USA: Sylvester Stallone says the younger action stars keep him on his toes

Record ID: 220996

  • Title: USA: Sylvester Stallone says the younger action stars keep him on his toes
  • Date: 30th January 2013
  • Summary: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 29, 2013) (REUTERS) ( ** BEWARE FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY **) ACTOR SYLVESTER STALLONE POSING FOR PICTURES ON RED CARPET MORE OF STALLONE ON RED CARPET (SOUNDBITE) (English) SYLVESTER STALLONE, ACTOR, SAYING: "Well you know, everything is just, you know, one way or another even modern films are a throw back, it's just their re-inter
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  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Entertainment
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  • Story Text: Sylvester Stallone goes back to his action movie roots in "Bullet to the Head."


    Sylvester Stallone plays homage to classic action films in the new movie "Bullet to the Head."
    Stallone stars as a New Orleans hit man who teams up with a Washington D.C. cop, played by Sung Kang, to hunt down the person responsible for killing their respective partners.
    At the red carpet premiere in New York on Tuesday (January 29) Stallone explained how the film is different from modern day action films.
    "One way or another, even modern films are a throw back, it's just their re-interruption of them. But we said, let's go back to like Heinz 57, let's go back to the original formal, you know, baked beans, keep it simple. And that's what I like to do, it's what I understand. But you bring in some new blood like Jason Momoa and this fellow here and you just see what happens," he said.
    At 66-years-old the acting veteran still performs a majority of his own stunts. Jason Momoa, who plays Stallone's rival in the film said it was an honor to learn from the veteran.
    "He was just really giving so I had a great time just learning and listening. It was a good time to just shut up and just listen to someone who is just very experienced. I really respect him as a director and a writer. He's a self-made man," said Momoa.
    For Stallone, working with his younger co-stars was motivating.
    "You just want to beat them up. Only because they're competition, their young. So they bring out your best, so it's that kind of thing. So I appreciate the youthful exuberance because it wakes you up."
    "Bullet to the Head" will be released in U.S. theaters on February 1.
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