Sylvester Stallone wants this surprising actor to join “Tulsa King” as a villain
Sylvester Stallone wants this surprising actor to join “Tulsa King” as a villain
Wesley StenzelSun, November 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM UTC
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Sylvester Stallone on ‘Tulsa King’Credit: Brian Douglas/Paramount+.Key points -
Sylvester Stallone recently said he “never thought” he’d “hit it off” with a certain Oscar nominee.
However, he now wants the actor to join him on Tulsa King.
“It would create a whole different dynamic,” Stallone said.
Sylvester Stallone has an off-the-wall idea for a new Tulsa King villain.
The Rocky star discussed unexpectedly vibing with Andrew Garfield in a new interview with The Rest Is Entertainment, and explained why he wants to bring him aboard his Paramount+ crime series.
“Certain actors… quite often they’re standoffish,” Stallone began. “It’s just their nature to be solitary creatures, as a rule. But when they’re among themselves, things happen.”
Stallone then cited his run-in with Garfield as an example. “I was with Andrew Garfield last night,” he explained. “I never thought we would hit it off, ever.”
It seems that Stallone and Garfield enjoyed each other’s company: “I thought, boy, I’d love to have him as a villain in Tulsa King because it would create a whole different dynamic.”
Andrew Garfield at the 2026 New York Film FestivalCredit: Michael Loccisano/Getty
Stallone suggested casting Garfield as an “AI-driven” antagonist, and presumably had AI on the mind while discussing the Amazing Spider-Man star due to his forthcoming role as Sam Altman in the movie Artificial.
“Instead of this big, lumbering, you know, villain, maybe it’s, you know, it’s thoughtful,” Stallone said. “Maybe it’s AI-driven. Maybe it’s something that I have no idea how to stop.”
Stallone and Garfield recently appeared on The Graham Norton Show together while the former promoted Tulsa King and the latter plugged his historical action-drama The Uprising. The two actors discussed Stallone’s real-life connection to the subject of one of Garfield’s other upcoming projects alongside fellow guest Catherine Zeta-Jones.
“I wanted to ask you guys about — I’m playing Roy Horn, of Siegfried and Roy,” Garfield said in reference to an upcoming Apple TV series.
“I knew him,” Stallone responded.
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“Of course. I want to know the story!” Garfield said.
“I’d just finished Rocky II, and they invite me to the show,” Stallone recalled. “They say, ‘Come up to the apartment.’ It was between shows, so I said, ‘Sure.’ And I’m up there, and I walk out. ‘Excuse me, do you have a men’s room?’ They go, ‘Of course, just go through the bedroom and there it is.’ So I go, I walk in, and there’s a friggin’ white tiger.”
The duo also discussed Stallone’s breakout performance in Rocky.
“How old were you?” Garfield asked.
“As you know, there’s kind of a cutoff point to make it in Hollywood. Usually, if you’re not somewhere by the time you’re 28, 29, it’s kinda hard to make it in your thirties. Would you agree?” Stallone responded.
“Yeah, yeah,” Garfield confirmed.
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“I was like 29 and three-quarters,” Stallone said. “I was right there, I tell ya, right at the tipping point.”
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