Sylvester Stallone about the authors of the movie "Drago": "Give me back"

Sylvester Stallone is not in the habit of dodging the emerging conflicts. This time, the subject of his indignation was the announcement of the launch of the movie "Drago". Behind this information are producer Irwin Winkler and Sylvester's longtime friend and former colleague Dolph Lundgren. He played the role of Soviet boxer Ivan Drago in Rocky 4 (1985).

Stallone called the news of the spin-off "heartbreaking" amid his ongoing struggle to gain full copyright control of the Rocky Balboa boxer franchise. It was Sylvester who invented the character and wrote the screenplay about him from which the 1976 film Rocky was made. For Stallone, this picture is of special significance, because of it, he was able to turn from little-known, mercurial casual earnings actor in a superstar. "Rocky" won three Oscars and brought the creators fabulous profits. However, according to the film's main star, he made a big mistake in his time by not copyrighting the character and the stories about him sufficiently.

In his comments about "Drago" Stallone didn't hesitate to "lay it on" the 94-year-old Winkler and his sons, Charles and David, calling them "bloodsuckers" who should give him his copyrights back. And about Lundgren admitted that he used to have respect for him, but did not think that he would negotiate behind his back. Incidentally, in addition to "Rocky 4," Lundgren starred in each of the three films in Stallone's other franchise, "The Unstoppables." "Real friends are worth more than gold," Sylvester summed up, referring to Dolph.