But there was a time when the 65-year-old Swedish actor and Sly Stone almost bonded on set.
In a new episode of In detail with Graham Besinger, Dolph recalled a moment on set in the 2010s the Expendables where things got heated between the action stars.
“We had good times and bad, a little bit like a family,” Dolph said of Sylvester, who he worked with on 1985 Rocky IV, and 2018 Creed II as the Soviet boxer Ivan Drago.
Dolph and Sylvester also starred in the three parts of the action-packed ensemble The Expendables, And once things got hot on the set of the first film. “He was very hard on me in one scene Consumables 1where he kind of yelled at me in front of the whole crew and let me do about 20 takes of a scene,” he said.
“It was like, ‘My grandmother could do better. What the hell are you doing?’ You know, basically in front of everyone. And that day there was also press, international press.”
“We took a lunch break and I remember crying a bit. I was really upset,” Dolph continued. “I called my wife at the time and basically just said to her, ‘If he says one more word, I’m going to knock him out, and fuck this movie, I’m out of here. I’ll just hit him.’ Get out and damn it.”
Luckily, both muscular veterans have a history, and it didn’t end like it did in the 15th round Rocky IV After Dolph returned the Expendables That day he “got a slap on the shoulder, and it was Sly”.
“He said, ‘Er, I’m sorry about that. Let’s just take another shot and just keep going,’” Dolph recalls. “And we’ve had a few conflicts over the years, but what can I say, he’s a crazy Italian. I think he knows I’ve always respected and loved him, and I think that’s why we’re still friends.”
Good thing things have eased up. In 2020, Sylvester told Stallone The Hollywood Reporter that an uppercut from Dolph on the set of Rocky IV sent him to the hospital for nine days. “I knew I was in trouble when I showed up and nuns met you in ICU.”
Furious. I’m glad they made it in the end.
