The actor is also the creator of the saga, but the producers have followed a different path with it in the last titles
There is one thing that made Sylvester Stallone be angry: that they have separated him from his largest franchise. The actor is the creator of Rocky (1976), the film directed by John G. Avildsen that started a six-film saga and the ‘Spin-Off’ trilogy Creed. Stallone wrote and starred in the first installment, which won the Oscar for Best Film in 1997. The actor also wrote the script of his successors and directed four of them. However, he resigned to continue in the franchise in Creed III (2023) After the course that the project had taken.
In July 2022, the actor expressed his anger in an Instagram post that he later eliminated. Stallone went to the “parasitic and talent producer” Irwin Wrinkler, who is behind the saga Rocky y Creed. Their children David and Charlie joined the franchise from Creed. “If it weren’t for Winkler, there would have been, at least, three other Rocky, and that would have been wonderful. They are the worst human beings that I have met in the industry“He said.” I would like them to return me, at least, what remains of my rights before their children go, I think it would be a fair gesture. “
Days later, Stallone discovered that a ‘spin-off’ of DragoDolph Lundgren’s character’s last name was in development. And he didn’t like that either. “I just found out about this. Once again, the 94 -year -old pathetic producer and his selfish and useless children are squeezing another wonderful character to the bones!“. More comments:” I’m sorry for fans, I apologize to fans because I never wanted Rocky Rocky IV (1985).
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Creed (2015) was a ‘spin-off’ supported by Stallone, but the actor did not agree that Rocky was not the protagonist. In the saga, Michael B. Jordan gets into the skin of Adonis Creedthe son of Apollo Creedwho fought against Rocky in the ring. Stallone appears in the first installment, in the second he began to disconnect from the project. In Creed II (2018) appears Viktorson of Ivan and played by Florian Monteanu.
“I wish you the best, but I’m much more sentimental”
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In November 2022, Stallone gave an interview in THR in which he talked about his anger. “It will never happen”Said the actor about the possibility of giving him the rights of the saga. “It was a treatment that people made close to me without me knowing it and, basically, they gave all my rights. At that time I was very excited to work and I did not understand that this was a business. Who was going to say that Rocky would continue another 45 years? I have never used a single line of dialogue of anyone and the ironic is that I am owned by anything. Those who have done practically anything.
In addition to clarifying that His relationship with Lundgren was still goodhe also talked about what he supposed to see Creed III. The third installment of the ‘Spin-Off’ saga had B. Jordan in the leading role and behind the cameras-he was his first film as director. Also with Jonathan Majors as another of the cast’s leaders. Stallone was not involved in the project rather than as a producer.
“It is an unfortunate situation because I know what could have been”he said. “He took in a very different direction than I would have given him. It is a different philosophy: Irwin Winkler and Michael B. Jordan’s. I wish you the best, but I’m much more sentimental. I like my heroes to be beaten, but I don’t want them to enter that dark space. I feel that people already have enough darkness. ”
In August 2024, Monteanu updated the state of Drago’s ‘spin-off’. “I am very excited. We have been working on this project for a couple. Screen Rant. Since then, there are no news about it.
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