Sylvester Stallone teases his long-awaited director’s cut of Rocky IV is ‘coming soon’ though he doesn’t have a release date yet
Months after Sylvester Stallone first revealed he’s working on a director’s cut of his 1985 classic Rocky IV, the actor-director offered an update.
The 74-year-old actor, who starred in, wrote and directed Rocky IV, shared a new video on Instagram of him watching the new cut.
‘Coming soon folks,’ Stallone said in the caption to his post, but when asked about a specific release date, the actor/filmmaker didn’t know for sure when it’s arriving.
Update: Months after Sylvester Stallone first revealed he’s working on a director’s cut of his 1985 classic Rocky IV, the actor-director offered an update
Coming soon: ‘Coming soon folks,’ Stallone said in the caption to his post, but when asked about a specific release date, the actor/filmmaker didn’t know for sure when it’s arriving
A fan dubbed @sly_4ever was the first to comment on his post, asking, ‘when is the release date? Any idea?’
Stallone simply responded, ‘no one knows yet!!!!’ to the fan, though it’s been in the works for quite some time.
The actor/filmmaker first mentioned the Rocky IV director’s cut, fittingly, in an Instagram comment, when he was asked about making a director’s cut to his 2006 movie Rocky Balboa.
No one knows: Stallone simply responded, ‘no one knows yet!!!!’ to the fan, though it’s been in the works for quite some time
Stallone responded, ‘I am not doing that but I am doing a directors cut on Rocky IV which will be amazing!!!!!’
The director’s cut was supposedly initially slated for release on November 27, which marked the 35th anniversary of Rocky IV.
He also mentioned in another Instagram reply that the now-infamous robot that Rocky Balboa got for his brother-in-law Paulie (Burt Young), will be cut out.
Amazing: Stallone responded, ‘I am not doing that but I am doing a directors cut on Rocky IV which will be amazing!!!!!’
‘For the 35th anniversary, Rocky 4 Is getting a new director’s cut by me. So far it looks great. Soulful. Thank you MGM For this opportunity to entertain,’ he began, adding, ‘The robot is going to the junkyard forever, no more robot.’
Since then, details have been scant about the director’s cut, since it missed the late-November anniversary date.
Stallone posted a video last week featuring a scene from the Rocky Balboa (Stallone) and Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren) fight.
Last week: Stallone posted a video last week featuring a scene from the Rocky Balboa (Stallone) and Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren) fight
‘At this moment we are putting the finishing touches on the Directors new cut of ROCKY4 !’ Stallone said.
Rocky IV followed Stallone’s title character as he has become a beloved heavyweight champion, when he is challenged by the massive Ivan Drago.
The sequel was the third-highest-grossing movie of 1985 with $127.8 million, behind another Stallone sequel, Rambo: First Blood Part II ($150.4 million) and Back to the Future ($210.6 million).
Drago: Rocky IV followed Stallone’s title character as he has become a beloved heavyweight champion, when he is challenged by the massive Ivan Drago
Highest grossing: The sequel was the third-highest-grossing movie of 1985 with $127.8 million, behind another Stallone sequel, Rambo: First Blood Part II ($150.4 million) and Back to the Future ($210.6 million)