Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren in Rocky IV. They no longer seem to be friends off the set.
Watch out if Sylvester Stallone gets angry! The actor went out with tip caps on his social networks after learning that the producers of the Rocky saga are preparing a new spin-off centered on the son of Iván Drago, one of the characters he created.
On his Instagram, Sylvester Stallone, creator of that universe, was very angry with the directors behind another continuation centered around another boxer heir. “They’re parasites,” he launched, like an uppercut.
Sylvester Stallone turned to Irwin Winkler for the upcoming news Dragon. Y he did not deprive himself of the use of capital letterswhich is the way to shout and / or insult on the networks.
“Another heartbreaking news. I just found this out. AGAIN IRWIN WINKLER, this PATHETIC 94-YEAR-OLD PRODUCER and HIS INTELLIGENT AND INTELLIGENT CHILDREN, Charles and David, are once again cleaning THE BONES of another wonderful character I created without even telling me, “wrote the celebrated actor, furious.
Argentine boxer Pedro Lovell and Sylvester Stallone in the locker room of the Resurrection Gym in Los Angeles, where the two scenes they shared in Rocky were filmed.
With apologies to the fans
Sylvester Stallone apologized to fans and left one last thought, in the post in which he shared a screenshot of the news: “I never wanted Rocky characters. have been exploited by these parasites“.
In addition to lashing out at Irwin Winkler, Stallone he was also mad at Dolph Lundgren, who plays boxer Iván Drago, father of the man who would be the protagonist of the new spin-off. “By the way, I have nothing but respect for Dolph, but I wish HE had told me what was happening behind my back. Keep your REAL friends close. “
Stallone had spoken badly of Winkler as early as the beginning of July: he called himself a “snake” because he had deprived him of the possibility of participating in the joint-stock company of the Rocky franchise, created by the actor in 1976.
“After Irwin controlled Rocky for over 47 years, and now Creed, he really is I would like to recover at least some of what remains of my rightsbefore passing them ONLY TO THEIR CHILDREN ”, he had exhibited.
Tommy Morrison with Sylvester Stallone on the set of Rocky V.
Who owns the rights to Rocky?
In 2019, during an interview with VarietySylvester Stallone had made it clear that he did not own the rights to the character of Rocky. “It’s shocking that it never happened. But they said ‘if they paid you, then what are you complaining about?’ I was furious, ”the actor had commented on how he had been excluded from exploiting the character who had made him famous.
The Rocky franchise began in 1976, with a first story that caused a sensation at the time. sylvester Stallone created the character, wrote the script and starred in her.. The film garnered ten Oscar nominations and won three awards, including Best Picture, Director and Editor.
skillful shot The one from Iván Drago (Dolph Lundgren) to Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky. In real life, they are now enemies. .
From then on, Sylvester Stallone completely out of anonymity and became a star. Rocky has had a total of six films and two spin-offs focusing on the son of Apollo Creed, in which the actor also worked.
He also had another iconic character, with whom he had success in the cinema and made several films: Rambo.
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Source: Clarin