{"id":91836,"date":"2025-09-29T03:12:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T03:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/91836\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T03:12:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T03:12:10","slug":"sylvester-stallone-admits-he-was-nervous-to-work-with-samuel-l-jackson-in-tulsa-king-when-i-heard-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/91836\/","title":{"rendered":"Sylvester Stallone admits he was nervous to work with Samuel L. Jackson in Tulsa King: \u2018When I heard that\u2026\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sylvester Stallone<\/a> opened up about what it felt like to welcome Samuel L Jackson <\/a>to the cast of Paramount+ hit series Tulsa King. Speaking about Season 3, the 79-year-old actor admitted he was initially nervous when he heard Jackson would be joining the crime drama.<\/p>\n

\"Sylvester Sylvester Stallone spills the beans on working with Samuel L Jackson in Tulsa King: \u2018When I heard that was gonna happen\u2026\u2019(Evan Agostini\/Invision\/AP) <\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I heard that was gonna happen, I went, \u2018Oh, this is gonna be a fist fight. This is gonna be a battle,\u2019\u201d Stallone told People. Stallone added that it is like having two boxers in a ring, and wondering who would throw the first punch. \u201cSo you are getting nervous because you are dealing with serious competition,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Stallone plays Dwight \u2018The General\u2019 Manfredi, a mafia capo building an empire in Oklahoma. Jackson, 76, joined as Russell Lee Washington Jr, an ex-con assigned to eliminate Manfredi.<\/p>\n

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Despite his early nerves, Stallone said any tension evaporated the moment Jackson arrived on set. He even joked that the two of them could even star in a spin-off together: Tulsa King and Buddy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are good, we are flowing,\u201d Stallone said, and explained, \u201cWe just worked that well together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although this marks their first on-screen collaboration, Stallone revealed that they lived only a hundred yards apart in Los Angeles for decades, though their busy careers meant they only crossed paths at events, People reported.<\/p>\n

Sylvester Stallone on Samuel L. Jackson’s confidence<\/p>\n

Stallone likened Jackson’s presence to a heavyweight fighter stepping into the ring, praising his “relaxed confidence” and ability to command a scene. \u201cThat takes years to develop,\u201d Stallone remarked, and added that Jackson \u2018pops\u2019 in the streaming format, according to another Gold Derby report.<\/p>\n

Jackson, meanwhile, is also expanding within the franchise. He will lead a spin-off series titled NOLA King, where his character will return to Louisiana to establish his own criminal operation.<\/p>\n

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Sylvester Stallone on his journey<\/p>\n

According to People, Sylvester Stallone reflected on how his journey evolved from being a struggling actor to becoming an Oscar<\/a>-winning actor. “You are just trying to survive. You’re not really aware of the chaos it’s all enveloped in,” he said. “I told myself, ‘You’re probably not going to make it. But I don’t want to have any damn regrets. You give this decision 100%, not 99%.'”<\/p>\n

Now, approaching his 80s, Stallone can look back and be proud of what he’s done and what he has left behind, reported People. “When you lay back and you\u2019re looking [at your life], you just say, \u2018Dear Lord, I tried my best. I didn\u2019t hold back anything. So that\u2019s really what my legacy is, that I didn\u2019t quit.\u2019”<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next for Tulsa King?<\/p>\n

Season 3 of Tulsa King is currently streaming on Paramount+ with new episodes dropping every Sunday. The season also introduces Stallone\u2019s daughter, Scarlet, in an expanded role and features new cast additions, including Kevin Pollak and Dana Delaney, Gold Derby reported.<\/p>\n

Paramount+ has already confirmed a fourth season, signalling that Stallone and Jackson\u2019s on-screen partnership could just be getting started.<\/p>\n

FAQsQ1: Why was Sylvester Stallone nervous about working with Samuel L. Jackson?<\/p>\n

Stallone compared it to \u201ctwo boxers in a ring,\u201d admitting he felt nervous about acting alongside someone he considered serious competition.<\/p>\n

Q2: Who does Samuel L. Jackson play in Tulsa King Season 3?<\/p>\n

Jackson plays Russell Lee Washington Jr., an ex-con tasked with eliminating Stallone\u2019s character, Dwight Manfredi.<\/p>\n

Q3: Have Stallone and Jackson worked together before?<\/p>\n

Although they have known each other for over 30 years, Tulsa King marks their first on-screen collaboration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sylvester Stallone opened up about what it felt like to welcome Samuel L Jackson to the cast of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":91837,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[268],"tags":[434,30665,18,117,19,17,59658,59656,59657,59655,59659],"class_list":{"0":"post-91836","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-dwight-manfredi","10":"tag-eire","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-ie","13":"tag-ireland","14":"tag-russell-lee-washington-jr","15":"tag-samuel-l-jackson-tulsa-king","16":"tag-stallone-nervous-jackson","17":"tag-sylvester-stallone-tulsa-king","18":"tag-tulsa-king-season-3-paramount"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91836"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91836\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}