Sylvester Stallone has expressed his dissatisfaction again at the creation of a spinoff company. “Rocky”Drago demands that Irwin Winkler, his partners and producers return the rights of the character.
“After IRWIN WINKLER and FAMILY SUCK ROCKY DRY!” Stallone’s Instagram post begins, 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”It is expected that he will be the central character in the story of the new film.
“DOLPH, why? Not a phone call? #parasite producers #exploited artists victims,”Stallone ended.
Exclusively reported Friday, that Robert Lawton will be the screenwriter for the movie “Rocky”Spinoff “Drago” for MGM, after Drago’s son Viktor (Florian Munteanu) filled the antagonist role in 2018’s “Creed 2.”On Saturday night, Stallone expressed his frustration about the project and stated that he had never wanted to own the franchise. “to be exploited for this greed.”
Before news of “Drago”Stallone broke and asked Winkler on Instagram for a partial return of the money. “Rocky”He has rights.
“After Irwin controlling ‘Rocky’ for over 47 years, and now ‘Creed’,” Stallone wrote, “I really would like to have at least a little [of] WHAT’S LEFT of my rights back, before passing it on to ONLY YOUR CHILDREN — I believe that would be a fair gesture from this 93-year-old gentleman?”
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 is not the owner of the series, despite having created it.
Eight films were shown in the “Rocky”Franchisees have been successful so far. Another franchise is on the way. “Creed 3,”Michael B. Jordan directs and stars in the film.
