The Fine Art of Rocky. Rocky's official artist John Rivoli on the backstory, the shots that could have been and Sylvester Stallone.
On this episode of the Kingdom of Dreams Podcast, I sit down with artist John Rivoli to talk about his book The Fine Art of Rocky: An Artistic Tribute from Screen to Canvas. John shares the backstory, the shots that could have been and how his childhood crept into the writing. We also talk about working with Sylvester Stallone, the impact he wants the book to have, the young actor playing Stallone in the new film and his 30th anniversary art.
KEY TAKEAWAYS • How the book came together • Working with Stallone • Rocky's impact on John • The anniversary art
CHAPTERS 0:00 Preview 1:05 The Fine Art of Rocky 2:55 The Backstory 9:37 The Shots That Could Have Been 14:03 Childhood in the Writing 19:34 Working with Sylvester Stallone 25:53 The Impact John Wants 29:33 Playing Stallone 36:53 The 30th Anniversary Art
ABOUT THE GUEST John Rivoli is an animator, illustrator and fine artist and the official artist for MGM's Rocky franchise. His book The Fine Art of Rocky has a foreword by Sylvester Stallone.
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wndybiowss0
Watch the feature films I have directed Citizen of Moria (Amazon & other platforms): https://linktr.ee/citizenofmoriafilm In Search of My Sister (Amazon & other platforms): https://linktr.ee/insearchofmysisterfilm Official website: https://jawadmir.com
Podden och tillhörande omslagsbild på den här sidan tillhör
Jawad Mir. Innehållet i podden är skapat av Jawad Mir och inte av,
eller tillsammans med, Poddtoppen.
