Sylvester Stallone has taken aim at the creators of Drago, a Creed prequel that was just unveiled. The Rocky star took to Instagram to show images of the news and express his dismay, saying, “Another Heartbreaker…!” I just learned about this.” In a now-deleted Facebook post, the actor expressed his dissatisfaction with producer Irwin Winkler over the actor’s inability to claim ownership of properties.
He posted on his blog about his dissatisfaction with the Drago spin-off: It’s another one of those heartbreakers.” I just learned about this… This sick 94-year-old producer and his two moronic, useless vulture children, Charles And David, are once again pecking through the bones of another magnificent character I crafted without even informing me about it….. I sincerely apologise to the fans for allowing these parasites to take advantage of ROCKY characters. My regard for Dolph is unwavering, but I would have liked to know what was going on behind my back… Don’t let your TRUE friends fall by the wayside.
He invented the character of Rocky Balboa in 1976 and the film received 10 Academy Award nominations and three awards. Creed, starring Michael B. Jordan, saw him reprise his role as Apollo Creed, which had become a fan favourite. All Creed films, including the next one, have Stallone listed as a producer. He will not return for Creed III, making it the first in the series without the famous character’s presence. He will not return for Creed III.
Drago is expected to focus on Lundgren’s character and his son Viktor Drago, played by Florian Munteanu, despite the lack of concrete narrative specifics.
Robert Lawton will create the script for the film. It was in Rocky IV when Carl Weathers’ character Apollo Creed, played by Carl Weathers in the film, was killed by Ivan Drago in a fight with Rocky. Lundgren, like Stallone, returned to Creed II to face up against Michael Jordan’s Adonis Creed as his son Viktor. “I have zero ownership over Rocky,” he said in a 2019 interview with Variety, expressing his frustration at not owning the character. “I was responsible for every grammatical mistake, every misspelling, and every typo,” he insisted. The fact that it didn’t happen was startling, but I was told, ‘Hey, you were paid, so what are you complaining about?'” “I was enraged,” I admitted. “You don’t want to disturb the feathers of the golden goose,” the actor said, blaming his own lack of business acumen for not pursuing the issue further at the time. I genuinely would like at least some of what’s left of my rights back, before handing it on to ONLY YOUR CHILDREN—I feel That would be a FAIR gesture from this elderly gentleman??” the actor said in an earlier post this month. Even though it’s a difficult issue that gnaws at my soul, it’s always heartwarming to hear from devoted followers… “Don’t Give Up” There will be a Creed III premiere on March 3, 2023.