And yes Stallone will fight! Ha ha will he use a walking frame????
In the LOS ANGELES story on Oct. 17 headlined "Stallone
sets stage for 'Rocky' comeback film", please read in fourth
paragraph ...who gets his one shot at the championship title
and loses in a split decision but scores a personal triumph..."
instead of .... instead of ...who gets his one shot at the
championship title and wins (Corrects plot)
A corrected repetition follows.
LOS ANGELES, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Down but never out, actor
Sylvester Stallone is forging a movie comeback for the unlikely
boxing champion, Rocky Balboa, who sent Stallone's star soaring
and won Oscars nearly 30 years ago, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer said on
Monday.
Stallone, 59, will reprise his role in the sixth "Rocky"
film, titled "Rocky Balboa," playing the Philadelphia boxer who
is lured out of a long retirement to fight a championship bout
while dealing with personal tragedy outside the ring.
"'Rocky Balboa' is about everybody who feels they want to
participate in the race of life, rather than be a bystander.
You're never too old to climb a mountain, if that's your
desire," Stallone said in a statement.
The original "Rocky" in 1976 told of a lowly club fighter
in Philadelphia who gets his one shot at the championship title
and loses in a split decision but wins a personal triumph. It
proved to be a box office smash, raking in $117 million and
winning Oscars, the U.S. film industry's top honors, for
directing, editing and best film.
Stallone, who also wrote the screenplay, was nominated for
best actor but lost to Peter Finch for "Network."
Most successor films proved strong with fans as a parade of
high-profile pugilists battled Rocky, including actors Mr. T
and Dolph Lundgren. But "Rocky V" failed to excite fans and
earned a meager $41 million at U.S. and Canadian box offices.
MGM President Dan Taylor said he was convinced that "a
whole new generation of filmgoers (is) ready to be introduced"
to Rocky Balboa and his life in and out of the ring.
The new film will begin production early next year and is
backed by MGM, Columbia Pictures, and Revolution Studios.
MGM is owned by an investor group led by Sony Pictures
Entertainment, a unit of Sony Corp <6758.T>. Columbia is a
division of Sony Pictures, and Revolution is privately held.
((LEISURE-ROCKY; Reporting by Bob Tourtellotte; Editing by
Sandra Maler; Reuters Messaging:
bob.tourtellotte.reuters.com@reuters.net, +213-380-2014))
Tuesday 18 October 2005 14:09:03 AEST
In the LOS ANGELES story on Oct. 17 headlined "Stallone
sets stage for 'Rocky' comeback film", please read in fourth
paragraph ...who gets his one shot at the championship title
and loses in a split decision but scores a personal triumph..."
instead of .... instead of ...who gets his one shot at the
championship title and wins (Corrects plot)
A corrected repetition follows.
LOS ANGELES, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Down but never out, actor
Sylvester Stallone is forging a movie comeback for the unlikely
boxing champion, Rocky Balboa, who sent Stallone's star soaring
and won Oscars nearly 30 years ago, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer said on
Monday.
Stallone, 59, will reprise his role in the sixth "Rocky"
film, titled "Rocky Balboa," playing the Philadelphia boxer who
is lured out of a long retirement to fight a championship bout
while dealing with personal tragedy outside the ring.
"'Rocky Balboa' is about everybody who feels they want to
participate in the race of life, rather than be a bystander.
You're never too old to climb a mountain, if that's your
desire," Stallone said in a statement.
The original "Rocky" in 1976 told of a lowly club fighter
in Philadelphia who gets his one shot at the championship title
and loses in a split decision but wins a personal triumph. It
proved to be a box office smash, raking in $117 million and
winning Oscars, the U.S. film industry's top honors, for
directing, editing and best film.
Stallone, who also wrote the screenplay, was nominated for
best actor but lost to Peter Finch for "Network."
Most successor films proved strong with fans as a parade of
high-profile pugilists battled Rocky, including actors Mr. T
and Dolph Lundgren. But "Rocky V" failed to excite fans and
earned a meager $41 million at U.S. and Canadian box offices.
MGM President Dan Taylor said he was convinced that "a
whole new generation of filmgoers (is) ready to be introduced"
to Rocky Balboa and his life in and out of the ring.
The new film will begin production early next year and is
backed by MGM, Columbia Pictures, and Revolution Studios.
MGM is owned by an investor group led by Sony Pictures
Entertainment, a unit of Sony Corp <6758.T>. Columbia is a
division of Sony Pictures, and Revolution is privately held.
((LEISURE-ROCKY; Reporting by Bob Tourtellotte; Editing by
Sandra Maler; Reuters Messaging:
bob.tourtellotte.reuters.com@reuters.net, +213-380-2014))
Tuesday 18 October 2005 14:09:03 AEST
