Sylvester Stallone stuck to his guns when he was trying to sell the screenplay for "Rocky," refusing to give it up unless he was given the title role, even though he says was a "terrible choice" (Original Air Date: November 23rd, 2015).
May 21
Stephen Takes The Colbert Questionert
The new Trump Mobile phone has arrived, rotisserie chickens now fly for free, and Stephen presents World Central Kitchen’s Chef José Andrés with a check for $2,497,404.15 representing generous donations from fans of The Late Show. With the end of The Late Show quickly approaching ... Show More
31m 39s
May 2022
‘Rocky III’ With Bill Simmons, Cousin Sal, and Gus Ramsey
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Cousin Sal, and Gus Ramsey have one prediction for this podcast: pain. They revisit the third installment in the Rocky franchise, ‘Rocky III,’ starring Sylvester Stallone, Mr. T, and Talia Shire.
Producer: Craig Horlbeck
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1h 32m
May 2020
Face/Off (1997) and Rocky Balboa (2006)
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a 'strange' action movie hit, and a sequel that took seven years to come together.
Face/Off was originally set 100 years in the future, and at one stage Johnny Depp was on the wishlist. Plus one studio bought the film and let i ... Show More
53m 45s
<p><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> E339: The story of how Sylvester Stallone made Rocky is a crazy underdog rags-to-riches story.</span></p> <p>He slept in bu ... Show More
After winning the ultimate title and being the world champion, Rocky falls into a hole and finds himself picked up by a former enemy.<p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; ... Show More
