I started out this morning by writing a treatment for a Rocky prequel For streaming. Sharing two pages of notes on what it could be, Stallone wrote in the caption: "This may be the strangest posting yet. In March 2021, Stallone posted a teaser of his ideas for a Rocky prequel on Instagram. This has resulted in the actor feuding publicly over the direction the franchise has been taken in. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesĪlthough Stallone does not appear in Creed III the actor is still very keen to work on new stories within the franchise, but there has been some issues in doing so because the actor does not own the rights despite writing the original 1976 film and creating the character.Īlthough Stallone is credited for creating the characters from Rocky it is Irwin Winkler who owns the rights to both the Rocky and Creed franchises. Stallone has often expressed his plans to continue the franchise in some form but because he doesn't own the rights to "Rocky" it has proved difficult to do so.
Sylvester Stallone and Carl Weathers perform a boxing scene in the movie "Rocky" directed by John G.
Sylvester Stallone's Feud Over Rocky Franchise Explained He does, however, continue to act as a producer for the boxing drama. This shouldn't come as a surprise to fans, though, because in April 2021, Stallone announced that he would not appear in the film. Now he is out, Dame wants to take it all and Donnie must come out of retirement to face him.ĭespite Donnie's daughter Amara (Mila Davis-Kent) playing a pivotal role in Creed III, her godfather Rocky does not make an appearance, and the boxer is only mentioned by name once in the film. (Milo Ventimiglia), and also meet his grandson Logan (Robbie Johns).Ĭreed III follows Jordan's Donnie as he is forced to face a person from his past: Damian "Dame" Anderson ( Jonathan Majors).ĭame was his childhood friend and also a boxing prodigy, but his dreams in the sport were destroyed when he was sent to prison for 18 years. In Creed II, Stallone's Rocky acts as a mentor to Donnie once again as the boxer prepares for his biggest fight yet, against Viktor Drago (Florian Munteanu) the son of Rocky's former rival Ivan ( Dolph Lundgren).Īt the end of the film, Rocky chooses take a step back and he travels to Vancouver where he can reconcile with his own son Robert Jr. In this composite image is Sylvester Stallone at SiriusXM at SiriusXM Studios on Novemand Michael B Jordan as Adonis Creed in "Creed III." Stallone does not reprise his role as Rocky Balboa in the sequel.
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