Sylvester Stallonemay be primed to pass one of his iconic roles down toRyan Gosling.
As Stallone, 77, appeared onThe Tonight Showlast Friday, he and hostJimmy Fallondiscussed how Gosling’sBarbiecharacter Ken drew significant inspiration from Stallone himself. The conversation led Stallone to mention that Gosling, 43, told him he is a major fan of theRambomovies, which star Stallone as a Vietnam War veteran who struggles with civilian life and eventually engages in additional military missions.
“I met him at a dinner and obviously we’re opposites. He’s good-looking — I’m not. That’s how it works,” Stallone said of Gosling. “Seriously, can you imagine me as Ken? That doesn’t work at all.”
Stallone has starred in fiveRambomovies; the series began with 1982’sFirst Blood.The most recent sequel,Rambo: Last Blood, was released in 2019.
Sylvester Stallone in ‘Rambo’.TriStar Pictures/Everett Collection
“I would say yes, but I don’t know if anyone would say hey, he’s too good-looking to be Rambo,” Stallone added when Fallon asked whether the idea could come to fruition.
TheRamboseries has not yet received a follow-up toLast Blood, which made $91 million at theworldwide box officeand receivednegative reviewsfrom critics. Stallone suggested that multiple ideas for aRambostreaming series were kicked around, including a prequel and a “modern-day story where I pass the torch,” during a November 2022 interview withThe Hollywood Reporter.
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Gosling himself shared tales of his childhood interest inRamboin a 2011interviewwith then-Tonight ShowhostJay Leno, in which he said he was once suspended from school for taking his love for the movie too far.
Ryan Gosling on July 9, 2023.Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage
Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage
“So when I was a kid I sawRambo: First Bloodand then the movie put a spell on me and I thought I was Rambo,” Gosling recalled. “I even thought my face felt like Sylvester Stallone’s.”
“I put a bunch of steak knives in my Fischer Price kit and I took it to school the next day and I threw them at all the kids at recess,” he said. “I got suspended and I didn’t hit anybody, and I’m sorry. I don’t think it’s cool.”
source: people.com
