Post by warpspeed on Feb 23, 2008 5:43:11 GMT -5
ACTION star SYLVESTER STALLONE’s new Rambo movie will not be shown at ANY Odeon cinema in the UK.
The chain feared the violent flick — which has 240 deaths in the space of 90 minutes — would be a flop after bad reviews and poor box office forecasts.
Stallone, 61, brought his Vietnam veteran John Rambo back for a fourth outing after the success of his sixth Rocky movie.
But Odeon — which owns more than 100 cinemas in the UK — has decided not to show Rambo due to “commercial reasons”.
A spokesman said: “The decision not to screen Rambo will free up screens to show alternative popular new films.”
The chain feared the violent flick — which has 240 deaths in the space of 90 minutes — would be a flop after bad reviews and poor box office forecasts.
Stallone, 61, brought his Vietnam veteran John Rambo back for a fourth outing after the success of his sixth Rocky movie.
But Odeon — which owns more than 100 cinemas in the UK — has decided not to show Rambo due to “commercial reasons”.
A spokesman said: “The decision not to screen Rambo will free up screens to show alternative popular new films.”
