Sylvester Stallone said he got the idea for the LAPDâs âZombie Squadâ from a real-life Zombie Squad in Belgium, comprised of cops who go out at night and handle crazed criminals on their own terms. I canât find anything about that shit online).
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The Gangster Squad, circa 1948
The Gangster Squad (later known as the Organized Crime Intelligence Division (OCID)) was a special unit created by the Los Angeles Police Department in 1946 to keep the East CoastMafia and organized crime elements out of Los Angeles.[1]
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It was created by then Chief of PoliceClemence B. Horrall in 1946, and it was an eight-man intelligence detail that would become known as the 'Gangster Squad'. Along with fighting organized crime, they were given the task of spying on corrupt cops. Criminals that were targeted included Mickey Cohen, Jack Dragna, Bugsy Siegel, Jack Whalen, and Jimmy Fratianno.
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Much like what the 2013 film Gangster Squad notes about the real Gangster Squad, they waged war on crime and did things that would be considered illegal by today's standards. Also, as the real life Sgt. Jack O'Mara stated in the Los Angeles Times for the online article 'Crusaders in the underworld: The LAPD takes on organized crime', 'We did a lot of things that we'd get indicted for today'.[2]William Worton headed up the LAPD in 1949 and increased the size of the team, as well as renaming it the Intelligence Division. William Parker became Chief of Police in 1950, and expanded the team even more, including adding a female field team.
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Sylvester Stallone, iconic action star of the 1980s, continues to mine his past characters for all theyâre worth. During a career retrospective at the seemingly-never-ending Cannes Film Festival, Stallone explained what audiences can expect from Rambo V: Last Blood, his idea for a new Rocky movie (wait, what?), and how he wants to reboot his 1986 action film Cobra into a television show.Rambo V: Last BloodWhile the fifth Rambo sadly wonât be about genetically engineered half-humans (as ), Stallone painted the picture of what it will be about (via ). âIn every film, Rambo never goes home, he goes out the to the jungle or Afghanistan.
In the new one, he does come home, but in a way he never arrives. Heâs there, but heâs not.
Thatâs what the whole story is built around. As soon as he walks outside his door, he has no more control. The world controls you.We pick it up, heâs out in this storm, a horrible storm. Heâs trying to rescue people. Thereâs a flash flood.
One guy goes up by horseback, he volunteers to save people. Heâs still dealing with survivor guilt, b/c he could sic save his friends in Vietnam. A result of PTSD. He has a hard time. He has a beautiful ranch, but he lives underground.
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This is how he deals with his dilemma. Thereâs something subterranean in Vietnam. He has an adopted family there.
His father has passed on. The housekeeper who is 70 has a granddaughter. Heâs her surrogate father.âOnce the granddaughter heads to Mexico to try to find her real father, âbad things happen. Thereâs going to be some serious vengeance in this movie. A lot of people getting hurt.â Iâm not sure if Iâm on board with this movieâs ideology, but obviously Iâll withhold judgment until I see it for myself.
Rambo V: Last Blood hits theaters on September 20, 2019.Wait, a New Rocky?When Creed II came out, Stallone that he was done playing his iconic boxer character Rocky Balboa. But now the actor seems to be experiencing a change of heart.
âI have a great idea for Rocky. He finds this fella in the country illegally and it becomes a whole thingItâs like the magician who lost his tricks. Youâve seen everything, but what can be different?
Throw him out of the country, heâs in another world.âYour guess is as good as mine as to what the hell Stallone means by that (does Rocky return to the immigrantâs home country with his new friend?), but I think we can all agree that Rocky Balboa coming back at all is a bad idea, right? Especially outside of the Creed movies. That character has already made two unlikely comebacks (three, if you count Creed II!), so I really donât think Stallone should risk Rockyâs legacy any further.The Return of Marion Cobretti?If youâve never seen the 1986 movie Cobra, it is totally bonkers. When asked at Cannes to reflect on that movie, Stallone revealed that he has additional plans for that particular property:âThat (conceit) was what if Bruce Springsteen had a gun? That was rock nâ roll meets drama. That should have been another franchise because that character was so cool.
And I blew it. My personal life got in the way. But weâre trying to bring it back as a streaming TV series. Bring out the zombie squad. Iâm long gone, but the idea is really good.âThe âzombie squadâ is referencing the LAPDâs fictional elite division of enforcers, of which Stalloneâs character Marion âCobraâ Cobretti is a member. Iâm glad to hear that at least Stallone has the self-awareness to know that he shouldnât be reprising this role, too, but Iâm not entirely sure that a gritty renegade cop story about a guy who battles a cult of rapists is the best decision for the current climate.
Maybe it could work if itâs tongue in cheek? But Stallone took Cobra deadly seriously in the â80s â the film was born out of him getting the lead role in Beverly Hills Cop and then rewriting the script to take all of the jokes out. All Iâll say is: best of luck to whoever tries to get a TV version off the ground.
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