Only a few days ago we learned the news of the development of the new spin-off ‘Drago’. is approx a new production centered on Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren), a Russian boxer who stepped into the ring against Rocky Balboa during “Rocky IV”, and his son Viktor Drago (Florian Munteanu), who fought against Adonis Creed in “Creed II: The legend of Rocky”.
‘Drago’ will be the first film in the ‘Rocky’ saga that does not feature Sylvester Stallone, who exploded on social networks after learning about the production of this new film. Just a month ago Stallone was already criticizing the director of the franchise, Irwin Winkler, for the little participation he was letting him have.: “After Irwin has controlled ‘Rocky’ for over 47 years, and now ‘Creed’, I would really like to reclaim at least some of what is left of my rights, before passing them on to just his children.”.
On this occasion Stallone intervened through the subsequent publication through his Instagram account.
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“Another heartthrob … I just found out … Once again, Irwin Winkler, this pathetic 94-year-old producer, and his goofy vulture sons, Charles and David, are once again cleaning the bones of another wonderful character that I created myself without even telling me…. I apologize to the fans, I never wanted the “Rocky” characters to be exploited by these parasites”. In the final part of the message, Stallone refers to his relationship with Lundgren, who is not yet sure whether to play the role of Dragon again, although it is true that he should: “By the way, I only respected Dolph at the time, but he never talked to me about what was going on behind my back with the character I created for him. True friends are more precious than gold. “.
The problem comes from afar
In an interview for Variety in 2019, the actor has already launched the first accusations regarding his participation in the saga: “After ‘Rocky II’ came out and made a lot of money, and then ‘Rocky III’ hit and did most of all, I said I’d like to own some properties since I invented it. And not. it never happened. So no, I don’t own ‘Rocky’ “. These statements surprised producers who pointed out that Stallone raised millions of dollars based on movie earnings in addition to the initially agreed rates.
It should be remembered that Stallone, aside from his famous starring role in the saga playing Rocky Balboa, created and wrote both the original episode “Rocky” in 1976, and “Rocky IV”. Stallone was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay for his work on the first film, which ended up winning the statuettes for Best Picture, Director and Film Editing in 1977..
Source: E Cartelera
