Netflix has released an official teaser trailer for Sly, a new documentary about Sylvester Stallone set to drop this November.
Sly is directed by Thom Zimny (Springsteen on Broadway). The trailer for the Netflix documentary centers on the aforementioned Stallone as he waxes philosophical about the sacrifices, fears, and insecurities that tend to go hand in hand with filmmaking.
Check out the teaser trailer for Sly below:
“For nearly 50 years Sylvester Stallone has entertained millions with iconic characters and blockbuster franchises, from Rocky to Rambo to The Expendables,” the official logline for Sly reads. “This retrospective documentary offers an intimate look at the Oscar-nominated actor-writer-director-producer, paralleling his inspirational underdog-story with the indelible characters he has brought to life.”
Sylvester Stallone’s Hollywood legacy
The soon-to-be-77-year-old Stallone began his acting career in 1969. He rose to prominence thanks to his role as Rocky Balboa in the iconic 1976 boxing film Rocky, which he also wrote the screenplay for. Stallone went on to reprise his role as Rocky in five sequels, as well as in the first two entries in the Creed spin-off series.
Stallone added another iconic character to his résumé in 1982, playing John J. Rambo in the action film First Blood. He went on to reprise the role in four sequels. Some of Stallone’s other notable credits include Sergeant John Spartan in Demolition Man (1993), the title role in comic book adaptation Judge Dredd (1995), and The Toymaker in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003).
More recently, Stallone has led the charge in The Expendables franchise, sharing the screen with other ’80s action stars like Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. He has even carved out a place in the two biggest modern superhero franchises, playing Stakar Ogord in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and King Shark in the DC Extended Universe.
Fans can next see Stallone in The Expendables 4, in theaters Sept. 22.
