Apollo would then take on the role vacated by Rocky's former trainer Mickey, resulting in a whole new dynamic. Stallon rewatched Rocky IV in the behind-the-scenes clip and was asked how he felt after watching it now. If I only knew then what I know now. When Rocky IV was released in , the film became the highest-grossing of all the Rocky films, as well as the highest-grossing sports drama in cinema for nearly a quarter-century.
Brubaker serving as EPs. Lundgren went back to his life with Jones and waited for Rocky IV to come out. Their relationship was over by Meanwhile, the newly minted movie star continued to work through issues stemming from his childhood. But the underlying issues still troubled me until about five years ago through therapy and meditation and stuff.
I thought he was very clever with his image and very business savvy — much more than I was at the time. Things got tough for Lundgren in the years after Universal Soldier.
He has taken the blame for that, alluding in interviews over the years to poor behavior and infidelities on his part. I started drinking too much. I was depressed. Then in , a miracle. Sound familiar? After years of alternately embracing Drago as part of him and wanting to show what else he could do as an actor, Creed II has proven to Lundgren that he and the Russian boxer were intertwined more closely than he knew.
He knows what it means to lose family. After reading the Creed II script, Lundgren instantly envisioned playing Drago as older and worn out. He pitched that vision to director Steven Caple Jr. Drago lays out what his life has been like after losing that fight in There were like five versions of it. I wanted everything to stay in this grounded place. While some viewers might be surprised by how good a dramatic actor Lundgren is in the film, Stallone is not among them.
Lundgren has always graciously shrugged off comparisons to the other action stars of his generation, noting that someone will always be richer than you or have bigger biceps than you. I was in the military, I was already a fighter, I was a champion.
It took me years to be able to do it on the big screen, but with good, good directors, not some movie no one will ever see. According to the Rocky Wikia page , the guide says that Drago was unable to fight after his loss to Balboa due to the USSR's restrictions on turning professional.
After the Soviet Union falls, Drago goes on to post a 14—1 record with every victory being a knockout. He never fought for a major title or competed against any other top boxers due to promotional politics. There was also a book released on Drago by Todd Noy. In the book , Drago is disgraced and disowned by his country before relocating to the U. The USSR is apparently not too happy with his return to the ring and send another likely performance-enhanced boxer to destroy him.
T's character from Rocky III is the reigning champ. The two remain friends and Lundgren was in attendance at the premiere of Creed. In early , Lundgren was interviewed by Chris Nashawaty for Sports Illustrated's "Where are They Now" issue and was asked whether he would reprise his role from the Rocky series. I want to let that character rest. People have good memories of that film, and I'd hate to mess that up. Screenwriter Andrew LeMay did an interview with the "Boxing With The Truth" blog has written a screenplay and said he's discussed the idea with people tied to the Rocky series.
A synopsis of the screenplay was shared with SI. The characters in the proposed Drago movie are owned by MGM. LeMay adapted the Drago film from his original screenplay titled Red Glove. In LeMay's script, Drago's punishment for losing to Balboa in is death. Before Drago is locked up in a Siberian prison, his brother, who apparently has ties to the mafia, strikes a deal to save Drago's life and just spends the next 30 years in jail.
The brother runs the show while Drago takes on the role of an enforcer that beats up anyone who disagrees with Drago's brother.
The warden wants to take back his prison so he hires a bigger and stronger enforcer to fight Drago.
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