Sylvester Stallone Explained Why Rocky Isn’t In “Creed III,” And It’s Actually Kind Of Surprising
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Sylvester Stallone Explained Why Rocky Isn’t In “Creed III,” And It’s Actually Kind Of Surprising
If you’re heading to the movies this weekend, there’s a good chance that you’re going to see Creed III.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Sylvester revealed why he didn’t return for this latest installment — and it turns out that his reasoning had to do with the film itself.
“That’s a regretful situation because I know what it could have been,” Sylvester said about his lack of participation in Creed III. “It was taken in a direction that is quite different than I would’ve taken it.”
Sylvester said that Michael and producer Irving Winkler — the latter of whom he’s had a long-running feud with regarding the rights to the Rocky franchise — approached Creed III with a “different philosophy” than how he would’ve done it.
“I wish them well, but I’m much more of a sentimentalist,” he explained. “I like my heroes getting beat up, but I just don’t want them going into that dark space. I just feel people have enough darkness.”
Earlier this week during an interview with Hot 97, Michael also explained why Sylvester’s absence ultimately didn’t alter the film’s trajectory.
“In order to do that, we had to go into the past. What were those transformative years, those childhood traumas that shaped [Adonis] today? I think the room for this story was really about Adonis Creed moving forward with his family, and having him move forward.”
There you have it. Here’s the trailer for Creed III if you haven’t seen it yet: