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It was almost life imitating art. In a new interview, Dolph Lundgren said he wanted to "knock" Sylvester Stallone When they were shooting the 2010 film The Expendables . According to Lundgren, Stallone - who made and rated in the film - hurt him on the set and made fun of the cast and the crew. Lundgren was very upset by the situation, but that did not end up increasing more, because Stallone apologized.

This is not the only tense situation that Lundgren and Stallone have had over the years. The first two played together in 1985 Rocky IV , in which Rocky Balboa of Stallone faced the villain of Lundgren, Ivan Drago. They then continued in Co-Star in the Spent franchise before reproducing their Rocky Roles in 2018 CREDO II . Last year, the two had a drama on social networks that they were apparently able to rest. But as Lundgren explained in his new interview, they "had a good time, bad times".

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In a new interview on In depth with Graham Benserger ,, Lundgren spoke of his relationship With Stallone. "We had a good time, bad times, a bit like the family to some extent," said Lundgren.

One of the bad times came when Lundgren was led by Stallone to The Expendables . The Swedish actor said Stallone reprimanded him on the set.

"He was very hard on me on a scene Expensable 1 Where he sort of shouted me in front of the whole crew and made me take about 20 catches on the stage, "remembers Lundgren." And it was like, "my grandmother can do it better than that, what [explanive] are you do? Basically, in front of everyone. There was also the press that day too, international press."

Lundgren said the casting then went to lunch break, during which he called his wife, Anette QVIBERG .

"I remember that I was a little in tears. I mean, I was really upset," he said. "And I called my wife at the time, and I simply said to him:" If he says one more word, I will put it out of tension and [explained] this film. I got out of here. I'm just going to hit him and [explained] left. '"

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Lundgren said that when he came back from Break, people on the set could say that "was not such a good vibration".

"And then I had a tap on my back and it was sneaky, and it was like," I'm sorry for that. Let's just take another socket, and continue to continue "", recalls Lundgren.

He added their complicated relationship, "we have had a few entries over the years, but what can I say? He is a crazy Italian, you know? And I think he knows that I have always respected him And liked it, and I think that's why we are always friends. "

In July 2022, Stallone published some Instagram publications concerning a Spin-off film to come Ivan Drago. Stallone created the Rocky Franchise, wrote the six films and made two - but has not retained all the rights. On social networks, he was unleashed to the producers of the franchise, but also to Lundgren, who, according to him, went "behind his back" to work on the film Draco.

"By the way, I only had respect for Dolph, but he never told me about what was going on behind my back with the character I created for him !!! that gold, " Stallone wrote in a post soon deleted , as indicated by Entertainment tonight .

Lundgren then replied In his own position and said that he and Stallone were working offline.

"Just to put the record straight about a possible Draco spin-off. There is no approved script, no transactions in place, no director and I was personally in printing that my friend Sly Stallone was involved as a producer or even as an actor ", he shared. "There was a press leak last week which was unhappy. In contact with Mr. Balboa - just so that all fans can relax ... That's it." AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

By The Hollywood Reporter , in a previous interview, Stallone said that Lundgren was behind him being hospitalized when they were running Rocky IV . Stallone told Lundgren to really hit him during a combat scene. Later in the day, Stallone realized that something was wrong.

"Dolph Lundgren put me in hospital for nine days," said Stallone, explaining that a punch "caught the ribs and hit the heart against the rib cage".

"All I did was obeyed orders", " Lundgren said later In a 2015 interview with Inside the MMA . "He was the boss. I did what he told me ... I came back to L.A., and the producer said:" Hey Dolph, you have two weeks off. "" Oh nice, why? "Sly is in the hospital." »»

But in an interview in 2020 with The Guardian ,, Lundgren was not so sure He was actually responsible.

"He continues to talk about it, so maybe he is right," said Lundgren about Stallone. "He went to the hospital, but I don't know if it was my punches or the fact that he was so overloaded with work as director, actor and writer. We shot these 15 rounds in two or three weeks, eight or 12 years of hours a day, so you launch thousands of punches. If you don't connect, it looks a little false, but that doesn't mean you want to injure the Another guy. But there was no grudge. "

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Obviously, Lundgren and Stallone were willing to solve their problems. In the interview with In depth with Graham Benserger , Lundgren also discussed other conflicts they have had. He said there was a running -in when Stallone said Lundgren was hitting his wife so Brigitte Nielsen , who played Draco's wife Rocky IV . Lundgren said that he never struck her and that he was in a relationship at the time with the singer Grace Jones .

He also spoke of confronting Stallone on the script of Creed II , of which Stallone co-written. Lundgren said that even if Stallone had not taken his notes on a scene well at the start, he finally came.

"It was the first time I have raised to Sly," said Lundgren. "Because he had always been my boss and my" older brother "and I always reproduced it, but in this case, I did not do it ... I think it turned out to be a fairly Good scene. It was good. Afterwards, he came finished and gave me a tap on his back. "