Hollywood stars Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren quarreled over a franchise about a boxer Rocky Balboa.
First American heavyweight film Rocky Balboa appeared in 1976 – “Rocky”. Stallone is the creator of the character, as well as the lead actor.
One of the best films in the franchise Rocky 4 (1985), in which the Soviet big man acted as the antagonist of Balboa Ivan Drago, played by Lundgren. Later there was a series of films “Creed”, in which Stallone’s Balboa played the role of the prospect’s coach. Also, the role of the coach went to Drago (Lundgren) in the film Creed 2.
Stallone decided to finally close the project, but later it turned out that the project was already being discussed behind his back. “Drago” featuring Lundgren.
Stallone was noted for a series of tough statements on social networks, which he later deleted: “Just found out that this pathetic 94-year-old producer Irvin Winkler along with your vulture children Charles and David again trying to gnaw on the bones of a magnificent character that I created. And they didn’t even tell me about it. I want to apologize to the fans. Trust me, I didn’t want the characters from Rocky to be used by parasites.”
Lundgren specifically got it: “Before, I didn’t have anything for him except great respect. I can’t believe he went behind my back. But I created this character for him. True friends are more important than gold.”
Lundgren responded to a friend’s criticism: “I want to be clear about this spin-off. As of today, there is nothing: no script, no director. There are no contracts. When I heard about this idea, I thought it was my friend Stallone’s project. That he will direct, and possibly play roles. There was a media leak last week. I’m very sorry that this happened. I’m in touch with Mr. Balboa. Fans need not worry. That’s how things are.”
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