Every Rocky Character Who Can Return In Stallone's Prequel Show
Sylvester Stallone has teased the possibility of a Rocky prequel series in the past, which would focus on Rocky Balboa's life a decade prior to the events of 1976's Rocky. Stallone wrote the original Rocky, which was directed by John G. Avildsen, winning Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Film Editing. From there, Stallone continued the series, writing and/or directing the follow-up sequels, making six films in total, ending with Rocky Balboa in 2006. The actor continued playing the role in the spinoff series Creed, starring Michael B. Jordan as the son of Apollo Creed. Stallone's last appearance as Balboa was in Creed II, which he has said would be his last time portraying the character.
However, Stallone has floated the idea of a Rocky prequel series on a streaming platform, which would focus on Balboa growing up in South Philly in the 1960s, experiencing the cultural events of the «most transformative era in history», from the Cuban Missile Crisis to Vietnam to the Moon landing to the Civil Rights Movement, etc. The actor frequently shares his ideas on Instagram, as well as teasing future projects, with the Rocky prequel series being one of them. Stallone says it's unlike that the series would happen "due to certain complications" but still expressed hope that it would, saying that the show would introduce 17-year-old Robert «Rocky» Balboa as a «a young man struggling like all young people, trying to find [his] place.»
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The Rocky series has featured a myriad of characters from film to film, including Rocky's family that consists of his wife, Adrian (Talia Shire), his brother-in-law, Paulie (Burt Young), his former opponent
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