Thomas Danneberg has been dubbing Sylvester Stallone in Germany since the early 1980s – also in classics such as “Rambo”, “Cop Land” or in the series “The Expendables”. But Danneberg said goodbye to his well-deserved retirement a few years ago. He was last seen as Stallone in 2018’s Escape Plan 2.
“Das Boot” and “Beverly Hills Cop II” star Jürgen Prochnow emerged as the successor. The actor voiced Stallone early in his career, most notably in the classics ‘Rocky’ and ‘Rocky 2’. So it made sense to use him in Creed II – Rocky’s Legacy. He then also voiced Stallone in “Escape Plan 3”, “Rambo: Last Blood”, “Samaritan” and the current series “Tulsa King” – but not now in “Guardians Of The Galaxy Volume 3”.
Bernd Egger as Stallone in Guardians Of The Galaxy 3
As Sylvester Stallone after “Guardians Of The Galaxy 2” (then Danneberg) now Returning as Ravager leader Stakar Ogord in Guardians Of The Galaxy 3, it’s the first time he’s been attacked by Bernard Egger synchronized. We asked Disney why there was a new cast and Prochnow was not heard from again. Until we get information that we will add here, we can only speculate.
Of course, it’s possible that Prochnow wasn’t available or that the role was too small to afford him. A creative background is also conceivable. Anyway, Egger sounds more like Danneberg than Prochnow. Danneberg interpreted Stallone in his own way, which has become known to a large German audience over the years. Prochnow, on the other hand, is much more like the superstar’s original voice. Egger’s choice could have ensured that the breakthrough to “Guardians 2” was not too great.
Stallone now has the same speaker as Schwarzenegger again
Interesting in this regard: Arnold Schwarzenegger was also voiced by Thomas Danneberg, so a new cast was needed for him as well. Since Schwarzenegger hasn’t been seen much lately, it barely caught the eye. But in his few roles in Killing Gunther, Iron Mask, a cameo appearance in Young Rock, and especially Terminator: Dark Fate, he was voiced by Bernd Egger.
Incidentally, Björn Schalla was the dubbing director of “Terminator: Dark Fate”, the first of the titles just mentioned to be localized for the German market. It’s possible he was heavily involved in the decision to cast Schwarzenegger’s near-namesake Egger as Thomas Danneberg’s successor (having previously voiced the T-800 in the Mortal Kombat 11 video game). Interestingly, Schalla was now also the dialogue director for “Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3”. This reinforces our theory that he thinks Egger is a suitable successor to Danneberg – not only to Schwarzenegger, but also to Stallone.
Incidentally, this successor is not entirely controversial among fans. Born in 1984, Egger is, for some, too young for the nearly twice-old Schwarzenegger and now Stallone. Others, on the other hand, think he does a great job of sounding older (because he already does) and is a perfect successor to Danneberg on Schwarzenegger.
You can see which side you’re on in his Stallone debut with “Guardian of the Galaxy 3“Discover currently in cinemas.