{"id":8043,"date":"2025-11-01T10:02:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T10:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=8043"},"modified":"2025-11-01T10:02:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T10:02:36","slug":"sylvester-stallone-says-one-stunt-moment-on-the-expendables-2-set-briefly-broke-his-relationship-with-chuck-norris-at-least-for-12-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=8043","title":{"rendered":"Sylvester Stallone says one stunt moment on The Expendables 2 set briefly \u201cbroke\u201d his relationship with Chuck Norris \u2014 at least for 12 hours"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is common knowledge that the making of The Expendables<\/em> films involves strenuous stunt days, multiple veteran action stars on one set, and more physical choreography than most modern franchises attempt.<\/span><\/p>\n

But according to Sylvester Stallone, one sequence in The Expendables 2<\/em> created a moment he genuinely feared had damaged a friendship.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stallone\u2019s version: \u201cI called him eight times in twelve hours\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n

Stallone has joked in interviews that one stunt exchange \u2014 described as tense, fast, and possibly mishandled \u2014 led to a period of total silence from Chuck Norris.<\/span><\/p>\n

The nature of the shot itself has never been specified publicly, but Stallone\u2019s shorthand description paints the picture: action, intense pacing, and a moment where technique or contact went wrong.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stallone said that he tried repeatedly to apologise.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eight calls. No reply.<\/span><\/p>\n

That silence led to his exaggerated, headline-ready summary:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThat scene broke everything.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Why Norris\u2019 reaction was taken so seriously<\/span><\/h3>\n

Norris is renowned for being meticulous about physical performance, sparring timing, and screen discipline.<\/span><\/p>\n

And in the same production, he reportedly made just one major request: that his character avoid profanity \u2014 a detail that matches his long-held preference for keeping his film persona clean, straightforward and family-appropriate.<\/span><\/p>\n

So the idea that he would take offence at a rough day of stunt execution \u2014 even temporarily \u2014 aligns with his established on-set habits.<\/span><\/p>\n

Importantly \u2014 this was not the end of anything<\/span><\/h3>\n

Despite the dramatic phrasing, Stallone\u2019s anecdote is generally told as a comedic exaggeration illustrating a culture clash:<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Stallone\u2019s improvisational, scrappy, \u201cpush through the moment\u201d approach<\/span>
    versus<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Norris\u2019 precise, measured, martial arts-rooted professional standard<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    By all external indicators, the two men remain cordial \u2014 and the story has circulated more as a behind-the-scenes quip than evidence of an actual permanent fracture.<\/span><\/p>\n

    A reminder about the genre they helped define<\/span><\/h3>\n

    What is interesting here is not the friction, but what it reveals about action culture in the pre-digital stunt era:<\/span><\/p>\n

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      timing mattered<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      control mattered<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      trust between performers mattered<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      And when those elements wobbled \u2014 even briefly \u2014 emotions followed.<\/span><\/p>\n

      Stallone\u2019s recollection is not a feud story so much as a snapshot of how seriously these actors took the mechanics of their craft \u2014 even when working inside what the public perceived as an oversized, throwback blockbuster.<\/span><\/p>\n

      The silence lasted 12 hours.<\/span><\/p>\n

      The legend \u2014 much longer.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      It is common knowledge that the making of The Expendables films involves strenuous stunt days, multiple veteran action stars on one set, and more physical choreography than most modern franchises attempt. But according to Sylvester Stallone, one sequence in The Expendables 2 created a moment he genuinely feared had damaged a friendship. Stallone\u2019s version: \u201cI…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8043\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}