It has been 45 years since the first "Rocky" sequel, "Rocky II," first hit theaters. Sylvester Stallone would go on to star in many more franchises, like "Rambo" and "The Expendables." ...

Sylvester Stallone revealed on the TMZ special “Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons” (via The Daily Mail) that a near career-ending injury in the lead up to “ Rocky II” threatened to end ...

Sylvester Stallone ’s career took off after writing and starring in the first Rocky. The actor was in the process of carving out a nice career for himself after the Oscar-winning drama. But ...

Stated in such a way, Sylvester Stallone makes it sound like there was pressure, and perhaps expectations, for him to put Rocky II on hold. Which sounds like just the kind of outcome that a rival ...

In celebration of Sylvester Stallone's 79th birthday on Sunday, July 6, 2025, take a look at his career highlights spanning ...

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Rocky Balboa is the most underrated movie of the Rocky franchise, and it perfectly encapsulates why I am okay with Sylvester Stallone being missing from Creed 4. The story of Creed 4 was confirmed ...

Sylvester Stallone and Carl Weathers grip hands and smile together during a press conference in a still from the film, 'Rocky,' directed by John G. Avildsen, 1976.

Sylvester Stallone earned $2.5 million from the first Rocky film after taking a gamble on himself, rejecting a $300,000 offer for the script and instead negotiating a percentage of the film's profits.

That’s why he wrote “Rocky.” He created the role for himself that the Hollywood of the time refused to. The mythic story is that Stallone wrote “Rocky” in two-and-a-half days.