Sylvester Stallone

It's clear that Sylvester Stallone will always be Rocky Balboa to millions of fans, and many still ask him about where the character could potentially show ...

Stallone will also return as ravager Stakar Ogord in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which arrives in theaters on May 5, 2023. The post was met with a number of responses from longtime Rocky devotees, one of which addressed Sylvester Stallone directly. The fan wondered why the Oscar winner was going after the producer who took “a chance” on him. In an upset message, Stallone got real about not having the rights to the boxing-centric movie series and its spinoff. Robert Chartoff, who boasted an impression body of work, was seemingly more vital to the sports franchise's success, per the actor. It's clear that Sylvester Stallone will always be Rocky Balboa to millions of fans, and many still ask him about where the character could potentially show up next.

Oscar nominee Sylvester Stallone slammed "Rocky" and "Creed" producer Irwin Winkler and son David Winkler in a series of Instagram posts.

“Every word, every syllable, every grammatical error was all my fault,” Stallone said. Stallone was later nominated for Best Supporting Actor in 2015 spinoff “Creed.” “If it wasn’t for Winkler there would’ve been at least another three ‘Rocky’’s, that would’ve been wonderful,” Stallone wrote.

Although Stallone wrote and starred the five-film Rocky franchise, he does not own any of the rights to the works.

In the years since Stallone was its star, the Rocky franchise has expanded, with 2015's Creed, 2018's Creed 2, and now a new Rocky film set for a November 23 release that marks the first Stallone doesn’t appear in. “This is a painful subject That eats at my soul , because I wanted to leave something of Rocky for my children.” Although Stallone wrote and starred the five-film Rocky franchise, he does not own any of the rights to the works.

The 76-year-old actor created and starred in the money-spinning film franchise – but he's now taken to social media to hit out at producer Irwin Winkler, ...

He explained: “I have zero ownership of 'Rocky'. Every word, every syllable, every grammatical error was all my fault. He said: “You don’t want to ruffle the feathers of the golden goose.” (sic)”.

Sylvester Stallone calls for 'what's left' of his ownership rights to the 'Rocky' franchise, claiming Rocky producer Irwin Winkler is “parasitical” on ...

Stallone claims that the studio told him he was paid fairly. “ALSO after IRWIN controlling ROCKY for over 47 years , and now CREED, , I really would like have at least a little WHAT’s LEFT of my RIGHTS back, before passing it on to ONLY YOUR CHILDREN - I believe That would be a FAIR gesture from this 93 year old gentleman ? … This is a painful subject That eats at my soul , because I wanted to leave something of Rocky for my children.” Stallone posted an additional drawing of Irwin, this time as a vampire, calling him the “REAL ROCKY HORROR SHOW.” The first post slams Winkler’s “painfully untalented“ son David, who wrote The Arrangement — Stallone names it “the worst” book, likening the novel to “absorbent” toilet paper.

Sylvester Stallone says the rights dispute 'is a painful subject That eats at my soul , because I wanted to leave something of Rocky for my children'

"I have zero ownership of Rocky," he claimed. I was furious. Stallone added, "I was very angry.

Sylvester Stallone took down 'Rocky' producer Irwin Winkler and his son David Winkler in a series of Instagram posts blasting the family.

“This is a painful subject That eats at my soul, because I wanted to leave something of Rocky for my children, but it’s always great hearing from the loyal fans.” Irwin Winkler told the Hollywood Reporter in 1983 that their commitment to Stallone was to star in the film and that the producers had to put their houses up as collateral to get it made. But Stallone has no producing credits on the six “Rocky” films that he wrote and starred in, four of which were sequels that he directed. Stallone has been synonymous with famed boxer Rocky Balboa, whom he created in his Oscar-nominated screenplay. (Chartoff and producing partner Irwin Winkler won the best-picture Oscar for the film, not Stallone.) He contends that he’s owed a greater ownership stake in it after reading “The Arrangement: A Love Story.”

Sylvester Stallone has taken to social media to call out Rocky producer Irwin Winkler as part of an ongoing dispute over ownership rights to the ...

However, Stallone told the outlet in 2019 that he had "zero ownership" of the lucractive franchise. According to Variety, Stallone was paid $75K plus 10 net points, which equated to at least $2.5m for the first movie. "After Irwin controlling Rocky for over 47 years, and now Creed, I really would like have at least a little of what's left of my rights back, before passing it on to only your children," Stallone wrote.