# Sylvester Stallone says Hollywood abandoned Middle America as Taylor Sheridan found an ignored audience

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/sylvester-stallone-says-hollywood-abandoned-middle-america-as-taylor-sheridan-found-an-ignored-audience/
- Published: 2026-11-05T22:03:40+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T00:57:32+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/sylvester-stallone-hollywood-abandoned-middle-america-taylor-sheridan-found-ignored-audience
- Topics: Americas, Entertainment, Film, TV, World

## Key points

- Stallone says Hollywood overlooked Middle American audiences.
- He credits Sheridan with finding viewers hungry for those stories.
- Streaming can bring shows to audiences quickly.

## Summary

Sylvester Stallone says Taylor Sheridan’s success comes partly from telling stories for Middle American viewers whom Hollywood has overlooked. He argues that audiences have been “starving” for stories with a different feel from those centred on California and New York, and says streaming services can respond quickly to that demand.

Stallone doubts Hollywood has yet caught up in its film-making. His own career began with *Rocky*, the 1976 film he wrote and insisted on starring in despite executives’ reservations about casting an unknown actor; a 2026 biographical drama, *I Play Rocky*, will tell that story, though Stallone did not take part. He has since reached a television audience in Sheridan’s *Tulsa King*, playing a New York mobster sent to Oklahoma after 25 years in prison.

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