Rocky Balboa, a character created and portrayed by Sylvester Stallone since the original film was released in 1976, is officially hanging up his gloves.
In a heartfelt video posted on Instagram, Stallone says goodbye to the character that launched his career, noting that the story will go on with Michael B. Jordan’s portrayal of Adonis Creed. The video can be seen here.
“Well, this is probably my last rodeo because... I thought Rocky was over in 2006, and I was very happy with that, and then all of the sudden
this young man presented himself and the whole story changed. It went on to a new generation. New problems. New adventures. And I couldn’t be happier, because as I step back, as my story has been told, there’s a whole new world that’s gonna be opening up, for the audience, for this generation."
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In a heartfelt video posted on Instagram, Stallone says goodbye to the character that launched his career, noting that the story will go on with Michael B. Jordan’s portrayal of Adonis Creed. The video can be seen here.
“Well, this is probably my last rodeo because... I thought Rocky was over in 2006, and I was very happy with that, and then all of the sudden
this young man presented himself and the whole story changed. It went on to a new generation. New problems. New adventures. And I couldn’t be happier, because as I step back, as my story has been told, there’s a whole new world that’s gonna be opening up, for the audience, for this generation."
Continue reading…
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