Can u believe it? Rocky VI is set 2 roll! Do u remember the 1st 5 films? My favorite was Rocky III. It was the one with Mr. T. Here... read this:

Stallone Ready for "Rocky" Redux
By Josh Grossberg

Rocky never gives up. And neither will Sylvester Stallone.
The aging action star is nearing a deal with MGM that will see him step back into the ring for a sixth installment in the saga of America's favorite fictional prize fighter, according to the Hollywood Reporter.


Rocky VI, which has been rumored for years, would purportedly reunite Stallone with the franchise's original producers, Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff.


The trade paper also reports that the thespian would write, produce and star in the project, which will be budgeted at $10 million to $15 million in an attempt to take the Roman numeral-friendly boxing franchise back to its indie roots.


Such a move makes good business sense for MGM, which has lately been putting the reins on runaway spending with such flicks as Barbershop and Legally Blonde, both of which cost less than $20 million and grossed four times as much.


The original 1976 Rocky was budgeted at a modest $1 million. But audiences latched on to the underdog story of the chicken-chasing tomato can Rocky Balboa going a full 15 rounds with champ Apollo Creed and made it one of the top-grossing films of the '70s, pulling in more than $220 million in ticket sales worldwide. The film also won an Oscar for Best Picture.


The inevitable sequels had budgets that swelled faster than Stallone's pecs.


Philly's Italian Stallion returned to the ring for 1979's Rocky II (Rocky wins the heavyweight title), 1982's Rocky III (Rocky loses title to Mr. T, then regains it in a rematch) and 1985's Rocky IV (Rocky goes to Russia, battles steroid-crazed Commie boxer Dolph Lundgren (news)). Each tallied more than $100 million.


The 55-year-old Stallone, who made the first Rocky at age 30, hung up his gloves after 1990's Rocky V was KO'd at the box office. That film, which saw Stallone's alter ego come out of retirement and engage former pro Tommy Gunn (real-life boxer Tommy Morrison) in a good ol' street fight, grossed a meager $40 million.


So studio execs decided to wait a long time before ringing the bell on another installment, content just to milk the series with home video, DVD and videogame releases.


If Rocky VI gets the green light, Stallone's flagging career could get a much needed boost.

He last appeared on the big screen in 2001's high-octane race flick Driven. But, as a telling sign of Stallone's dwindling box-office muscle, that film wasn't marketed around his pecs so much as the younger--and much prettier cast--around him (blink and you might have missed Stallone in the trailer). Despite the marketing switcheroo, the film still bombed.

Even worse, Stallone's most recent vehicle didn't even make it to U.S. theaters. While Universal decided to roll out Stallone's suspense-free action thriller D-Tox across the rest of the globe earlier this year, the studio opted for a straight-to-video release in the States.

And if Rocky VI doesn't pan out, there's always Rambo 4, which Stallone has also been writing.

If Stallone does sign on to Rocky VI, the film isn't likely to hit the streets until 2004 at the earliest.

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Think it'll fly? I don't know...maybe it is time 4 another...

Hey, what was ur favorite Rocky movie?

Rocky VI?!

Wasn't there a parody of this on "In Living Colour" back in 1990?

God Stallone, GIVE IT UP, U made your money, bow out and invest in some projects or become a director...

However, just 4 sakes of curiosity, it is more than likely :I:'d go and C it!!!

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Stallone really is an ordinary actor. The only role that he can play is the dumbass parts like Rocky and the cop in Copland.

crazy.I can see this being a George Foreman scenario,winning the title when he's real old 'cept Rocky will have to be in his 50's at least.

but...i'd watch it.

They try to make all these Rocky sequals and won't make

Cobra 2?

now we have:

Mad Max 9

Die Hard 8

Blood Sport 5

Terminator 6

Preditor vs. Alien

Freddy vs. Jason

even though it's a Film Series I Swear Sylvester Stallone might be Punch Drunk or something?does He actually think this will fly in 2002???I Sly alot of Props for not really saying alot on the Big Screen."Rocky" is a Classic though 3 is my Fave of the Series.

There was a time when Stallone used to say Rocky V would be the last.

It's kind of sad that Sly will b remembered mostly 4 his Rocky and Rambo movies... underneath all that muscle is really a talented actor, director and writer.

For all the jokes on his "Yo, Adrienne!" trademark mentality, he has done some brillian acting as well. Has anyone seen the movie "F.I.S.T."? It's an excellent film about how a young man got involved in the union and went from petty organizer to president of that union. It was fantastic.

His early film, "The Lords of Flatbush" hinted at his Rocky persona...a subtle portrayal of a 50's leather jacket wearin' hood. It also starred a young Henry Winkler who got his job as "The Fonz" after the producers of "Happy Days" saw this movie.

Rocky (the 1st movie) was actually an incredible film written, directed and starring Sly, who had 2 fight the execs 2 get it done just the way he wanted. He would only do the film if he got 2 act in the lead...that took some major convincing on his part. What cajones 4 such a unknown.

Anyway... just my

Have any of you guys seen his debut movie from the early 70s? It was a porno!!

A sign of trouble...when an actor or actress keeps making sequels. It normally means that they're banking on a movie that will give them a sure fire hit after making some movies that didn't do well at the box office and/or some movies that flat out bombed on ALL levels.

The general rule of thumb is if you can't add anything in terms of the plot and story line that will make the film interesting...you should just stop where you are...be it Part II or IV.

Oh...Good Morning Everyone!!!

June7 said:

I use too watch all His Films back in the day."Nighthawks" wasn't too Bad Either with Him&Billy Dee Williams."Lords of Flatbush" A Pre-Cursor too the "outsiders" of the early 80's.Lords had Him,Winkler&Perry King.cool flick&thanks for mentioning that Man.Peace