A New Rocky Movie?

"It ain't over till it's over!" Could this be true? A new Rocky movie? According to the Daily News, director Ryan Coolger received the green light from MGM to bring back Sylvester Stallone as Rocky "The Italian Stallion" Balboa! If you are thinking that Rocky will enter the ring once again to fight the now 56 year old Russian Ivan Drago, you are mistaken. In this movie, Rocky is the trainer of Apollo Creed's grandson. Apollo Creed was played by actor Carl Weathers and has appeared in Rocky I through IV. Carl's character was killed off in Rocky IV when he faced Ivan Drago, played by Dolph Lundgren. In a recent interview, Dolph Lundgren was asked to repeat his famous line from the film. He was amused by the question but graciously played along as his face became very serious. He stared into the camera and said, "If he dies, he dies!" That quote has become a part of pop culture since 1985.
According to IMDB, Sylvester Stallone received $23,000 for the first Rocky film which was made in 1976. Today, the Italian Stallion is worth $275 million dollars! Stallone is one of the highest paid actors in the film industry. At 67 years old, he has made himself a regular at the box office. The new addition to the Rocky films will be titled, Creed. The opening date has not yet been released. It is apparent that the entertainment world can not keep Rocky down. Some say it is the legacy that attracts people to the story. Others believe is it merely the words of the late great Burgess Meredith who told Rocky, "Get up you son of a b****, cause Mickey loves you!"