"It's not set in some super fantastic universe," the actor explained. Stallone, who described Smith as grounded, "average Joe," said that approach allowed them to bring to life a very "regular" superhero that does "irregular" things. Sam persuades the entirely reluctant Smith to finally come out of hiding to save the city once more. It's only decades later when young Sam Cleary (Javon “Wanna” Walton) sees his garbageman neighbor, Joe Smith, handling himself against a bunch of street toughs that he connects the dots about where that beloved superhero really went. After a huge warehouse blowout against his arch enemy, Nemesis, Samaritan just disappeared. The streets are those within Granite City where superheroes do exist and, 25 years ago, the city's savior was the super-powered vigilante, Samaritan (Stallone). It's not from another universe, it's right here in the streets." In Samaritan, we try to make the events in the danger plausible, in a sense, and identifiable. But I always feel there is nothing quite as relatable as almost getting hit by a car, or walking down a dark alley and there's a shadow coming behind you. "Everything that you could possibly imagine has been created. "There has been a tremendous accomplishment by certain directors, and certain companies like Marvel and DC, that have really pushed the universe to the max," Stallone said of contemporary superhero movies. 26 premiere on Prime Video to talk about how his first lead in a superhero film looks nothing like what Marvel Studios and DC are making. Stallone recently got on a call with reporters (including SYFY WIRE) head of the film's Aug. However, Samaritan director Julius Avery was finally able to lure the legendary actor into the genre by promising no spandex and a dash of gritty realism for his portrayal of Joe Smith, a former superhero who disappeared and now works as an unassuming garbage man. But outside of those superhero-adjacent titles, Sly's has been able to navigate a pretty cape-less career. 2, and most recently voicing King Shark in The Suicide Squad. Sure, he's acted in plenty of comic book-inspired projects like Judge Dredd (1995), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. In his 50 years as an actor, it might be surprising to register that Sylvester Stallone has never played an actual superhero.
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