winter stepped down from “Tulsa King” not long after season one finished its run (it took eight long months to be officially picked up for season two).

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For fans of action films, names like David Ayer, Jason Statham, and Sylvester Stallone are enough to get you excited. And when you combine all three, as is the case in the upcoming film, “Levon’s Trade,” people are going to expect the possibility of something special. So, action film fans, it’s time to let your anticipation build.

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According to Deadline, one of the biggest projects to be shopped around at this year’s American Film Market (AFM) is “Levon’s Trade,” an upcoming action film directed by David Ayer.

Continue reading ‘Levon’s Trade’: Jason Statham To Star In David Ayer’s Newest Action Written By Sylvester Stallone at The Playlist.

Arnold Schwarzenegger recently got the Netflix doc treatment, Sylvester Stallone is next, and hell, maybe Bruce Willis is after that for a triumvirate of the action gods of the 1980s and 90s. We’re getting ahead of ourselves, for now, Netflix is getting ready to release “Sly,” a new Stallone documentary from Thom Zimny, the doc filmmaker behind “Springsteen on Broadway,” and “The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town.

Continue reading ‘Sly Trailer: Sylvester Stallone Grapples Regret & Reflects On Life In Retrospective Netflix Doc Coming In November at The Playlist.

With the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) just a month away, the full lineup is beginning to take shape. Sure, we already know the majority of the films, but it appears the folks at the event still have one more surprise up their sleeves, as we get the announcement that “Sly” will be closing the festival.

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According to TIFF, “Sly” has been revealed as the Closing Night film.

Continue reading ‘Sly’: Netflix’s Sylvester Stallone Doc Is The Closing Night Film At TIFF 2023 at The Playlist.

Sylvester Stallone is an interesting figure if you think of the totality of his career. Sure, the easy version is the guy who was an action star for decades and appeared in movies that essentially blew things up or solved all problems with a punch to the face. But consider Stallone as an early version of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon for a moment (hear me out). Like those two actors who went on to do great things, Stallone wrote “Rocky” as a vehicle for himself.

Continue reading ‘Sly’ Trailer: Sylvester Stallone Gets The Netflix Doc Treatment In November at The Playlist.

As I watched the new trailer for the fourth “Expendables” film, I couldn’t help but wonder who this film is actually for? Originally, the “Expendables” franchise was this fun experiment, where some of the best action stars from the ‘80s and ‘90s came together for another adventure. Now, four films deep, it’s morphed into… a starring vehicle for 50 Cent and Megan Fox? What?

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As seen in the new trailer, “Expendables 4” (I refuse to call it “Expend4bles”) follows a group of mercenaries as they combine forces for another job.

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Sylvester Stallone is, without a doubt, one of the biggest action film icons in the history of the medium. The number of major action films he’s been a part of is unbelievable. So, it makes sense that studios are interested in mining that filmography for gold that can be remade, rebooted, or sequelized. But “Cliffhanger?” I don’t know about that. 

READ MORE: ‘Tulsa King’ Review: New York Mobster Sylvester Stallone Tries To Make The Most Of An Oklahoma Exile

According to Rocket Science studio, filmmaker Ric Roman Waugh has brought on Sylvester Stallone to star in a sequel to the 1993 film, “Cliffhanger.” The original film told the story of a mountain climber (Stallone), who is recovering from a tragedy and finds himself in a situation where he is taking on criminals as they try to rob a U.S.

Continue reading ‘Cliffhanger’: Sylvester Stallone To Star In Ric Roman Waugh’s Sequel To The 1993 Action Film at The Playlist.

Taylor Sheridan and Paramount have come together with the next generation of scripted shows geared toward an adult audience thanks to the massive success of the flagship series, “Yellowstone.” The writer/producer is also behind the new mob series “Tulsa King” at Paramount+ from showrunner Terence Winter (“Sopranos”) that stars Sylvester Stallone as a New York gangster who is essentially banished by his crime family after spending 25 years in prison and told to set up his own syndicate in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Continue reading Sylvester Stallone’s Mob Series ‘Tulsa King’ Lands Season 2 Pickup By Paramount+ at The Playlist.

In today’s episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast hosts Mike DeAngelo, and Rodrigo Perez set their sights on the new mob dramedy from Paramount+, “Tulsa King.” The Sylvester Stallone-led show centers on Dwight “The General” Manfredi, a New York Mafia capo who just completed a 25-year prison sentence and is exiled by his bosses to start his own territory in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The series also stars Andrea Savage, Martin Starr, Jay Will, Garrett Hedlund, and Domenick Lombardozzi.

Continue reading ‘Tulsa King’: Terence Winter Talks The “Free Reign” Given From Taylor Sheridan & How The Sylvester Stallone Mob Series Won’t Connect To ‘Yellowstone’ [Bingeworthy Podcast] at The Playlist.

The Taylor Sheridan-verse keeps expanding.  With an entire “Yellowstone” empire on the air, several spin-offs in the work (“Yellowstone: 1923,” “Bass Reeves”), and dozens more unrelated shows coming soon (“Lioness,” “Land Man”), the writer, director, producer, showrunner and exec (known for his Academy Award nominated “Hell Or Hight Water” and the film “Sicario” before he moved to TV) has built out a Paramount+ TV dynasty, that is absolutely unrivaled on television outside of Marvel.

Continue reading ‘Tulsa King’ Review: New York Mobster Sylvester Stallone Tries To Make The Most Of An Oklahoma Exile at The Playlist.

Is anyone working in Hollywood or TV as prolific as Taylor Sheridan? Even the term prolific may not do Sheridan’s recent output justice. He has four (yes, four) seasons of TV hitting this calendar year, with another, Season 2 of “Mayor Of Kingstown,” hitting Paramount+ next February. Next up? Season 5 of “Yellowstone” and “Tulsa King,” with both premiering this Sunday.

Continue reading ‘Tulsa King’: Taylor Sheridan Reportedly Wrote The First Draft Of The Show’s Pilot In Less Than 24 Hours at The Playlist.

There’s no denying that Rocky Balboa, as portrayed by Sylvester Stallone over the decades, is one of the most recognizable characters to ever grace a film screen. It’s impossible to separate Rocky from Stallone, as the actor-writer-director was the man behind nearly every aspect of the first film and is the lynchpin to the whole franchise. And yet, when you hear Stallone talk about the current state of the “Rocky” franchise, it’s just filled with anger and regret, as the actor has no producing power and no rights to claim in the film series.

Continue reading Sylvester Stallone Talks About ‘Rocky’ Rights Issues & Being “The Only One Left Out” Of The Future Of The Franchise at The Playlist.

When you think of Taylor Sheridan, you think of good ol’ boy drama like “Yellowstone.” And while the filmmaker is busy as hell working on all things “Yellowstone” (he has something like 45 spinoffs in the works, right?), he’s also making time to work with Sylvester Stallone on a fish-out-of-water mafia series, “Tulsa King.” 

READ MORE: ‘Yellowstone’ Season 5 Teaser Trailer: All Will Be Revealed November 13

As seen in the new teaser for “Tulsa King,” Sylvester Stallone stars as a former mafia capo who finds himself sent to Tulsa to help set up a new stronghold in the Oklahoma city.

Continue reading ‘Tulsa King’ Teaser Trailer: Sylvester Stallone Is A Mob Enforcer Sent To Oklahoma In Taylor Sheridan’s Newest Series at The Playlist.

Last Thursday, news broke that MGM had a “Rocky” spin-off in the works: “Drago,” centered around the backstory of Rocky Balboa’s “Rocky IV” nemesis, Russian boxer Ivan Drago. For “Rocky” fans, that sounds promising. But franchise creator Sylvester Stallone didn’t take the announcement well and took to Instagram this weekend to let everyone know why.

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While not all is well in the world of the “Rocky” franchise—Sylvester Stallone is currently warring with producer Irwin Winkler, incensed that Winkler won’t give him back the rights to the character he created— the spin-off “Creed” franchise is seemingly pretty healthy.

The sequel was successful enough for the studio to move forward with a third pic in the sports drama series.

Continue reading Michael B. Jordan’s ‘Creed III’ Pushed To March 2023 As MGM Develops A ‘Drago’ Spinoff That Has Angered Stallone at The Playlist.

Twenty years ago, a superhero reportedly perished in a ferocious battle. Is there any way that he might have survived and is now living quietly off the grid? A young boy seeks answers. That’s the premise of the “Samaritan,” a film starring Sylvester Stallone that looks to capitalize on the superhero craze through a different angle of an action thriller and some notions about redemption.

READ MORE: The 50 Best Action Movies Of The 21st Century So Far

On top of Stallone, the film stars Javon “Wanna” Walton, Pilou Asbæk, Dascha Polanco, and Moises Arias.

Continue reading ‘Samaritan’ Trailer: Sylvester Stallone Plays A Disappeared Superhero With A Shot At Redemption at The Playlist.

Let’s face it, Paramount+ is the house that Taylor Sheridan built. The streamer is the home of “1883,” the spin-off to Sheridan’s uber-popular western crime series “Yellowstone.” “Mayor Of Kingstown” resides there, too, as will a slew of other upcoming series connected to Sheridan’s breakout series. So, while critics don’t adore these shows half as much as fans do, Sheridan has a TV empire on his hands.

Continue reading ‘Tulsa King’ Teaser: Sylvester Stallone Starts A New Crime Empire In New Show From Taylor Sheridan & Terence Winter at The Playlist.

Taylor Sheridan continues to grow his empire and landgrab over at Paramount+. The writer/director/producer/showrunner, who is quickly becoming the Shonda Rhimes of Paramount’s streaming service, has yet another series in the works. This one, titled “Kansas City,” is a mob series that will star Sylvester Stallone and is co-created by Terence Winter, the co-creator of HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire,” “Vinyl,” and writer of Martin Scorsese’s “Wolf Of Wall Street.

Continue reading Sylvester Stallone To Star In ‘Kansas City’ Mob Drama Series From Taylor Sheridan & Terence Winter at The Playlist.

One of the downsides of media outlets reporting about casting before film studios actually officially announce things is that sometimes things get mixed up. Case in point— the news about Brendan Fraser signing on to star as the villain in “Batgirl.” Sure, the actor is likely joining the cast, but there’s more to the story than just that and initial reports seemed to get a key bit of news wrong.

Continue reading ‘Batgirl’: Sylvester Stallone Was Reportedly Approached To Play The Villain Before Brendan Fraser Signed On at The Playlist.

Sly Stallone’s “Rocky” franchise is easily one of the best and most successful sports dramas unleashed by Hollywood. While the quality of the series waivers towards the end (thank you “Creed” for fixing that), It’s hard to argue that there isn’t some great entertainment value to be had with most of the movies.

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Following his supposed retirement from the franchise, Stallone is returning to the fourth installment with a new director’s cut of “Rocky IV” he’s been teasing on social media accounts for months.

Continue reading ‘Rocky IV: Rocky Vs. Drago’ Trailer: MGM Releasing Ultimate Director’s Cut In Theaters On November 11 at The Playlist.

Ladies and gentlemen, Joe Carnahan, Frank Grillo, & Gerard Bulter have returned to re-light the flame of old-school R-rated badass action with their new film “Copshop.” The film follows a con man (Grillo) who gets himself arrested to avoid dying at the hands of a frightful hitman (Butler). In true Carnahan fashion, blood, guts, and explosions occur, and the actors chew the hell out of the scenery.  

Continue reading Frank Grillo Returns To Talk ‘Copshop,’ ‘The Purge 6,’ ‘The Raid,’ Crossbones, & More [The Playlist Podcast] at The Playlist.

If you think about it, there are a lot of similarities between Frank Grillo and Sylvester Stallone. Both are badass action stars that have made long careers out of being the toughest dude in the room when appearing on screen. So, it makes sense that both men are friends and upcoming collaborators. And it makes even more sense that Grillo is going to take on a role that Stallone made popular decades earlier.

Continue reading ‘Nighthawks’: Frank Grillo Says He’s Teaming With Sylvester Stallone On A New TV Series Based On The 1981 Neo-Noir Film at The Playlist.

Believe it or not, it’s been seven years since we last saw an ‘Expendables’ film. The popular action franchise initially started as a bit of a gimmick, combining some of the biggest action stars of the ‘80s and ‘90s in one film that shows them all kicking ass. The 2010 original film became a hit and spawned two more films that would arrive in 2012 and 2014, respectively. Now, after a long break, it appears the ‘Expendables’ franchise is getting dusted off thanks to Lionsgate and Millenium Media.

Continue reading Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Megan Fox, Tony Jaa & More Team For New ‘Expendables’ Film at The Playlist.