Can't Teach a Dog New Tricks [or Treats!]

Happy Halloween to all Sylvester Stallone / Rocky fanatics around the world! We found one more picture of Rocky [SYLVESTER STALLONE] and his pal Punchy. We thought that it would make a sweet Halloween treat [and it won't rot your teeth]!
- Craig Zablo

The final round of the Academy Award®-winning Rocky franchise hits theatres Friday, December 22, 2006. Written and directed by SYLVESTER STALLONE.



Photo by: John Bramley

As an added bonus for SYLVESTER STALLONE / ROCKY fans, here's Sly's response to another question sent in by STALLONEZONErs!

Craig: Sly, fans would love for you to do commentary tracks if and when your movies are re-released on DVD. Are you up for that? Is this something you enjoy?

SYLVESTER STALLONE: I do enjoy it. You sit down and you just have a glass of wine and you start to look at something in the cold light of day and it's good. And I think [if] you find humor in it, the one thing is, you know, you try not, at least I try not to take myself too seriously. But quite often when you're doing the film you're like you're in this deep, you know, morass of moodiness. And you go, you're not thinking straight but, you know, afterwards you go, "Oh that's just a movie. Now lets talk about it and have some fun with it, maybe."

New Balboa Photos!

Enjoy! -Craig Zablo

The final round of the Academy Award®-winning Rocky franchise hits theatres Friday, December 22, 2006. Written and directed by SYLVESTER STALLONE.



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"Let's Get Ready to Rock!"

It's come down to this... Rocky Balboa [SYLVESTER STALLONE] steps out of his corner, ready to mix it up with Heavyweight Champion Mason Dixon [ANTONIO TARVER].
- Craig Zablo

The final round of the Academy Award®-winning Rocky franchise hits theatres Friday, December 22, 2006. Written and directed by SYLVESTER STALLONE.



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Photo by: John Bramley

As an added bonus for SYLVESTER STALLONE / ROCKY fans, here's Sly's response to another question sent in by STALLONEZONEr!


Craig: Do you still paint?

SYLVESTER STALLONE: I do. [LAUGHS] I, you know, the other day I, I usually paint characters or situations that are, you know, kind of emotional... bizarre. But lately I've been painting, dare I say it, flowers for the house. But they're bizarre flowers.

And In This Corner...

Rocky Balboa (SYLVESTER STALLONE), looking fit and cut, steps out of retirement and back into the ring to face a younger and more skilled rival in a dramatically different era. The final round of the Academy Award®-winning Rocky franchise hits theatres Friday, December 22, 2006. Written and directed by SYLVESTER STALLONE.



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Photo by: John Bramley

As an added bonus for SYLVESTER STALLONE / ROCKY fans, for the next few weeks we're going to run Sly's responses to questions sent in by STALLONEZONErs from around the world!

Craig: You've returned to Rocky and soon will start work on your next Rambo film. Are there other characters that you'd like to revisit?

SYLVESTER STALLONE: [LAUGHS ] Well, you know, there's some things that I, I, I felt as though maybe I didn't pay [enough] attention [to]. I thought Judge Dredd would have been fantastic, great character just didn't work. Cobra was also an interesting character, yet could have been fleshed out. I thought Tango and Cash could have hung around for another version. So yeah there, there are always those. There's about three or four characters I thought still could have hung around for a sequel.

And Rocky Makes Three

Mason Dixon (ANTONIO TARVER) engages in a bout of verbal sparring with MIKE TYSON before his bout with Rocky in "ROCKY BALBOA." Both Tarver and Tyson are former boxing world champions and bring a heightened sense of realism to the final round of the Academy Award®-winning Rocky franchise which hits theatres Friday, December 22, 2006. Written and directed by SYLVESTER STALLONE.
-Craig Zablo



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Photo by: John Bramley

As an added bonus for SYLVESTER STALLONE / ROCKY fans, for the next few weeks we're going to run Sly's responses to questions sent in by STALLONEZONErs from around the world!

Craig: Sly, you have one of the web's longest running fan sites in the world! Is there anything you'd like to say to your STALLONEZONErs?

SYLVESTER STALLONE: [LAUGHS] I can't believe you've hung in this long, but thank you very much. I know it's, you know, kind of like the integrity of the character that keeps bringing you back and I appreciate that. It's nice knowing somebody like Rocky. It's been very beneficial for me. And I think the guys that have been really supportive and loyal will be happy with the end result of Rocky Balboa because I think we bring the character to a final and noble conclusion.

Taping the "Hurtin' Bombs"

Duke [TONY BURTON] tapes ROCKY BALBOA's [SYLVESTER STALLONE] fists as final preparations for the big fight draw near. Rocky places it all on the line when he steps in the ring against a younger, more skilled fighter.
-Craig Zablo



It's will versus skill when the final round of the Academy Award® winning "Rocky" franchise [written and directed by SYLVESTER STALLONE] opens in theaters on Friday, December 22, 2006!

Photo by: John Bramley

ROCKY BALBOA TEASER

Here's a first look at the official "ROCKY BALBOA" teaser poster! You have to love how it echos the poster for the original "ROCKY."
-Craig Zablo

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The final round of the Academy Award® -winning Rocky franchise hits theatres Friday, December 22, 2006.

2006 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc., Columbia Pictures Industries Inc., and Revolution Studios Distribution Company, LLC

Real vs Reel Punch

Writer, director and star SYLVESTER STALLONE (left), shows former lightheavyweight champ ANTONIO TARVER (Mason Dixon) how to throw a realistic movie punch while on the set of "ROCKY BALBOA." The final round of the Academy Award® -winning Rocky franchise hits theatres Friday, December 22, 2006.
-Craig Zablo



Photo by John Bramley

2006 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc., Columbia Pictures Industries Inc., and Revolution Studios Distribution Company, LLC