Ivan Drago: Celebs Rumors

tackled the sensational congressional hearings of December 5, when New York’s Republican congresswoman Elise Stefanik grilled the presidents of MIT, Harvard and UPenn — who all refused to condemn students calling for the genocide of Jews on their campuses. A worthy topic, but a disastrous, embarrassing rendering: “SNL” came out swinging — on the side of antisemitism.The sketch’s target wasn’t the university presidents, who failed so spectacularlyat the Capitol Building that Liz Magill of UPenn has already quit and critics are clamoring for Harvard’s Claudine Gay and MIT’s Sally Kornbluth to tender their own resignations.Instead, “SNL” writers turned their poison pens on Stefanik, who actually trounced the three in a public beating like we haven’t seen since Ivan Drago killed Apollo Creed onscreen back in ’85.

Sylvester Stallone, is up to now. The 60-year-old model and actress, who was married to the “Rocky” star for two years in the late ’80s, recently opened up to People about the failed union. “[My marriage] to Sylvester Stallone was so long ago.

Action star Dolph Lundgren has tied the knot with personal trainer Emma Krokdal.The Rocky IV actor, 65, best known for his role as the Soviet boxer Ivan Drago, married his fiancee, 27, at their villa on the Greek island of Mykonos. He told US magazine People: “We chose to celebrate our love by getting married at our villa in Mykonos with family and a few close friends. With both Covid and a long road of challenging medical treatments, we’ve had to push our marriage plans many times.

Dolph Lundgren has shared the sad news that he's been battling cancer for eight years.The action movie star, 65, who is perhaps best known for his portrayal as Ivan Drago, the titular character's nemesis in the Rocky films, has said that he blames his steroid use for leading to his cancer battle. Speaking on In Depth with Graham Besinger, the actor revealed that he was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2015. At the time he had surgery to remove the cancer, which was successful, and went into remission.

Dolph Lundgren – best known for his role as Ivan Drago in the Rocky franchise – has revealed in a new interview that he has secretly been battling cancer for eight years.Speaking to In Depth with Graham Bensinger, the Swedish actor shared that he first brush with cancer came in 2015, when a cancerous tumour was discovered in his kidney. The tumour was removed and scans came back clean for the next five years until more tumours were discovered in 2020.In a clip shared with Graham Bensinger taken the day after Ludgren’s 2020 surgery, he revealed that six tumours were removed during his operation.

EXCLUSIVE: Creed already broke ground for Amazon with the latest installment in the MGM movie franchise, Creed III, racking up a $100M+ global opening and setting a boxoffice record for the tech giant. Now Creed could spawn an Amazon universe spanning both film and TV. There have been meetings with franchise star and filmmaker Michael B. Jordan about various Creed-related projects for the past year, sources said. The plans for the scope of the universe have gotten bolder in the wake of Creed III’s big debut. Reps for Amazon and Jordan declined comment.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic Adonis Creed, like Rocky Balboa before him, is a fighter who faces down his demons and finds his triumph-of-the-human-spirit mojo, all leading up to his inevitable delivery of that knockout punch (well, okay, Rocky actually lost the fight in “Rocky”). The first two “Creed” films, like the six “Rocky” films, were rah-rah crowd-pleasers, with the hero taking on an adversary who represents the forces of darkness. The boxing foes in these movies are a little like comic-book supervillains: Clubber Lang, Ivan Drago, Drago’s vengeful son, and so on. They’ve been catchy and, at times, memorable characters, but it’s part of their appeal that they’re two-dimensional raging-bull enemies you would hardly rank as layered human beings.

Wilson Chapman editorSylvester Stallone is synonymous with the character of Rocky Balboa, the scrappy underdog boxer who first brought him to the spotlight in the ’70s. But in recent years, Stallone has made it very clear that even though the films are inextricably linked with him, he’s not happy about the way the original deal was structured and thinks he should have received an ownership stake.On July 31, following the announcement of a “Rocky” spinoff film in development about the characters of Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren) and Viktor Drago (Viktor Drago), Stallone took to Instagram to express his frustrations about the direction of the expanding franchise, and particularly its longtime producer Irwin Winkler.

Dolph Lundgren has weighed in on the scrum around the announcement that a Rocky spinoff film called Drago is reportedly in the works at MGM. His message was essentially, “Keep me out of it.”

Last Thursday, news broke that MGM had a “Rocky” spin-off in the works: “Drago,” centered around the backstory of Rocky Balboa’s “Rocky IV” nemesis, Russian boxer Ivan Drago. For “Rocky” fans, that sounds promising.

Rocky spin-off Drago.As reported by TheWrap on Thursday (July 28), screenwriter Robert Lawton has penned a script for a spin-off film around Dolph Lundgren’s character Ivan Drago, who appeared in 1985’s Rocky IV and 2018’s Creed II.Stallone shared the report on Instagram on Sunday (July 31), where he criticised longtime Rocky producer Irwin Winkler and Lundgren for allegedly going “behind his back” in regards to the project.“Another Heartbreaker… Just found this out,” Stallone wrote. “ONCE AGAIN, IRWIN WINKLER, this PATHETIC 94 year old PRODUCER and HIS MORONIC VULTURE CHILDREN, Charles and David, are once again picking clean THE BONES of another wonderful character I created without even telling me.A post shared by Sly Stallone (@officialslystallone)“I APOLOGISE to the FANS, I never wanted ROCKY characters to be exploited by these parasites… By the way, I once had nothing but respect for Dolph but he NEVER told me about what was going on behind my back with the character I created for him!!! REAL FRIENDS are more precious than gold.”Stallone shared a second post where he called Winkler a “blood sucker” and “parasite producer”.In a post addressing Stallone’s remarks, Lundgren claimed he was “under the impression” that Stallone was involved in the project.“Just to set the record straight regarding a possible Drago spin-off,” Lundgren wrote.

Instagram post begins, accompanying a photo of Winkler edited to look like Dracula sucking Rocky’s blood. “Presumed to be the most hated, untalented, decrepited (sic) producer in Hollywood and his cowardly children have found their next meal… Drago.

J. Kim Murphy Sylvester Stallone has doubled down on his criticisms of the direction of the “Rocky” franchise, expressing his frustration regarding the newly announced spinoff film “Drago.”The actor shared his disappointment in a post on Instagram Saturday.

Sylvester Stallone is escalating his battle with “Rocky” producer Irwin Winkler over ownership of the characters he created by attacking the upcoming spin-off sequel “Drago”.

#sad day #Parasite.”Stallone then went in for round two on Twitter, posting, “I’d like to congratulate Irwin Winkler and family beating another wonderful character into the ground! # no shame,” referring to the “Rocky” producer who took home an Oscar in 1976 when it won for Best Picture.TheWrap learned exclusively Friday that screenwriter Robert Lawton is set to write the “Rocky” spinoff “Drago” for MGM. Details about the plot are, naturally, being kept secret at the moment, but what we can tell you is that Russian fighter Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren) will be at the center of the story.

"Rocky" fans could be in for a sweet surprise. According to Variety, a spinoff film "Drago" is in the works with MGM studios. Robert Lawton has reportedly been taken on to write the series.  The film will feature Ivan Drago, who took on Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) in the 1985 movie "Rocky IV." The character’s son, Viktor Drago, played by Florian Munteanu, appeared in "Creed II" in 2018 to take on Adonis Creed’s son.

the Wrap, the film, titled “Drago,” follows the Russian fighter Ivan Drago and his son, Viktor (Florian Munteanu), who made his debut in 2018’s “Creed 2.”Screenwriter Robert Lawton is set to pen the screenplay, with MGM producing.Lundgren touched upon a spinoff last year in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter. “By the way, I think there’s some talk about doing a whole spinoff on Drago with MGM.

Dolph Lundgren, 64, has been a beloved actor for decades. Since reaching a mainstream audience in 1985 with his role as Ivan Drago in Rocky IV, the Swedish actor has been an international star. Throughout his career, he’s dabbled in directing, and he’s taken on plenty of well-known roles over the decades including He-Man in the Masters of the Universe series and returning the big screen for the all-star cast of The Expendables. During his life, he’s been married twice, and he proposed to his current fiancée Emma Krokdal in 2020. Find out more about Dolph’s two marriages and his current engagement here!

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Rocky IV.Released in 1985, the fourth instalment in the Rocky franchise saw Stallone’s character Rocky Balboa go up against Ivan Drago played by Dolph Lundgren.In a documentary titled The Making of Rocky vs Drago by Sylvester Stallone posted on his YouTube channel, the actor said he was flown to intensive care after shooting the film’s fight scene.“The first thing we shot [was] my entrance, [Lundgren’s] entrance, and the introductions and then I got really injured during the fight and I had to be flown into intensive care to California from Canada,” Stallone said.“[Lundgren] pulverised me. And I didn’t feel it in the moment but later that night my heart started to swell.

Rocky IV. Given how intense the boxing scenes were, one on-set moment could’ve ended Stallone’s career early.

a “Rocky IV” fight scene with actor Dolph Lundgren’s Ivan Drago character went astray.The actors starred as opposing boxers in the fourth film, released in 1985, of the beloved “Rocky” series.Stallone, 75, reflected on the filming of the sports drama scene on his YouTube channel’s recent video, The Making of Rocky vs. Drago by Sylvester Stallone.“The first thing we shot [was] my entrance, his entrance and the introductions and then I got really injured during the fight and I had to be flown into intensive care to California from Canada,” said “The Expendables” actor.He continued, “Well, he pulverized me.

EXCLUSIVE: We hear that the pre-sales for United Artists Releasing’s Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky IV: Rocky vs. Drago, which will debut in Fathom locations on Nov. 11, are a pandemic record for the special events company, 120% ahead of the next closest title at the same point in time.

Sylvester Stallone has made an ultimate director’s cut of Rocky IV, entitled Rocky vs. Drago which will hit theaters on Nov. 11 for an exclusive engagement via MGM and Fathom followed by the feature being available on digital demand on Nov. 12.

Sylvester Stallone toldDolph Lundgren during the making of Rocky IV to really hit him — the result was the star being hospitalized in the intensive care unit for nine days. The classic installment in the iconic boxing series turns 35 on Friday.

Mae Hamilton Swedish actor Dolph Lundgren, perhaps best known for his seminal work as Russian boxer Ivan Drago in “Rocky IV,” is teaming up with “Million Dollar Listing” star and fellow Swede Fredrik Eklund, of Douglas Elliman, to roundhouse kick his fetching Hollywood Hills home onto the market with a knockout price tag of $4.25 million.

Sylvester Stallone isn't finished with the "Rocky" franchise just yet. On Sunday, the 74-year-old actor took to Instagram to announce that a director's cut of the film "Rocky IV" is on the way.

Instagram post on Sunday. “So far it looks great.

Sylvester Stallone has told fans that he will be scrapping Paulie’s famous maid robot from an upcoming director’s cut of “Rocky IV”.

Dolph Lundgren has announced that he is engaged to his girlfriend Emma Krokdal!