Does Rocky Have a Foe?
Filed under: Drama, Casting, RumorMonger
You may remember that a week or so ago we discussed the existence and plot of Rocky 6.
It's now called Rocky Balboa, and revolves around a Rocky who is getting up there in years,
whose wife has died and who is just really, really bored. He starts
fighting again and finds himself pushed into a media-friendly bout with
the gloriously-monikered reigning heavyweight champ, Mason "The Line"
Dixon. Where previously there was only gleeful speculation about who
would play Dixon (Another fake Russian? Ooooh, or The Rock?), word has
been trickling out lately that an actual boxer might take the role.According to boxingtalk.com, fighter Antonio Tarver's representatives are in what he calls "the final stages of negotiations" for him to play "The Line." Tarver, who is 36, is the top-ranked light heavyweight boxer in the world and, if nothing else, would certainly lend the fight scenes are air of authenticity. On the downside, though, if he accidentally lands a punch, Stallone might die.
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10-18-2005 @ 7:08PM
Finished.Law.School said...
I think this film will need all the help it can get. I am wondering how the last Rocky movie did box office wise...
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10-19-2005 @ 7:44AM
Film Cynic said...
Why not have Mike Tyson in it (he was so wonderful in Black and White, no?) and have Rocky lose an ear. And then have the ear end up on a field in a small town in North Carolina, and then...
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10-19-2005 @ 7:54AM
mick du russel said...
Why not make it believable and have George Forman as Rocky's opponent. Or, why not bring back Apollo Creed for another beating. This does not sound like a promising movie thus far.
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10-19-2005 @ 7:58AM
Stephen said...
...a border collie named Riley finds the ear and sets about a wacky yet heartwarming adventure to find the owner of the ear. Along for the ride is his plucky, yet slight deranged, ferret friend named Cochise...
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10-19-2005 @ 9:30AM
Targ8ter said...
...who happens to have an Electronic Thumb, which summons a passing spaceship. On board is Mal Reynolds, who is looking for the ear that was severed by psychotic crime boss Adelei Niska. It looks like the crew of the Serenity will have to fight for the ear with an elderly John Rambo, until...
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10-19-2005 @ 1:25PM
The Jeremy said...
Rocky 6 already has an unbeatable foe...an uninterested movie viewing public and the accompanying no box office impact.
This is going to be a straight-to-HD-DVD in a Blu-Ray world.
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10-26-2005 @ 12:03AM
raym said...
didn't rocky 6 already come out years ago? and wasn't it called Judge Dread?
seriously though, really want to see rocky 6.
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