Over the years in Sly’s career, he has made some mistakes choosing roles, and the man even admitted that his film career almost failed plenty of times. It’s a good thing, he brought back “Rocky” and “Rambo” to bring his career back on track. With the “Expendables” coming out soon, that movie will be even bigger.
Here are five films that I wish Sly would have done with him in the leading role:
1. Taken
(Liam Neeson was great and he delivered the movie, but an action movie like this would have been perfect for Sly…I can definitely see Sly in the leading role in this)
2. Death Sentence
(An action thriller that starred Kevin Bacon, about the revenge of his murdered son. Sly would have been great in this one too…)
3. The Wrestler
(Mickey Rourke, was great in this, don’t get me wrong, but I think Sly would have perfected the movie. Darren Aronofsky wanted Sly for this but Sly was too busy working on the new “Rocky” and “Rambo” at the time…Sly played in a movie about wrestling before, it was his directorial debut, “Paradise Alley”…)
4. Tarantino’s “Death Proof”
(Man, I can see Sly playing Kurt Russell’s villain character, Stuntman Mike, in this flick. Russell was a badass in this flick, but Sly would have made an even more badass if he was in this)
5. American Gangster
(The mobster movie that starred Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. Russell was okay in this movie, but I can definitely see Sly Stallone in this flick instead of Russell Crowe. I’ve always wanted to see Sly and Denzel in a movie together, maybe one day it will actually happen)
Kev