It came after Stallone called out producer Irwin Winkler for allegedly denying him the rights to the franchise for nearly five decades.
It came after Stallone called out producer Irwin Winkler for allegedly denying him the rights to the franchise for nearly five decades.
Earlier this week, MGM Studios Announced a new film titled DragoA new spin-off addition to Sylvester Stallone’s popular boxing franchise rocky, Now, veteran actor Stallone has criticized the development, terming the announcement “another heartbreaker”.
His remarks came weeks after Irwin Winkler called out the producer behind the series, which also includes cult movies, reportedly for denying him the rights to franchise for nearly five decades.
Stallone, the star and writer of the Oscar-winning 1976 film Rocky, took to Instagram on Saturday and wrote, “Another heartbreaker… just found out… Once again, this 94-year-old producer and his silly useless Vulture kids , Charles & David, are once again cleaning the bones of another wonderful character I’ve created, without even telling me”
The character the actor mentioned is Drago, played by Dolph Lundgren in the series. MGM Studio’ Drago will focus on Lundgren’s character as well as his son Victor Drago (played by Florian Munteanu), who debuted Creed II, cult The series, opposite Michael B. Jordan, is itself a spin-off of Stallone’s iconic rocky Voting.
Stallone also apologized to his fans in his post and said that he has nothing but respect for his friend Lundgren. “I apologize to the fans, I never wanted Rocky characters to be exploited by these parasites… By the way, I have nothing but respect for my true friend, Dolph Lundgren.” He added.
Meanwhile, the studio is gearing up for the release of Creed III, which marks Jordan’s directorial debut. The film is scheduled to release on 23 November.