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I Play Rocky review – crowd-pleasing Stallone biopic is heavy on fan service, light on real emotion

There’s a knockout central performance from Anthony Ippolito in this otherwise rather lightweight making-of comedy drama

The Guardian - US · Sep 13

30 Years Ago, Sandra Bullock Accidentally Made A Prescient Sci-Fi Classic

In 1995, 'The Net' was ridiculous. In 2025, it's eerie.

Inverse · Jul 28, 2025

Val Kilmer, star of Top Gun, Batman Forever and The Doors, dies aged 65

Known for his roles in Batman Forever, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and Tombstone, the prolific actor’s cause of death was pneumonia

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2025

'This isn't Rocky': How Michael B. Jordan seized the reins of a legendary franchise

LOS ANGELES — The violent grudge match is over. Adonis Creed, son of former heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, has defeated Viktor Drago, the son of the Russian boxer Ivan Drago — who killed Apollo in the ring almost 40 years ago. Rocky Balboa, who trained Creed for the bout, regards…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 1, 2023

Sylvester Stallone calls his 'Creed III' absence a 'regretful situation'

Sylvester Stallone pulled no punches when recently asked for his thoughts on "Creed III," the latest boxing film in the "Rocky" franchise and the first to exclude him from the cast.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 8, 2022

Sylvester Stallone calls for ownership of ‘Rocky’ in series of heated social media posts. Here’s what’s going on with the Italian Stallion

Like cheesesteaks, the Eagles, and perennial mismanagement of city services, "Rocky" has long been a part of Philadelphia’s DNA. But the man behind the Italian Stallion, Sylvester Stallone, doesn’t have any control over the franchise — and he appears to have had about enough.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 2, 2022

Sylvester Stallone brands Rocky producers ‘blood-suckers’ and depicts them as vampires

Post follows the announcement of a new spinoff, ‘Drago’

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2022

Sylvester Stallone slams 'pathetic' Rocky producer for Ivan Drago spin-off movie

Sylvester Stallone is far from happy with the news Drago is set to be the latest Rocky character to have his own spin-off movie

Daily Mirror · Aug 1, 2022

Sylvester Stallone tells 'Rocky' producers he wants 'what's left of my rights back'

Sylvester Stallone's review of "Rocky Balboa" and "Creed" producer David Winkler's new memoir is a total knockout. And not in a good way.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 19, 2022

Sylvester Stallone attacks ‘parasitical’ Rocky producer over rights to franchise

The star and writer of the boxing movie franchise also describes the veteran producer, Irwin Winkler, as ‘untalented’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2022