Stallone said Trump asked him in 2016 to lead the organization that hands out government art grants, but he declined.

President-elect Donald Trump wants to make Hollywood "bigger, better and stronger" and has cast Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone as stars of what he is calling his "Special Ambassadors to a great but very troubled place, Hollywood, California."

The president-elect says the envoys will bring foreign business back to Hollywood but it's unclear what their roles will involve.

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday announced that actors Jon Voight, Mel Gibson and Sylvester Stallone would be “Special Ambassadors” to Hollywood, California.

Donald Trump has announced that Mel Gibson, Sylvester Stallone, and Jon Voight will serve as his 'Special Ambassadors' to Hollywood: 'These three very talented people will be my eyes and ears.'

Incoming president Donald Trump wants to Make Hollywood Great Again and return it to another "Golden Age." The POTUS-elect has appointed Jon Voight, Mel Gibson, and Sylvester Stallone as "Special Ambassadors" to Hollywood.

The president-elect said the actors would be his “eyes and ears” with the goal of helping the entertainment industry, which he said had lost business to foreign countries.

Stallone, Gibson and Voight are all outspoken fans of the president-elect, unlike the majority of Hollywood celebrities.

On Truth Social, the president-elect announced that he has handpicked this trio of senior citizens (and avowed Trump supporters) to lead the efforts to bring business lost to “foreign countries” back to Hollywood.

President-elect Donald Trump has named Rocky Balboa, Mad Max and urban cowboy Joe Buck as his “Ambassadors to Hollywood.”