Sylvester
Stallone helped
celebrate Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 90th anniversary yesterday (22.01.14).
The
'Rocky' movies legend was present as Leo the Lion - the symbol of the MGM
group, who can be seen roaring at the start of all their movies - cast his paws
in cement outside the iconic TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX in Hollywood.
He told
BANG Showbiz: ''Once upon a time this amazing studio employed the finest
creative minds in showbusiness. The most accomplished writers, actors,
celebrated directors and producers found a home at MGM. I did and I was lucky
enough to show up with this guy we called Rocky Balboa, and the
character was born under the MGM banner.
''We may
have had the 'Eye Of The Tiger', but it was the lion that put us on the map and
made it all happen.''
Leo - a
live trained adult male lion - then set his paws in wet cement, a Chinese
Theatre Hollywood tradition, which sees him follow such luminaries as George
Clooney, Matt Damon, Marilyn Monroe and Ben Stiller.
Addressing
the crowd, MGM CEO Gary Barber added: ''Sylvester Stallone's contributions
to MGM and the company's legacy cannot be overstated. Rocky Balboa is a
symbol of perseverance, resilience, unrivalled stamina and love. Almost 40
years ago MGM's United Artists released the first 'Rocky' film, which became an
instant classic. The film received 10 Oscar nominations received Best Picture.
Thank you Sly for being such a strong supporter of MGM and a good friend of
ours.
''As we
move forward in the next chapter for MGM, we're invigorated by our recent
successes and look ahead to continue the excitement in the near future,
including the upcoming releases of 'Robocop', 'Hercules', '22 Jump Street' and
he third film in the enormously successful 'Hobbit' trilogy ... Join us, as we
celebrate MGM's 90th.''
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