When talking about action films, it is impossible not to think of Sylvester Stallone. The American has starred in numerous titles of the genre and created captivating characters such as former Vietnam War veteran, John Rambo.
Time passed, but age did not stop this celebrity from remaining active. However, a recent incident caused him to issue an important warning to his Hollywood colleagues and fans.
Stallone advised everyone not to try to repeat the scenes, as he himself was injured filming ‘The Expendables’.
How did the actor manage to get injured on the set?
Sylvester Stallone at the peak of his form, acting at the age of 77 – Image: Reproduction
Currently, the actor He is already 77 years old and, despite having an enviable physique and disposition for his age, time still seems to impose some limitations that did not exist before.
According to himself, while he was starring alongside fighter Stone Cold in 2010, he suffered an injury that never completely healed.
“I did stupid things. I was directing ‘The Expendables’ and, like an idiot, I was on the tenth take, and I remember one hit where I could actually feel a ‘pop’. Steve noticed. I never recovered from ‘The Expendables 1’. After that movie, physically I was never the same. I warned people: don’t do your own stunts,” declared the star on his reality show, ‘The Family Stallone’.
Due to what happened, Stallone underwent a total of seven spinal surgeries and even joked about the situation, stating that after the procedures he would be the best option to play Quasimodo, the legendary ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’ in theaters, if there was one. remake of the work.
“If you need a remake of ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’, I’m ready,” said the eternal Rocky Balboa, demonstrating his usual good humor.
Jennifer Flavin, his wife of 55 years, revealed that the family is very worried when Stallone undergoes back surgery, as the man has a somewhat unusual medical history by normal standards.
“Sly tries to hide his pain, acting as if nothing had happened. He doesn’t like people knowing that he’s had so many back surgeries. It’s very scary for our family every time Sly has to have an operation because you never know. [o que pode acontecer]; nobody knows”, says Jennifer.
