Trump Riffs Hollywood Stars Were Too Flabby' To Play Rocky' As He Honors Sylvester Stallone at Kennedy Center Dinner

"Trump told the crowd that several studios were interested in making the 1976 Oscar winning flick, but they wanted to have a top actor in the lead role, not Stallone. A number of Hollywood A-listers at the time were considered, including Burt Reynolds and James Caan, although Trump did not name anyone in particular. But the stars didn't have good bodies. They were flabby, Trump said. They were not really boxers."

"The studio boss then realized, He can't play the role he had a lot of flab around the upper-chest area. It's supposed to be solid like a rock. That ended up working out well for Stallone, Trump said. Stallone wrote the script and was being offered big bucks to sell it but Stallone held firm, insisting he wanted to star in the movie."

"Finally they looked at Sly and said Oh, you're in good shape. You think you could play the role?' Trump said on Saturday. The president then applauded Stallone for the other movie franchise he is known for, Rambo. Stallone, on his end, previously hailed Trump as the Second George Washington after he won the 2024 presidential election. Trump's amusing comments on the Rocky backstory came as he honored several other medal winners, including Kiss, country star George Strait, Gloria Gaynor, and Michael Crawford."

At the Kennedy Center awards dinner, President Donald Trump explained that studios had sought a top actor for Rocky but rejected many A-listers because they were out of shape. He named Burt Reynolds and James Caan as examples of considered actors and said they were flabby and not believable as boxers. A studio executive concluded one candidate could not play Rocky because of flab around the upper chest; the role required a physique “solid like a rock.” Sylvester Stallone wrote the script, refused large buyout offers, and was chosen after studios saw his fit condition. Trump also praised Stallone’s Rambo films, noted Stallone’s praise of Trump after the 2024 election, honored other medal winners, and criticized Jimmy Kimmel.

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