1 Aug – Following news that there will be a "Rocky" spinoff film about the character's antagonist, Ivan Drago, Sylvester Stallone recently took to social media to express his frustration about the project. On 31 July, the Rocky Balboa actor, shared three different articles about the project, currently known as "Drago", expressed, "Another Heartbreaker... Just found this out..."
However, at the same time, Stallone stressed that he has nothing but respect for his good friend Dolph Lundgren, who played the character in the original movie. It is noted that "Drago" is a spinoff of "Creed", which itself is a spinoff of "Rocky". The upcoming film will be penned by Robert Lawton. On the other hand, Michael B. Jordan is also directing the third instalment of "Creed", to be released in March next year.