Rocky Star Stallone Says He Never Expected to Make It in Movies

Action movie superstar Sylvester Stallone told cinemagoers in Cannes that he never expected to make it in the film industry.

Sylvester Stallone attends the premiere of 'The Promise' at the Chinese theatre in Hollywood, on April 12, 2017. Chris Delmas/AFP/Getty Images

CANNES, France—Action movie superstar Sylvester Stallone told cinemagoers in Cannes on Friday that he never expected to make it in the film industry due to an accident at birth that caused him to slur his words—now one of his more celebrated trademarks.

The U.S. actor, 72, rocketed to fame in 1976 with his Oscar-winning boxing movie “Rocky” and went on to become one of Hollywood’s biggest action stars through the “Rocky” and “Rambo” and film franchises.