ACTION-WEARY STALLONE DOES DEAL FOR DRAMA.Byline: Monica Roman Hollywood Reporter Sylvester Stallone announced that he will be working for scale in "Copland," a $10 million police drama to be produced by Miramax Films. "Copland" will be directed by James Mangold ("Heavy"), who also wrote the screenplay screenplay Written text that provides the basis for a film production. Screenplays usually include not only the dialogue spoken by the characters but also a shot-by-shot outline of the film's action. about a hearing-impaired sheriff in a small New Jersey town that is home to many members of the New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. police force. After a criminal investigation envelops the town, Stallone's character is forced to choose between protecting the New York police New York Police may refer to:
On the 20th anniversary of "Rocky," Stallone called his role as Sheriff Freddy Heflin a homecoming Homecoming Odyssey concerning Odysseus’s difficulties in getting home after war. [Gk. Myth.: Odyssey] You Can’t Go Home Again revisiting his home town, a writer is disillusioned by what he sees. [Am. Lit. after reaching "saturation in the adventure genre." Money is no longer his motivation for acting, said Stallone, who has a three-picture deal with Universal that could bring him up to $20 million per film. "I am financially secure," Stallone told a news conference that took place at Miramax's Tribeca headquarters. "I will be doing something I really love." "This is not Sly doing what his audience expects," said Miramax co-chairman Harvey Weinstein. "This is not the kind of movie you see at the mall." Heading off any criticism about Stallone's waning box office appeal in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. after disappointing results last year for "Judge Dredd" and "Assassins assassins Fanatical Moslem sect that smoked hashish and murdered Crusaders (11th—12th centuries). [Islamic Hist.: Brewer Note-Book, 52] See : Assassination assassins ," Weinstein said, "Sly is an international star. Even the films that you think don't do well are very successful on an international basis." Weinstein said "Copland" includes several good roles that have yet to be cast, including some for women. |
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