Sylvester Stallone and the creator of Yellowstone almost filmed Rambo together!

Long before reuniting on the set of Tulsa King, Sylvester Stallone and screenwriter Taylor Sheridan had almost collaborated together a few years earlier on another project, no less. in the given interview Entertainment WeeklyThe American actor spoke about his first meeting with the creator of Yellowstone when he recently wrote the screenplay for the movie Sicario.

From failed actor to superstar screenwriter

Taylor Sheridan first tried her luck in Hollywood as an actress. Despite several roles on television (notably in the series Sons of Anarchy), the latter was never able to get his career off the ground and therefore decided on plan B: becoming a full-time screenwriter. Sicario, which Denis Villeneuve brought to the screen in 2015, is the first film adapted from one of his scripts to see the light of day.

Also, shortly after the release of the film, the screenwriter and Sylvester Stallone crossed paths. The two men then attended the same equestrian center, and during a casual conversation, Slim suggested that Taylor Sheridan write the script for what would become Rambo 5.

Taylor Sheridan turns down Stallone’s offer

Not yet enjoying the superstar screenwriting status he enjoys today, Taylor Sheridan still turned down the offer. “Dedicate yourself to your own projects.” It certainly worked out well: 2019’s Rambo: Last Blood was a commercial and critical failure, the likes of which Stallone has rarely had in his career.

Conversely, Taylor Sheridan simultaneously became the most famous screenwriter on American television thanks to Yellowstone. In addition to spin-offs from 1883 and 1923 (with others in development), the latter also spawned other successful series such as The Mayor of Kingstown, Special Ops: The Lion or even The Tulsa King, the first series starring Sylvester Stallone.

The program airs every week on M6 and is also available on Paramount+, where Sly plays an aging mobster, Dwight Manfred, who is betrayed by his New York clan. In exile in Tulsa, a small town in the depths of the United States, the latter decides to create his own criminal empire in order to take revenge.