{"id":2134761,"date":"2025-11-04T15:29:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T15:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2134761"},"modified":"2025-11-04T15:29:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T15:29:09","slug":"jason-momoa-and-sylvester-stallone-once-crossed-paths-in-a-movie-from-an-action-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jason-momoa-and-sylvester-stallone-once-crossed-paths-in-a-movie-from-an-action-legend\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Momoa And Sylvester Stallone Once Crossed Paths In A Movie From An Action Legend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The world can&#8217;t handle all the machismo that Jason Momoa and Sylvester Stallone have to offer. To date, the stars have combined their pumped-up powers for only one project: 2012&#8217;s all-out actioner &#8220;Bullet to the Head.&#8221; Based on Matz and Colin Wilson&#8217;s French graphic novel &#8220;Du plomb dans la t\u00eate,&#8221; the film is directed by Walter Hill,\u00a0who wrote and directed classics like &#8220;The Driver,&#8221; &#8220;The Warriors,&#8221; &#8220;Streets of Fire,&#8221; &#8220;48 Hrs.&#8221; and &#8220;Red Heat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Bullet to the Head&#8221; sees Stallone play hitman Jimmy Bobo, who&#8217;s forced into an unlikely alliance with Detective Taylor Kwon (Sung Kang) after they&#8217;re targeted by corrupt businessman Robert Nkomo Morel (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) and his hired gun, Keegan (Momoa). Bobo and Kwon need to work together to take down Morel and Keegan, or risk becoming fish food. Since the film features one of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/1927828\/best-action-movie-stars-ranked\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the best action movie stars of all time;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the best action movie stars of all time<\/a> in Stallone, there&#8217;s certainly no shortage of violence, muscles, and preposterous plot twists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Despite the testosterone-heavy trio of Stallone, Momoa, and Hill at the helm of &#8220;Bullet to the Head,&#8221; the movie didn&#8217;t tickle the fancy of critics or fans. As a matter of fact, it&#8217;s a rarity that the critical rating for this kind of movie is higher than the audience score, as reviewers dished out a 44% &#8220;rotten&#8221; score while viewers only gave it 39% on Rotten Tomatoes.\u00a0Maybe the real bullet to the head was the reception to the film.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read more: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/156924\/actors-who-refused-to-touch-each-other-on-screen\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Actors Who Refused To Touch Each Other On Screen;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Actors Who Refused To Touch Each Other On Screen<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Sylvester Stallone made a special change to his character in Bullet to the Head<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Jimmy Bobo listening in &#8220;Bullet to the Head&#8221; (2012) &#8211; Warner Bros. Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Much like Sylvester Stallone&#8217;s involvement in his other films, the superstar had a say in the creative direction of &#8220;Bullet to the Head.&#8221; That resulted in a change of directors after Stallone butted heads with Wayne Kramer over how dark the movie would be. Kramer departed the project, with Stallone enlisting\u00a0the services of Walter Hill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stallone also decided to tweak his character from the original graphic novel. Speaking to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shortlist.com\/news\/sylvester-stallone\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Shortlist;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Shortlist<\/a>, the actor admitted he liked the story written by Matz and drawn by Colin Wilson but made two specific changes. &#8220;[I]n the novel my character was a little more sadistic and crazy, with no redeeming qualities,&#8221; Stallone said. &#8220;So I changed that and I cut the goatee off because he looked exactly like Barney from &#8216;The Expendables.&#8217; But I thought it was interesting, you know \u2014 a cop who becomes as bad as an assassin.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">So if you&#8217;re a fan of &#8220;Du plomb dans la t\u00eate&#8221; and didn&#8217;t like the changes made to the film adaptation&#8217;s character, blame it on Barney Ross. Fortunately, the film adaptation of Matz&#8217;s other notable graphic novel, &#8220;The Killer,&#8221; turned out much better all round and hit the mark. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/1439263\/the-killer-movie-review\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Looper's review of &quot;The Killer&quot; called it &quot;the perfect crime.&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Looper&#8217;s review of &#8220;The Killer&#8221; called it &#8220;the perfect crime.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you enjoyed this article, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.looper.com\/newsletter-syndicated\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sign up to our free newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">sign up to our free newsletter<\/a> for the biggest movie and TV news delivered straight to your inbox. 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To date, the stars have combined their pumped-up powers for only one project: 2012&#8217;s all-out actioner &#8220;Bullet to the Head.&#8221; Based on Matz and Colin Wilson&#8217;s French graphic novel &#8220;Du plomb dans la t\u00eate,&#8221; the film is directed by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2134762,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[406482,406481,346336,40156,406483,23943,406480,306876,406484],"class_list":["post-2134761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-bullet-to-the-head","tag-colin-wilson","tag-film-adaptation","tag-jason-momoa","tag-jimmy-bobo","tag-sylvester-stallone","tag-walter-hill","tag-warner-bros","tag-wayne-kramer"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jason-Momoa-And-Sylvester-Stallone-Once-Crossed-Paths-In-A.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2134761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2134761"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2134761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2134763,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2134761\/revisions\/2134763"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2134762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2134761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2134761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2134761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}