Sylvester StalloneandArnold Schwarzeneggerwere bitter rivals before ultimately building a strong friendship.Before the action stars worked together on movies likeThe Expendablesfranchise in the 2010s andcarved pumpkins together (this past Halloween), Stallone, 76, and Schwarzenegger, 75, did not get along.“We couldn’t stand to be in the same galaxy together for a while. We truly, truly loathed each other,” Stallone recalled on the U.K. talk showThe Jonathan Ross Showover the weekend, according toInsider, while discussing their careers in the ’90s.Stallone recentlyopened up about his friendshipwith theTerminatoractor, tellingThe Hollywood Reporterthat Schwarzenegger is “very wise and he loves to talk about philosophies which have got him to where he is.“Todd Williamson/GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.“It’s good to talk to a man who actually has put his money where his mouth is and he’s achieved that,” said Stallone. “Then we start goofing around and being crazy — just laughing at the old times. I told him, ‘We are the last two tyrannosaurus.’ We’re the last two meat-eaters and there’s not much beef left out there. So we better enjoy each other.“Also in theTHRinterview, Stallone referenced a rumor that Schwarzenegger tricked him into taking a part in 1992’sStop! Or My Mom Will Shootto have a flop on his résumé back during their rivalry — which Schwarzenegger confirmed was true.“Stop! Or My Mom Will Shootwas supposed to be likeThrow Momma From the Trainwith the mom as this really nasty piece of work. Instead you hire the nicest woman in Hollywood, Estelle Getty, who you wish was your mother. That’s the end of that! Also, I had heard Schwarzenegger was going to do that movie and I said, ‘I’m going to beat him to it,’ " Stallone said. “I think he set me up.Said Schwarzenegger, “It’s 100 percent true. In those days we did all kinds of crazy things to get ahead in our rivalry. Luckily for us and everyone else, today, we root for each other. Thank God, because we sure don’t ever need anotherStop! Or My Mom Will Shoot.“OnThe Jonathan Ross Showover the weekend, Stallone again addressed theStop! Or My Mom Will Shootsnafu, joking, “At least I wasn’t pregnant in a film, Arnold. We’re even,” referencing Schwarzenegger’s 1994 movieJunior.
Sylvester StalloneandArnold Schwarzeneggerwere bitter rivals before ultimately building a strong friendship.
Before the action stars worked together on movies likeThe Expendablesfranchise in the 2010s andcarved pumpkins together (this past Halloween), Stallone, 76, and Schwarzenegger, 75, did not get along.
“We couldn’t stand to be in the same galaxy together for a while. We truly, truly loathed each other,” Stallone recalled on the U.K. talk showThe Jonathan Ross Showover the weekend, according toInsider, while discussing their careers in the ’90s.
Stallone recentlyopened up about his friendshipwith theTerminatoractor, tellingThe Hollywood Reporterthat Schwarzenegger is “very wise and he loves to talk about philosophies which have got him to where he is.”
Todd Williamson/Getty
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“It’s good to talk to a man who actually has put his money where his mouth is and he’s achieved that,” said Stallone. “Then we start goofing around and being crazy — just laughing at the old times. I told him, ‘We are the last two tyrannosaurus.’ We’re the last two meat-eaters and there’s not much beef left out there. So we better enjoy each other.”
Also in theTHRinterview, Stallone referenced a rumor that Schwarzenegger tricked him into taking a part in 1992’sStop! Or My Mom Will Shootto have a flop on his résumé back during their rivalry — which Schwarzenegger confirmed was true.
“Stop! Or My Mom Will Shootwas supposed to be likeThrow Momma From the Trainwith the mom as this really nasty piece of work. Instead you hire the nicest woman in Hollywood, Estelle Getty, who you wish was your mother. That’s the end of that! Also, I had heard Schwarzenegger was going to do that movie and I said, ‘I’m going to beat him to it,’ " Stallone said. “I think he set me up.
Said Schwarzenegger, “It’s 100 percent true. In those days we did all kinds of crazy things to get ahead in our rivalry. Luckily for us and everyone else, today, we root for each other. Thank God, because we sure don’t ever need anotherStop! Or My Mom Will Shoot.”
OnThe Jonathan Ross Showover the weekend, Stallone again addressed theStop! Or My Mom Will Shootsnafu, joking, “At least I wasn’t pregnant in a film, Arnold. We’re even,” referencing Schwarzenegger’s 1994 movieJunior.
source: people.com
