Recently, the boxing saga has returned to the forefront with the release of the director’s recent version of Rocky IV-Rocky Vs. dragon tree. A project with which Sylvester Stallone took advantage of the 35th anniversary of the film to present an alternative and more faithful cut of the original film created in 1985. Like any intellectual property worthy of the name and after more than six films, the story turned to a spin-off about the son of Apollo. When is it? creed arrived to some acclaim in 2015, earning good old Sly his second Oscar nomination as an actor. But it seems that in this relentless desire to repeat formulasThe story of improvement of this hero of the North American working class could continue with a prequel which the actor, screenwriter and director himself claims to write.
Despite this final montage, the relationship between Stallone and intellectual property owners of the brand is not going through its best moment. The protagonist of Rambo He has been trying for years to recover part of his rights as creator, which he sold, in a moment of maximum precariousness, to the director Irvin Winkler. The affronts and the crossed relations between the Hollywood star and the owner of the license, led to a refusal from the production sidehave the coach of the young Adonis Creed. This is the first time that the iconic performer does not appear in a story of this universe. It would therefore be somewhat strange if the past of the young rocky balboa This was easily revealed, although the New Yorker has already revealed that he has a few pages of a first draft. Will he get the OK from MGM and Warner or will he be left without seeing the youth of the Philadelphia city’s boxing image?
A kind of “The Lady and the Tramp”
In his latest interview, Stallone explained what this prequel would look like if it were ever revealed, arguing that in essence, it would be a bit like The Lady and the Tramp: “The prequel to Rocky She is very dear to me and I hold her very close to my heart. I have written a few pages and it almost seems to write itself. Adrian is 15 and Rocky is 17.while Pauline moves to a new neighborhood. Rocky is your bad boy. It’s almost like The Lady and the Trampbut with real people. “It’s going to be wonderful.”
Therefore, if this were to come to pass, we could see a young Balboa survive the tough streets of philadelphialong before he became the heavyweight boxing champion and the first meetings between the very different Rocky and Adrian.
Rocky and Stallone are unstoppable
After the global phenomenon that was the first film, Balboa automatically became an iconic character and eventually one of the most acclaimed sports films in the history of celluloid. With a budget of $1 million, the vital triumph of this great fictional underdog grossed more than 200 million for United Artist. Then there was a whole series of episodes that functioned as a phenomenon event in which attending the “new Rocky” in the United States was the perfect family project, becoming a sort of tradition for the ticketing. In this way, all the installments of the saga have managed to accumulate more than 1.5 billionSo we will most likely continue to have more future duels in the cinematic ring par excellence. Even late Rocky Balboa managed to surpass $150 million at the box office. The spin-off series starring Michael B. Jordan also saw exponential growth in its collection: creed (173 million), Creed II (214 million) and Creed III (275 million).
All Rocky installments are available on Prime Video and Movistar +while Creed II only appears on the first platform. Creed III is not yet in any streaming catalog. It is not known when the script could be finished, but the bosses of the franchise and its star will surely reach an agreement. Now, who could bring young Rocky and Adrian to life? Could Stallone direct it himself? At the moment, he has a rather complicated film schedule, and this year it still has to be released the action thriller ArmoredIn 2025, he will share the cast with Rachel Weisz and Robert Pattinson under the orders of Oliver Assayas in The Eye of the Idol. Similarly, he wrote the screenplay for Levon’s Tradethe latest proposal from director David Ayer (hearts of steel).
