Sylvester Stallone, Randall Emmett
Ryan Emberley/Getty Images for Netflix; Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Convergence Entertainment GroupSylvester Stallone was reportedly paid over $3 million for his appearance Randall Emmett‘s movie, Armoredbut he didn’t know that the controversial producer was directing the film.
Stallone arrived on set unaware that Emmett was both directing and producing the project, several crew members said Los Angeles Times. However, the assistant director and a producer claimed that Stallone was not surprised by Emmett’s “presence” on set.
Additionally, several crew members say Stallone was paid $3.5 million for one day’s work Armored. Filming for the action thriller took place during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike with a union exemption.
“When Stallone got there, Randall asked the DP to come in and talk to Sly,” said one person who was on set that day LAT. “He said, ‘Sly doesn’t quite know I’m going to direct this. I would like you to confirm this for me [film shoot] things are going badly and I have to take over the ship.’”
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“Stallone basically took it over one day,” prop man Steve Noell told that L.A. Times.
News of Stallone’s big payday comes amid claims that Randall isn’t paying his bills or his crew on time. Crew members, vendors and even sheriff’s deputies who provided security for the shooting claimed they waited months before being paid for their work, the newspaper said L.A. Times.
However, several others refute these claims in view Armored. “The set was safe and all crew members and vendors were paid,” said the production manager Josh Spring told that Just. First assistant director Gustavo Pena added: “Overall, the shoot went without incident.”
Although he has built a career as a film producer, many people may know Emmett as such Lala Kentis his ex-fiancée Vanderpump Rules. (Us weekly confirmed their split in November 2021. Kent and Emmett share daughter Ocean, 2.) Also former Vanderpump Rules Stars Brittany Cartwright And Jax Taylor claimed that Emmett Taylor owed over $70,000 after a failed business deal.
After many ups and downs in their relationship, Lala Kent and Randall Emmett officially separated seven months after the birth of their daughter Ocean. The couple made their romance public in 2018 after the director’s divorce from Ambyr Childers was finalized. Later that year, Kent and Emmett announced their engagement and moved on […]
Emmett is currently working on a film titled Pay offan action thriller about a bank robbery gone wrong John Travolta, described as “an Ives film.” Ives is the name Emmett has since adopted Los Angeles Times released an expose in 2022 (followed by a Hulu documentary) about allegations of abuse and mistreatment of women, assistants and business partners. Emmett has denied these claims.
“These claims are false and part of a now well-known smear campaign orchestrated by Randall’s ex-fiancée to influence their custody battle,” Emmett’s rep said Sallie Hofmeister told Us weekly in a statement at the time.
The L.A. Times also stated that Emmett’s production company Emmett/Furla Oasis Films was deeply in debt. The company reportedly faced over a dozen lawsuits and owed over $25 million in outstanding loans and payments.