Sylvester Stallone He has made history in the world of acting thanks to two key roles, that of John Rambo in the saga of ‘Rambo‘, and Rocky Balboa, in ‘Rocky‘. Two great productions that have brought him to stardom, and for which he has literally given up his physical appearance.
In a talk with the media ‘TMZ’, the actor talks specifically about the second ‘Rocky’ movie, ‘Rocky II’in which he had to make several last-minute changes to the script due to an injury he suffered during preparation for the film.
Stallone wanted to prepare his physique for the saga, and for that reason decided to train with a bodybuilding legend like Franco Columbuwho was also the coach and close friend of Arnold Schwarzenegger, with whom the actor had his ups and downs.
Stallone tore his pectoral
To prepare, the bodybuilder proposed a challenge to Stallone, which he did not hesitate to accept. It was about participating in a bench press competition, where he ended up suffering a torn pectoral. An injury that paralyzed the plans for the film, which was scheduled to be filmed a month and a half later.
This meant that from the direction they changed the script of ‘Rocky II’and where they had an impact was only on the character of Rocky Balboa, who is known to have He was left-handed, although this time he has to learn to fight with his right handsince Stallone was unable to film the film as they had planned.
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