UPDATE: 'Rocky 7'? Really, Sly?
Filed under: Action, Drama, Sports, RumorMonger, Remakes and Sequels
Take this with a huge grain of salt -- make that smelling salts. Sylvester Stallone has told Tele5 Germany that he wants to make Rocky 7, even though it might embarrass his family and himself. A German-language transcript of the interview is available at the site; translated by Babel Fish, my interpretation is: 'I know people would laugh at it, as I would if someone were making The Godfather Part 10. Enough! But I also know that if I succeed, it will be because this is a film about aging, not about boxing. I know it will provoke criticism. Even my wife said to me, Leave it. You'll embarrass the children. But I said, if I do not try, I an a very unfortunate man. One must do it. Artists must go again and again through the dark.' On the one hand, Rocky Balboa and whoever else he wants to keep alive from that universe are Stallone's characters -- he created them and has the right to do what he wants to with them. On the other hand ... c'mon, Sly! Wasn't Rocky Balboa all about aging and the character, rather than boxing itself? Admittedly, that turned out better than most of us thought it would. But if you really want to tackle the issue of aging, especially from your perspective of a 63-year-old man, why not dream big and create a new character who's not a boxer or a weary war vet or a mountain climber or an updated Charles Bronson? After all, originality is what brought us Rocky.
UPDATE: Apparently all the hype is over nothing as Sly's comments here were in the past tense and about Rocky Balboa, not any new Rocky film. That's not to say he won't decide to make another one for the hell of it, but for now that franchise remains closed.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
10-25-2009 @ 12:09PM
Alex K. said...
Well, this isn't announcement of a new "Rocky". He's talking about the last one.
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10-25-2009 @ 1:38PM
paul said...
Leave him be, Stallone's having a senior moment here? Em bare assed is right.
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10-25-2009 @ 2:09PM
kallemax said...
You shouldn't trust a computer's translation. He's saying that Rocky 6 was a film about ageing, and that his wife said he shouldn't do Rambo 5 because it will embarass the kids. Not one word about another Rocky sequel.
Cheers!
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10-25-2009 @ 7:09PM
Mrs. Annette Y. Litman said...
I have watched all of the Rocky moies all the time I Love them all my favorite one is Rocky & Rocky 2 & Rocky 1V when Adrian has the baby & he fights the Russian too & when Adrian comse out of the coma she says to Rocky Iwant you do on thing Win
Win & Rocky trainer says what are we waiting for & he get all happy about it & finally Rocky Wins by a good trainer!! Commet on Rocky 7 if he can do anything you set your mind to I say GO FOR IT like Rocky says on tv or a Movies that he made. When he passes away Rocky will be Remembered &
Talla Shire & Apollo Creed & all the other people like his son
he will pass it on to Legend like Jimi Hendrix & Bruce Lee & too.Don't give up a dream your talented use your skills that you have Rocky Sylvester Stallone from your good friend,
Mrs.Annette Y.Litman. annettel100@comast.net
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10-25-2009 @ 7:24PM
Andy said...
Very irresponsible post, Peter. Those comments are years old and were made about "Rocky Balboa" and "Rambo." Sly knows he ended Rocky on a good note and is now DONE with the series.
Before any more false rumors are spread because of this badly researched article, why not just delete the whole thing. We know you get paid per hit, but anything else is just being a (ahem) traffic whore.
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10-25-2009 @ 9:14PM
kevin said...
It's Cinematical, not the New York Times. Just change the title to "Rambo 5? Really, Sly?"
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10-25-2009 @ 9:56PM
JBob said...
Just have Clint Eastwood direct it and have his hand in the writing. Done.
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10-26-2009 @ 10:41AM
Jason said...
I don't know why you're so angry, but any of these formulas is a straight up win:
More Die Hard
More Rocky
More Commando (Pleeeeeeeeeeease!)
More Hard Target (Pleeeeeeeeeeeease!)
More Rambo
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10-26-2009 @ 11:24AM
Marc said...
I just felt a great disturbance in the web. As if a million voices cried out at once and then suddenly expelled a collective "whew!".
Glad this was just hype...Peter, you said it best with "turned out better than most of us thought it would". Great book end to the franchise (and made up for Rocky V). Hope it stays that way...again, "whew!"
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10-26-2009 @ 12:58PM
PonyCar said...
I'll go see any new Rocky movies Sly wants to make from now until I die. Absolutely love the character and the message, these movies inspire me.
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10-27-2009 @ 12:26PM
chris said...
very horrible post and reporting. its responsibility to nake sure your information is correct. instead of offering a straigh apology for the mistake Peter Martin continued to just a smart ass punk. Your writing has no originality. Stop tryin to get a name at someone elses expense and earn it.
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10-26-2009 @ 4:24PM
C.A. said...
Ehrfürchtiger Pfosten Peter Martin! Weise zu übersetzen!
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10-27-2009 @ 7:08PM
DAVID F said...
He really needs to NOT call the new "Rambo" film he's working on "Rambo" cuz the pitch sounds ridiculous. C'mon! It's just awful. Sure, he has the rights to the story but that doesn't mean he has to make it a "Rambo" movie! Sigh, Sly. Sigh.
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11-04-2009 @ 11:14PM
Dylan said...
Okay Give Up There's Not Going To Be A New Rocky. It Would Be Cool But There's Not So Just Shut Up And Stop Wasting Your Time.
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