Dolph Lundgren has spoken out and is standing in Sylvester Stallone’s corner over the upcoming “Rocky”Spinoff “Drago.”
“Just to set the record straight regarding a possible Drago spinoff,” Lundgren shared his Instagram post. “There’s no approved script, no deals in place, no director and I was personally under the impression that my friend Sly Stallone was involved as a producer or even as an actor. There was a press leak last week which was unfortunate. In touch with Mr Balboa – just so all the fans can relax…There ya go.”
Stallone vented again Sunday his displeasure at the development of a spunoff of “Rocky”Drago the character, now requesting that Irwin Winkler (and his partners) return the rights.
“After IRWIN WINKLER and FAMILY SUCK ROCKY DRY!” Stallone’s deleted Instagram post began, accompanying a photo of Winkler edited to look like Dracula sucking Rocky’s blood. “Presumed to be the most hated, untalented, decrepited (sic) producer in Hollywood and his cowardly children have found their next meal… Drago. RETURN MY RIGHTS BLOODSUCKERS! Throughout history so many artists in every industry, recording, painting, writing you name it have been destroyed by these blood suckers who have destroyed so many families, lining their pockets with other people!”
The post ends with Stallone turning his attention to Dolph Lundgren, who played Russian fighter Ivan Drago in 1985’s “Rocky IV”This film will feature him as the main character.
“DOLPH, why? Not a phone call? #parasite producers #exploited artists victims,”Stallone ended.
exclusively reported Friday that screenwriter Robert Lawton is set to write the “Rocky”spinoff “Drago” for MGM, after Drago’s son Viktor (Florian Munteanu) filled the antagonist role in 2018’s “Creed 2.”Stallone was the first to voice his disapproval about the project, saying that he didn’t want the franchise. “to be exploited for this greed.”
Stallone wrote and starred in 1976’s “Rocky” with Winkler – the film’s producer – filling a key role as he helped convince United Artists to make the project with a screenplay by the film’s relatively untested star. Stallone does not own the series, even though he created the franchise.
Eight films were shown in the “Rocky”Franchise so far, with another one on the way in form of “Creed 3,”Michael B. Jordan directs and stars in the film.