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Amazon Secures $8.45 Billion Deal To Acquire MGM

May 26, 2021 10:33 am

$8.45 billion is a lot of money for any company to spend. But when you’re Amazon and you’re trying to get a leg up in the Streaming Wars, spending nearly $8.45 billion on one of the most storied film studios i...

Sylvester Stallone Won’t Appear In ‘Creed III’

Charles Barfield

April 8, 2021 11:18 am

News

While the “Creed” film franchise is clearly about the struggles of Adonis Creed, as he attempts to escape the shadow of his legendary father and become a champion in his own right, the fact that Sylvester Stal...

Sylvester Stallone Shared A Peek At A ‘Rocky’ Prequel Series He’s Pitching For A Streaming Service

Charles Barfield

March 31, 2021 1:24 pm

News, Television

Sylvester Stallone has never been one to shy away from the chance to expand one of his franchises. We’ve seen him do it recently with “Rambo” and the most obvious example is probably his “Rocky” franchise, whi...

MGM Looks For A Buyer: Studio Behind James Bond, ‘Rocky’ & More Is Now On The Market

Charles Barfield

December 22, 2020 11:10 am

News, Television

A little more than a year ago, when Bob Iger was CEO of Disney, the executive mentioned the James Bond franchise as something he’d be interested in purchasing, as the media company has been known for buying up...

Sylvester Stallone Is Working On A ‘Rocky IV’ Director’s Cut & Vows To Take Out The Robot

Charles Barfield

August 31, 2020 12:29 pm

News

The ‘Rocky’ franchise is a bit of a rollercoaster ride of a film series. First, you have the original film, which by most accounts is one of the best sports films of all time. The second film followed a simila...

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New ‘Rocky’ Sequel & Possible Prequel Series In Development With Stallone Expected To Return

Alex David Lynch

July 24, 2019 10:14 am

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In today’s age of bloated cinematic universes, storytelling homogeneity, and corporations forsaking finality for a whiff of financial longevity, it seems even classic American franchises aren’t safe from contin...

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Sylvester Stallone Praises Michael B. Jordan & ‘Creed II’ As He Officially Declares The End Of Rocky Balboa

Charles Barfield

November 28, 2018 12:30 pm

News

**Spoiler Warning – ‘Creed II’ details will be discussed, but only briefly. You’ve been warned.** It’s been over 40 years since Rocky Balboa, and by proxy Sylvester Stallone, became an instant icon thanks to...

YouTube Now Offers Free, Ad-Supported Viewings Of Major Films Like ‘The Terminator’ & ‘Rocky’

Charles Barfield

November 19, 2018 1:00 pm

News

Google has been trying to make a play as a serious streaming competitor along the lines of Netflix and Amazon for a while now. Though its YouTube platform is built on user-created content, with YouTube Premium,...

The 25 Best Boxing Movies Ever

Nikola Grozdanovic and Jessica Kiang

August 24, 2016 3:03 pm

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How many cases of a particular condition must be confirmed before it's officially an epidemic? Because if things keep on going like this, it's possible that there'll be no Hollywood movie released in 2020 that ...

The Essentials: 10 Great Sylvester Stallone Performances

Nikola Grozdanovic

November 25, 2015 11:46 am

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The Essentials: 10 Great Sylvester Stallone Performances

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