Sylvester Stallone Plays New York Mafia In 'Tulsa King' [Watch]
Sylvester Stallone dropped a teaser of his upcoming drama series, "Tulsa King," which is slated to release on the Paramount+ streaming platform. Stallone plays a mafia named Dwight "The General" Manfredi, living in New York.
The 75-year-old actor shared the teaser Wednesday on his Instagram. In the 30-second clip, Dwight's character can be seen returning from the prison after 25 years and how his old boss abandoned him. He goes on to build a new gang to exact revenge.
"When I was 17, I wanted to be a gangster," Dwight says in the beginning of the teaser. "I married this life and now after keeping my mouth shut, I’m going to see if it married me back."
Stallone revealed in the caption that the series will be released in November, adding, "This show is looking Extraordinary ! Everything is just fantastic.. and I don’t say that easily. Brilliant writing, great producers, great actors, and a great studio.… You’re gonna love it."
Fans took to the comments section to share their reactions.
"This is beyond amazing," a fan wrote while another one added, "Okay so this is already a Classic." A user commented, "Looks brilliant. Let’s go Sly."
Stallone is one of the executive producers on the show, alongside showrunner Terence Winter. It also stars Garrett Hedlund, Martin Starr, Andrea Savage, Domenick Lombardozzi, Vincent Piazza, Alan C. Peterson and Max Casella.
"Tulsa King" will be streaming on Paramount+ from Nov. 13 onwards.
Considering Stallone's upcoming projects, the actor will be next seen in the movie, "Samaritan" where he will play Joe Smith's character. Helmed by director Julius Avery and penned by Bragi F. Schut, the flick is a fantasy drama revolving around a missing superhero.
The actor will also reprise the role of Barney Ross in "The Expendables 4," which is currently under post-production. Apart from that, Stallone will also feature in Marvel's highly anticipated movie, "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3," which will drop next year in the theaters.
"Little America" is another project that will feature Stallone, currently it is under pre-production.
On the personal front, Stallone is married to model Jennifer Flavin since 1997. The couple shares three children - Scarlet Rose, 20, Sistine, 23 and Sophia Rose, 25.
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