Sylvester Stallone slams ‘Rocky’ producer over ‘Drago’ spin-off
By PTI
LOS ANGELES: Terming the announcement of “Drago” as “another heartbreaker”, veteran motion star Sylvester Stallone has slammed the event of the spin-off beneath the boxing drama franchise “Rocky”.
His feedback come weeks after he referred to as out Irwin Winkler, the producer behind the sequence which additionally consists of “Creed” films, for allegedly denying him the rights to the franchise for nearly 5 many years now.
Stallone, the star and author of the Oscar-winning 1976 film “Rocky”, took to Instagram on Saturday to lambast Winkler and his kids with out taking names.
“Another Heartbreaker Just found this out ONCE AGAIN , PATHETIC 94 year old PRODUCER and HIS SELFISH USELESS CHILDREN are once again picking what is left OFF THE BONES of another wonderful character!!! (sic)” the 76-year-old actor wrote about Drago, the character performed by Dolph Lundgren within the sequence.
“Seriously, how do you weasels look in mirror???” he added.
Earlier this week, MGM Studios introduced “Drago”, which can give attention to Lundgren’s Russian boxer of the identical title, which he portrayed in 1985’s “Rocky IV “, in addition to his son Viktor Drago (performed by Florian Munteanu), who debuted in “Creed II”.
“Creed” sequence, fronted by Michael B Jordan, is itself a spin-off to Stallone’s iconic “Rocky” franchise.
In his submit, Stallone additionally apologised to his followers.
“I am sorry to the FANS, I APOLOGIZE to the FANS I never wanted ROCKY to be exploited FOR THIS GREED.. # no shame #sad day #Parasite (sic),” he added.
The studio is gearing up for the discharge of “Creed III”, which marks Jordan’s directorial debut.
The movie is slated to be launched on November 23.
LOS ANGELES: Terming the announcement of “Drago” as “another heartbreaker”, veteran motion star Sylvester Stallone has slammed the event of the spin-off beneath the boxing drama franchise “Rocky”.
His feedback come weeks after he referred to as out Irwin Winkler, the producer behind the sequence which additionally consists of “Creed” films, for allegedly denying him the rights to the franchise for nearly 5 many years now.
Stallone, the star and author of the Oscar-winning 1976 film “Rocky”, took to Instagram on Saturday to lambast Winkler and his kids with out taking names.
“Another Heartbreaker Just found this out ONCE AGAIN , PATHETIC 94 year old PRODUCER and HIS SELFISH USELESS CHILDREN are once again picking what is left OFF THE BONES of another wonderful character!!! (sic)” the 76-year-old actor wrote about Drago, the character performed by Dolph Lundgren within the sequence.
“Seriously, how do you weasels look in mirror???” he added.
Earlier this week, MGM Studios introduced “Drago”, which can give attention to Lundgren’s Russian boxer of the identical title, which he portrayed in 1985’s “Rocky IV “, in addition to his son Viktor Drago (performed by Florian Munteanu), who debuted in “Creed II”.
“Creed” sequence, fronted by Michael B Jordan, is itself a spin-off to Stallone’s iconic “Rocky” franchise.
In his submit, Stallone additionally apologised to his followers.
“I am sorry to the FANS, I APOLOGIZE to the FANS I never wanted ROCKY to be exploited FOR THIS GREED.. # no shame #sad day #Parasite (sic),” he added.
The studio is gearing up for the discharge of “Creed III”, which marks Jordan’s directorial debut.
The movie is slated to be launched on November 23.
