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Jason Statham is Sylvester Stallone`s protege
`Rocky` star Sylvester revealed that he sees himself as a father figure to the 37-year-old British actor and thinks Jason could be the heir to his action hero throne.
Speaking about the paternal angle in the pair`s new movie `The Expendables`, 64-year-old Sylvester explained he was making a point that it was time for him to move on and Jason to take over.
He told BANG Showbiz: "It was very intentional. You have to be age appropriate and he would be the protege. He`s like that fellow who I confide in who will eventually take over."
Sylvester - who has two sons from his first marriage to Sasha Czack and three daughters with his wife Jennifer Flavin- revealed that he treats action star Jason just like a son.
He said: "I tease him about his love life and taking things too seriously, stuff like what a father would do. But yeah the paternal angle in the movie is not by accident.
And Jason admitted that getting to know Sylvester - who he has idolised as a young boy - was a dream come true.
He said: "I had watched his films for years, that`s why I get excited when I get to do films like this."
He continued: "It`s a situation where you get to know the real man behind the camera. It`s not the filmmaker anymore it`s a regular guy. To me that was the best thing about working with Sly, getting to know him as a person and there`s no substitute for that."
Sylvester joked about their age gap saying: "Knowing that I am old enough to be his father, it`s really comforting."
`The Expendables` is released worldwide throughout August.
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| 18.09.2017 |
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