Tulsa King
Summary
Sylvester Stallone has had a bleak running on Rotten Tomatoes in late years , which onlyTulsa Kinghas broken . Rockywas Stallone ’s gravid break as a lead man , and in the following two decades , he became one of the biggest moving-picture show stars in the world . However , following the praise he received for 1997’sCopland , he go on to a run of bombs , include hisGet Carterremake andDriven . It was only thanks to some dependableSylvester Stallone movie franchisesthat he climb out of this spiral ; he also created a new serial for himself with 2010’sThe Expendables .
In 2021,the achiever ofThe Suicide Squadmade Stallone one of only two actors to have had a bit one at the box bureau six decades in a row . While it may have been unthinkable during his movie heyday , Stallone has now moved into television withTulsa King . ThisTaylor Sheridan - create seriescast Sly as a recently released mafia captain expatriate to Oklahoma to set up a new condemnable rig . The show has been a hit for banner Paramount+ and holds a rich 79 % onRotten Tomatoes , whilethe upcomingTulsa Kingseason 2is wait in 2025 .
Tulsa King Is The Only Fresh Scripted Movie/Show Stallone Has Starred In Since 2018
Stallone has had a bad streak of green splats on Rotten Tomatoes as a leading man
Sylvester Stallone 2018 - 2023 Acting credit
Role
Rotten Tomatoes Score
Box Office Gross
Creed 2(2018 )
Rocky Balboa
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83 %
$ 213,591,522
Backtrace(2018 )
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Detective Sykes
8 %
$ 53,397
Escape Plan : The Extractors(2019 )
Ray Breslin
N / A
$ 1,766,092
Rambo : Last Blood(2019 )
John Rambo
26 %
$ 91,378,886
The Suicide Squad(2021 )
King Shark ( Voice Role )
90 %
$ 167,097,737
Samaritan(2022 )
Joe Smith / Samaritan
38 %
Tulsa King : Season 1(2022 - 2023 )
Dwight " The General " Manfredi
79 %
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3(2023 )
Stakar Ogord
82 %
$ 845,468,744
Expend4bles(2023 )
Barney Ross
14 %
$ 51,133,603
Stallone has always had a assorted reception from critics , outside the likes ofRockyorCopland . His tendency to focus on military action movies or sequels has never sit down well with most moving picture reviewer , who once come him as the heritor apparent to Marlon Brando followingRocky . Stallone ’s Rotten Tomatoes score across his entire career is a jolting ride , but the last few years in finicky have been grim . Outside of 2018’sCreed 2nabbing 83%,the legal age of Sly Stallone projects since 2018 have been rated " Rotten , " outside ofTulsa King .
Expend4bleswas both a critical and commercial-grade dud , with the Rotten Tomatoes account being a mere 14 % .
His obscure thrillerBacktraceearned a tenuous 8 % in 2018 , while his Prime Video superhero projectSamaritianonly make 38 % . Even Stallone ’s enfranchisement have countenance him down ; 2019 ’s gory and risibleRambo : Last Bloodearned 26 % , whileEscape design : The Extractorsdidn’t even receive an RT critic ' score . Expend4bleswas both a criticalandcommercial turkey , with the Rotten Tomatoes mark being a bare 14 % .
Stallone ’s RT ladder is n’t all spoilt tidings , though the James Gunn double bill ofThe Suicide Squad(90 % ) orGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3(82 % ) do n’t quite count , since the former is a near - mute articulation part for Stallone while the latter is a cameo . Tulsa Kingbeing an unqualified critical collision shows the star can still do good study with the right textile , so hopefully , the second season can keep the quality up .
The first threeExpendablesare presently available to pour on Max , whileExpend4blescan be found on Starz .
Tulsa King Season 2 Confirms It Is Sylvester Stallone’s Biggest Franchise Now
Move over Rambo and Rocky, it’s Dwight “The General” Manfredi’s time to shine
A dispute with the manufacturer behind the Creedmovies has seen Stallone refusing to reprise his Rocky character again , while Rambo : Last line was design as a finis for the titular soldier .
Stallone was one of the first big mavin to educate franchise for himself , returning toRockyandRamboperiodically throughout the 70 and eighty . He did the same thing once again withThe Expendables , but since 2018 , he has been wrap up his engagement with his big properties . A contravention with the producers behind theCreedmovies has seen Stallone refusing to recapitulate his Rocky character reference again , whileRambo : Last Bloodwas designed as a finale for the titulary soldier .
Expendables 4wasn’t intended to be the end of that especial saga , but after its disastrous box - office carrying into action , it ’s operose to see a way forward for the series . Stallone will be pass for a belatedCliffhangersequel and a potentialSamaritanfollow - up , but his giving film series appears done . That makesTulsa Kinghis large dealership by nonremittal , though after so many decades of big action roles , it ’s skillful to see him settle into a part that have him flex his acting muscles a lot more .
Source : Rotten Tomatoes , The Numbers
Tulsa King is a Paramount+ original TV serial starring Sylvester Stallone as Dwight " The General " Manfredi . After being eject from prison house for murder , The General is mail to Tulsa , Oklahoma , where he promptly sets up a new criminal empire . Tulsa King mark off Stallone ’s first leading persona in a TV show .
