“It’s your baby: I just have visitation rights”: Taylor Sheridan’s Original Name for Tulsa King Meant a Wildly Different Location for the Sylvester Stallone Series

Stallone’s gangster saga almost unfolded in a completely different city, thanks to Taylor Sheridan’s initial vision. Imagine the swagger of Sly in, well, anywhere but Tulsa! But Sheridan, ever the creative nomad, passed the reins with a wink.
Stars like Sylvester Stallone earn huge paycheck for his leading role in Taylor Sheridan’s Tulsa King | Paramount+
One location swap later, and Tulsa King was born—a gritty crime drama with a surprising dash of Midwestern charm.
From Kansas City King to Tulsa King: A Near Miss for Stallone’s Gangster Revival Sylvester Sly Stallone & Arnold Schwarzenegger 2012 Comic-Con International | Image by Gage Skidmore, licensed under Cc By-sa 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Imagine Sylvester Stallone, a seasoned gangster yearning for a Sopranos-like role. Now picture him, not in the dimly lit streets of New Jersey, but in the wide-open plains of… Kansas City? Hold on, rewind! That was almost the reality for Tulsa King,...
Stars like Sylvester Stallone earn huge paycheck for his leading role in Taylor Sheridan’s Tulsa King | Paramount+
One location swap later, and Tulsa King was born—a gritty crime drama with a surprising dash of Midwestern charm.
From Kansas City King to Tulsa King: A Near Miss for Stallone’s Gangster Revival Sylvester Sly Stallone & Arnold Schwarzenegger 2012 Comic-Con International | Image by Gage Skidmore, licensed under Cc By-sa 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Imagine Sylvester Stallone, a seasoned gangster yearning for a Sopranos-like role. Now picture him, not in the dimly lit streets of New Jersey, but in the wide-open plains of… Kansas City? Hold on, rewind! That was almost the reality for Tulsa King,...
- 6/29/2024
- by Heena Singh
- FandomWire
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