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Sylvester Stallone is against what Creed III has become

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Updated 17:49 8 Nov 2022 GMTPublished 15:43 8 Nov 2022 GMT

Sylvester Stallone is against what Creed III has become

Sylvester Stallone says he isn't keen on where Creed III is going

Tom Wood

Tom Wood

Sylvester Stallone has expressed regret at not being in Creed III and says that the latest film has been taken in a direction that he wouldn’t have gone in. Here's the trailer for the next film to make your own mind up:

The new film is not only the first film directed by Michael B. Jordan, but also the first movie in the whole franchise that doesn’t star Sly Stallone.

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He started out the whole thing as Rocky Balboa back in 1976, continuing right up until the last Creed film. But, for this one he won’t be in anyone’s corner, which he thinks isn’t great.

Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter, Sly said: "That's a regretful situation [not being in the film] because I know what it could have been,

"It was taken in a direction that is quite different than I would've taken it."

Sylvester Stallone has expressed his regret over not being involved with Creed III.
AFF/Alamy Stock Photo

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Stallone created the character of boxer Rocky Balboa and wrote the screenplay for the first film, which was nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award.

Then, after a number of successful films, the franchise was brought back by Ryan Coogler in 2015 for two films, before he passed the directorial reins to Jordan.

Stallone continued: "It's a different philosophy — [producer] Irwin Winkler's and Michael B. Jordan's,

"I wish them well, but I'm much more of a sentimentalist. I like my heroes getting beat up, but I just don't want them going into that dark space. I just feel people have enough darkness."

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Stallone also revealed that he hasn’t got any rights to the character and never has, despite having created him.

Stallone owns no rights to Rocky Balboa.
Pictorial Press Ltd/Alamy

He did ask Winkler, but explained: "It's never gonna happen,

"It was a deal that was done unbeknownst to me by people that I thought were close to me and they basically gave away whatever rights I would have had."

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"At the time I was so excited to be working and I didn't understand this is a business,

"Who knew Rocky would go on for another 45 years? I've never used one [line of dialogue] from anyone else — and the irony is that I don't own any of it. The people who have done literally nothing control it."

Poor old Sly, eh?

A victim of his own success, he claims.

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Stallone also had some problems recently with Rocky IV co-star Dolph Lundgren and Winkler after the pair developed a spin-off based on Lundgren’s Ivan Drago character.

This is the first film that Sly Stallone won't be in.
Warner Bros.

However, he’s since sorted stuff out with Lundgren at least.

He said: "I'm actually calling him today because he underwent some ankle situation,

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"The Dolph thing, again, this is a classic case of them going around and trying to continually cherry pick aspects of 'Rocky' without even asking me if I want to join in."

"I'm not an executive producer on the 'Creed' movies. Ryan Coogler is. Michael B. Jordan is. [Winkler and fellow producer Robert Chartoff's] children are.

“Not mine. I'm the only one left out."

Featured Image Credit: PA Images/Moviestore Collection Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo

Topics: US News, Sylvester Stallone, Film and TV, Celebrity

Tom Wood
Tom Wood

Tom Wood is a LADbible journalist and Twin Peaks enthusiast. Despite having a career in football cut short by a chronic lack of talent, he managed to obtain degrees from both the University of London and Salford. According to his French teacher, at the weekend he mostly likes to play football and go to the park with his brother. Contact Tom on [email protected]

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