63-year-old Sylvester Stallone is working on Rocky 7 whether you like it or not.
“I know I’ll probably make a fool of myself if I make another Rocky film after turning 60,” said Stallone who is wrapping up his next action-tastic fiesta The Expendables.
“I also know there’s gonna be a lot of criticism. Even my wife says, ‘Don’t do it. You’re embarrassing the kids’. But I told her, ‘If I don’t try I’ll be a really unhappy man.’”
"You have to do it. Artists like me have to go through the dark over and over again." Sylvester added that he's always followed the advice of his old drama school teacher, and will not listen to people who try to dissuade him from making more films. He told Tele5 Germany: "When I was 21 years old and at drama school. My teacher said to me, 'If you ever put your head out there, thousands of people will try to cut it off, but that's exactly what you need to do as an artist.'
Stallone is also writing a script for Rambo V, a follow-up to 2008’s Rambo, which earned $155 million worldwide.
“I know it’s ludicrous and everyone would laugh. I would laugh about it,” Stallone went on to say. “But I also know that I’d be successful if I can make this a film about becoming older, not about boxing but about myself.”
The sixth instalment in the Rocky franchise, Rocky Balboa, also made $155 million.
Stallone’s films are usually viable due to their name recognition and smaller budgets. Balboa was made on a $24 million budget.
The Expendables arrives August 20, 2010 and stars Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Stone Cold Steve Austin along with Stallone himself.
