Bruce Willis' new Die Hard sidekick bonded with the action man over boxing movie Rocky Balboa. Actor Justin Long admits Willis was distant during the pair's first scenes together in Live Free or Die Hard but they became close after the movie superstar invited the youngster to join him at the cinema.

Sylvester Stallone panicked when he quit working out to play a chubby Rocky Balboa in the Rocky sequel - because he got so fat so fast he struggled to walk up the stairs.

Sylvester Stallone has banned the Australian media from an upcoming press conference to launch his Rocky Balboa DVD after falling foul of the country's drug laws. The movie star was charged with drugs charges in Sydney earlier this year after he was allegedly caught importing 48 vials of an illegal human growth hormone.

British pop star Natasha Bedingfield was left disappointed when the offer to record a song for Rocky Balboa fell through. The These Words singer was approached by Rocky Balboa star, director and writer Sylvester Stallone to write a song for the long-awaited boxing sequel.

Sylvester Stallone returns to the director's chair for Rocky Balboa, the fifth sequel to the Academy award winning boxing film that made him a superstar 30 years before. Also on DVD: Eragon, Blood Diamond, The Nativity Story and Everyone's Hero.

Sylvester Stallone may be in trouble with Australia authorities over what is reported to be banned bodybuilding substances. The actor was in Sydney for the Australian opening of Rocky Balboa Friday night, when he was stopped by customs officials after a routine X-ray detected something suspicious.

Sylvester Stallone's private jet and hotel room have been searched by Australian customs officials today, three days after they seized banned substances from his entourage's luggage. The Hollywood tough guy arrived in Australia on Friday to promote his latest movie Rocky Balboa, when his and his entourage's baggage was seized and detained for several hours.

Actor Sylvester Stallone was detained for several hours at Sydney Airport yesterday, after officials found "prohibited items" in his luggage. The Hollywood tough guy arrived in Australia to promote his latest movie Rocky Balboa, when his and his entourage's baggage was seized.

Danny Glover has categorically ruled out a fifth Lethal Weapon film, despite the recent resurgence of interest in 1980s action movies. The star, who played Roger Murtaugh in the police thriller that spawned three sequels, refuses to follow in the footsteps of Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis and Harrison Ford who have committed to new Rocky, Rambo, Die Hard and Indiana Jones installments.

Sylvester Stallone is baffled by the impact of the Rocky movies and is amazed fans still believe the character is real. The actor, currently promoting the fifth installment Rocky Balboa, gets mistaken for the fictional boxer all the time.