Sylvester Stallone has a fresh idea for the next threat in Tulsa King. He wants an unexpected screen partner to play the show’s next villain. A surprising off-screen friendship sparked the idea after Stallone clicked with someone he never thought he’d connect with.
Sylvester Stallone wants Andrew Garfield to join Tulsa King
Sylvester Stallone sees Andrew Garfield bringing something different to the crime series. During an appearance on The Rest Is Entertainment podcast, the Rocky star recalled meeting the Oscar-nominated actor and said he had never imagined they would get along so well.
“I never thought we would hit it off, ever,” Stallone said. But the conversation clearly left an impression. He now wants Garfield to appear as an antagonist opposite him in Tulsa King. “It would create a whole different dynamic,” he explained (via EW).
Stallone isn’t picturing another muscle-bound opponent for his character, Dwight Manfredi. Instead, he floated the idea of a villain powered by artificial intelligence, someone who could challenge the crime boss in an entirely different way.
“Maybe it’s AI-driven,” Stallone said, describing a more thoughtful enemy. He also imagined a threat that Dwight might have “no idea how to stop.” Garfield’s upcoming role as Sam Altman in the film Artificial may have made the technology angle particularly relevant.
The two actors recently shared the couch on The Graham Norton Show. Garfield was there to promote his historical action drama The Uprising, while Stallone discussed Tulsa King. Their conversation also turned to Garfield’s upcoming project about Roy Horn, the entertainer from the duo Siegfried & Roy.
When Garfield mentioned playing Horn, Stallone revealed that he had met him shortly after completing Rocky II. The actor recalled visiting the performers’ apartment “between shows” and unexpectedly finding a “friggin’ white tiger” inside when he went looking for the bathroom.
Garfield also asked Stallone about breaking into Hollywood. Stallone recalled being 29 and three-quarters when Rocky changed his career, describing that moment as being “right at the tipping point.”
