After Trump's win in the 2024 election, Stallone attended an event at Mar-a-Lago. During a speech, Stallone praised Trump as a "mythical character" and the "second George Washington". He also compared him to his character Rocky Balboa.

On January 16, 2025, it was announced by president-elect Donald Trump that Stallone would serve in a new role as a Special Ambassador to Hollywood, sharing the role with fellow actors Jon Voight and Mel Gibson. Trump stated that he wants these actors to make Hollywood "stronger than ever before" by bringing back business lost to "foreign countries".

Honestly, I was expecting Arnold Schwarzenegger to be Trump's Hollywood friend, not Stallone (I know he's a Republican too), Arnold was already a Republican politician. Nowadays, Arnold seems to be supporting the Democrats, which is very strange. Is this all a strange fight because Arnold took over The Apprentice after Trump left, and both Trump and Arnold have huge egos?

[–] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 21 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I think Arnold is significantly more "with it" mentally than Sly, Jon or Mel.

I think Arnold's politics are garbage, but those other dudes are all dolts and in the case of Mel, shit-the-bed-and-roll-around-in-it-crazy.

the second season of Tulsa King has fallen way off, despite the best efforts of the rest of the cast, because Sly as the centerpiece is so crazy elderly now, his speech patterns are nearly unintelligible, and he can't move his body around anymore because he's a shambling horror. having him play a smooth talking ladies man who can be his own enforcer tough guy is too surreal.

I'm holding out for trump to recruit Jim Cavizel so we can really kick off something insane. like straight up Q shit.

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Recruit Jim Cavizel

I hope that happens and he refuses to speak in English at public events and he will only speak in Latin, Hebrew or Aramaic - all of which he speaks broken.

[–] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 3 points 3 weeks ago

may we all be summoned by his dark-heartes mantras chanted in broken tongues to enter... The Cavortex.

[–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I think Arnold is significantly more "with it" mentally than Sly, Jon or Mel.

That would explain why Arnold had better movies than Stallone during the 1990s, sure Arnold had his Last Action Hero (which was sort of his fault, even though I like this movie) and Junior.

the second season of Tulsa King has fallen way off, despite the best efforts of the rest of the cast, because Sly as the centerpiece is so crazy elderly now, his speech patterns are nearly unintelligible, and he can't move his body around anymore because he's a shambling horror.

That's very sad. I wish Stallone would just retire from acting, he can still write his scripts and direct if he wants to, but he's too old for the roles he wants to do. He should have carried on doing roles like the one in Creed, where he was the trainer of a younger character.

[–] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Last Action Hero is amazing lmao, who doesn't like it? Whole movie takes the piss out of 80s action movies and Arnold playing himself playing a movie character getting isekai'd is awesome.

[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I will always defend Last Action Hero, but people probably weren't prepared for Arnold to make an 80s action movie spoof in 1993. Plus there were some baffling marketing moves like the video games not being allowed to have the main character use guns (even though Jack Slater used guns in the movie).

[–] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I also loved Last Action Hero. I wanted to see it when was a little kid, but the adults around me said it got bad reviews and was therefore bad. I saw it when it came out on cable or whatever and loved it. I would watch it right now.

even to this day, I still remember the way the Arnold plays his IRL self as this effusive, shameless promoter of Planet Hollywood, a recent acquisition of his at the time, while he is meant to be on the red carpet promoting the movie and it has Maria chastizing him later in private for being tacky. its so hilariously self aware.

I also liked how grim it portrayed real life compared to the movies, with Charles Dance's antagonist learning "the bad guys can win" after blowing away some rando in an alley, as a test, and nobody wants to get involved.

I like flicks that have that kind of goofy vibe going on, but can take a dark turn and raise the stakes.

[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The one major criticism I have of Last Action Hero is that the tone is inconsistent, it clearly wants to be a kids' movie with the child sidekick and the magic ticket premise, but at the same time most of the humor isn't really aimed at kids. The reason the video games weren't allowed to have guns was also because Arnold was trying to cultivate a more kid-friendly image, which seems like a weird pivot in hindsight. It's not like most of Schwarzenegger's movies were kid-friendly at all, although Terminator 2 toys and video games were very successful, so I can see how they could've seen this panning out.

[–] quarrk@hexbear.net 7 points 3 weeks ago

I think Arnold is more ideologically aligned with the Democrats despite being registered as a Republican. Don’t think he likes Trump at all.

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 21 points 3 weeks ago

Jon Voight, the actor?

No, the periodontist!

[–] HelluvaBottomCarter@hexbear.net 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Biden and Trump were really two pieces of a whole. Biden said he was going to make America great again with 'build back better', now Trump is saying he's going to build back better in order to make America great.

[–] ElChapoDeChapo@hexbear.net 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Entire volumes of communist theory could be written on the twisted dialectic between Trump and Biden

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 19 points 3 weeks ago

Nightmare blunt rotation

[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 16 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Lmao no one is going to want to watch ~~US army propaganda~~ generic US action movies until the end of time my dude. You aren't going to fix Hollywood by being even more generic lmao.

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 26 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

generic US action movies

Not just generic US action movies, but grandpa warrior films. We're about to see Grandpa Iraq, Grandpa Afghanistan, an entire ship of grandpa sailors heroically defending their ship from Yemeni missiles under Captain Steven Seagal who is so brave that he never leaves his chair. Mel Gibson might even make his own Gran Torino where he shouts all the slurs at teenagers.

[–] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They've really worn out their welcome. Just how many times can you make Leon the Professional, Man on Fire, and Taken? Like those were spread out over several decades and already going stale.

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 6 points 3 weeks ago

I'm excited for The Expendables to become the new Marvel slop and keep going as a retirement plan for right wing actors. I want to see 90 year-olds taking on the Mexican cartels.

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 9 points 3 weeks ago

Trying to post the new Clint Eastwood script to Hexbear and the automod just makes the agony-deep face and combusts

[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 6 points 3 weeks ago

This made me remember how badly Rambo: Last Blood bombed even though it pandered hard to chuds with the bad guys being Mexican.

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 14 points 3 weeks ago

Now that I'm thinking about it I see that "special" has real Trumpian swagger. Hollywood Ambassador is weak and not special but Special Ambassador to Hollywood is strong and powerful.

[–] macabrett@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

Pop in Liev Schrieber and James Woods, you got yourself a Ray Donovon reuinion (holy shit everyone in that show other than Elliott Gould has horrible politics)