The "Rocky" character Ivan Drago (left) has been portrayed by Dolph Lundgren since 1985.
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“Rocky” legend Ivan Drago is getting his personal movie.
The enduring character, portrayed by Dolph Lundgren, 64, within the boxing movie franchise, will likely be on the heart of the brand new film.
Producers are retaining plot particulars on the down-low, however in accordance with the Wrap, the movie, titled “Drago,” follows the Russian fighter Ivan Drago and his son, Viktor (Florian Munteanu), who made his debut in 2018’s “Creed 2.”
Screenwriter Robert Lawton is ready to pen the screenplay, with MGM producing.
Lundgren touched upon a by-product final yr in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter. “By the way in which, I believe there’s some discuss doing a complete spinoff on Drago with MGM. So you might get extra of that,” he stated.
The “Creed” franchise was created by Sylvester Stallone in 2015 as a sequel sequence to “Rocky.” Michael B. Jordan stars as Adonis, the son of Rocky’s nemesis Apollo Creed, and can reprise the position within the upcoming “Creed 3.”
Jordan, 35, will direct the third installment of “Creed,” which debuts November 23, simply in time for the Thanksgiving vacation weekend.
Stallone, 76, lately slammed “Rocky” and “Creed” producer Irwin Winkler in a now-deleted social media put up, relating to the possession of the boxing film franchise. The “Expendables” star claimed there “would’ve been at the very least one other three ‘Rocky’ ” movies if not for the Winklers.
“That might’ve been great,” Stallone continued. “Frankly that crew are the worst unhuman beings I’ve ever met within the film trade. I'll eternally love the loyal followers and preserve punching.!!! REMEMBER IT FEELS GOOD TO CLEAR YOUR HEART.”
Alongside an illustration of Winkler with a knife popping out of his mouth, Stallone additionally stated, “After IRWIN controlling ‘ROCKY’ for over 47 years, and now ‘CREED,’ I actually would love [to] have at the very least a bit [of] WHAT’s LEFT of my RIGHTS again.”
He went on, “Earlier than passing it on to ONLY YOUR CHILDREN, I imagine that will be a FAIR gesture from this [91-year-old] gentleman?”
“It is a painful topic That eats at my soul, as a result of I needed to go away one thing of Rocky for my youngsters, nevertheless it’s all the time nice listening to from the loyal followers,” the New York native added. “Maintain Punching.”
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