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Sylvester Stallone, the veteran actor known for portraying the iconic role of Rocky Balboa in theRockyfranchise has been left out of a particular genre of movies every time. Ever since his career’s inception, the actor always wanted to play the role of a gangster.
Stallone did audition for several movies such asThe Godfatherbut was ultimately refused due to several reasons. In 2022, Sylvester Stallone was finally able to fulfill his dream by starring in the Paramount+ seriesTulsa King.
Sylvester Stallone Always Wanted To Be A Gangster
We all know how Al Pacino slowly took over his father’s business in Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 movieThe Godfather.With Marlon Brando and Pacino helming the screens, Sylvester Stallone auditioned to be an extra in the movie.
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Being born to an Italian father and a Jewish mother, Stallone did have the lineage to be able to portray an Italian role. Fans may remember the iconic wedding scene during the opening ofThe Godfather.Well, Stallone wanted to portray the role of a gangster so badly that he wanted to be an extra in the wedding guests. According to Fox News (viaThe Things), Sylvester Stallone revealed that he had been left out every time from the role of a gangster!
“For some reason, gangsters have this aura, and I’ve been left out every time.”
The actor further revealed that the reason he was rejected from starring as an extra inThe Godfatherwas because the casting team thought he“didn’t look Italian enough.”Suffice it to say,Sylvester Stallonewasn’t meant to be a gangster or a mobster in the 70s and 90s but in 2022, the veteran actor was able to fulfill his dream by starring in Taylor Sheridan’s series,Tulsa King.
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Sylvester Stallone Was Finally Able To Star As a Mobster InTulsa King
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Taylor Sheridan is the creator of multiple projects based on cowboys and stories set in the West. In 2022, Sheridan releasedTulsa Kingin which Stallone portrayed the main lead of Dwight “The General” Manfredi. Speaking about the experience, theSuicide Squadactor revealed toVarietythat he felt his dream had come true after portraying the role of a gangster inTulsa King.
“It’s very hard to find something original. And when it comes knocking on your door, you have to be a fool to say no. This is a fantasy role. I’ve always wanted to play a gangster. Not a cowboy, not an Indian, [but] a gangster. Don’t ask me why, but there’s a romanticism about these kinds of characters.”
After season 1 ended, the show was quickly renewed for a second season but due to creative differences, the showrunner left the series.Tulsa Kingreceived a rating of 8/10 on IMDB and 79% on Rotten Tomatoes. The gangster series is available to stream on Paramount+ in the U.S.
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
