SAMARITAN First Look Sees GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 Star Sylvester Stallone Take On A Superhero Role

SAMARITAN First Look Sees GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 Star Sylvester Stallone Take On A Superhero Role

Sylvester Stallone had a small part in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, but he's taking on a leading superhero role in Samaritan, a new original story which sounds like it could be something special...

By JoshWilding - Jan 09, 2021 07:01 AM EST
Filed Under: Action
Source: Total Film

It's rare we get to see an original superhero story play out on screen, and that's mostly thanks to the success of huge franchises like Marvel and DC. Samaritan looks to change that, though; the movie, which is set for release this summer, will tell the story of a young boy who finds out a superhero who went missing two decades ago is alive and well...and living next door. 

"We didn’t really have superheroes," director Julius Avery (Overlord) says of growing up in the 1980s. "We only had action heroes. And Sly was the closest thing we had to a superhero. So to put him in a superhero movie? That feels fresh and cool and something that people will get a kick out of."

It sounds like we can expect a personal story, but also one that includes plenty of action scenes.

"This is a big event movie – we see our heroes kicking ass," Avery confirms. "We’re going to see Sly do things he hasn’t done in a long time, and in a really inventive way. He’s 73 years old! I’m amazed by how much he actually does. I’m telling you, most guys in their twenties wouldn’t be able to do what Sly does in this movie."

You can check out an image from Samaritan by following the link in the Tweet below: 
 

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GothamSon
GothamSon - 1/9/2021, 7:12 AM
Reminds me of David Dunn, but I guess it will be more '80's actioner' than Unbreakable's realistic approach.

RageDriver2401
RageDriver2401 - 1/9/2021, 7:13 AM
I'm afraid this is going to be another one of Sly's "I did it just for the money movies".
comicfan100
comicfan100 - 1/9/2021, 7:18 AM
"GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 Star"? Man was in the movie all of 2 minutes.
comicfan100
comicfan100 - 1/9/2021, 7:48 AM
When I first heard "Samaritan", I thought it was the hero from Astro City. That needs an adaptation.
kirbyfan
kirbyfan - 1/9/2021, 7:48 AM
Absolutely love Stallone, looking forward to this!
RokoVII
RokoVII - 1/9/2021, 7:58 AM
GhostDog
GhostDog - 1/9/2021, 8:11 AM
From hatin it to getting the bag from it
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 1/9/2021, 8:28 AM
Thankfully that headline credited him from GotG Vol. 2, otherwise I would have never known who this "Sylvester Stallone" fella was.
Kadara
Kadara - 1/9/2021, 3:23 PM
@THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - LoL!
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 1/9/2021, 9:03 AM
OVerlord was pretty solid imo. Looking forward to it.
Desrow
Desrow - 1/9/2021, 9:49 AM
"Guardians of Galaxy Vol.2 star"

Hawkguy
Hawkguy - 1/9/2021, 1:05 PM
We'll see, I guess. Stallone is consistently great as Rocky (I finally watched Creed II recently and thought he killed it again), but it doesn't seem like he puts the same effort into anything else.
Oberlin4Prez
Oberlin4Prez - 1/9/2021, 1:40 PM
"Guardians of the Galaxy 2 Star" is quite the stretch. Pretty sure he's known for things other than the mammoth 4 minutes he spent in GOTG2.
NicholiB
NicholiB - 1/9/2021, 11:42 PM
@Oberlin4Prez - He was the Terminator in Last Action Hero as well, right? ;-)
NicholiB
NicholiB - 1/9/2021, 11:40 PM
I'm still gutted that Sly didn't step through the portal in Endgame. I didn't even realise the Ravagers where there.

Imagine what a pop Sly leading the Ravagers would have been?
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