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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 28: Sylvester Stallone speaks during SiriusXM’s Front Row with Sylvester Stallone hosted by Andy Cohen at SiriusXM Studios on September 28, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord\/Getty Images for SiriusXM)<\/p>\n
Sylvester Stallone expressed interest in revisiting his beloved boxing<\/a> franchise, but not with a new installment. Instead, Stallone wants an opportunity to create his own cut of Rocky V.<\/p>\n Rocky V is widely considered the worst installment in Stallone\u2019s Rocky franchise, which made him a household name in Hollywood. Released in 1990, the film sees Stallone\u2019s character, Rocky Balboa, lose everything and move back to his old neighborhood in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n As a result of brain damage sustained during his bout with Ivan Drago, Balboa is forced to retire. He befriends a young aspiring boxer, Tommy Gunn, and trains him at Mighty Mick\u2019s Gym. However, Gunn eventually leaves Balboa, which leads to a climactic street fight.<\/p>\n The film was the least successful in the franchise and met with negative reviews. It grossed $119.9 million at the box office<\/a>, which is much lower than the $300.5 million grossed by its predecessor<\/a>.<\/p>\n It was not until 2006 that Stallone ended the franchise on a high note with Rocky Balboa<\/a>. He later returned for the following two installments in the spinoff franchise, Creed<\/a>.<\/p>\n With his beloved franchise celebrating its 50th anniversary, Stallone expressed interest in trying to recut Rocky V.<\/p>\n Sylvester Stallone Reveals Why He Wants to Recut \u2018Rocky V\u2019<\/p>\n Sylvester Stallone<\/a>, 80, revealed that the reason he wants to recut Rocky V<\/a> is because he is still bothered by the end result.<\/p>\n Stallone already has experience completing a recut of one of the films in the franchise. He released a director\u2019s cut titled Rocky vs. Drago: The Ultimate Director\u2019s Cut<\/a>, which coincided with the film\u2019s 35th anniversary.<\/p>\n The 1985 film was the most successful at the box office, so Stallone\u2019s cut was more of a dramatic shift from the fast-paced original. However, one detail to point out about\u00a0Rocky V\u00a0is that Stallone did not direct that film, unlike Rocky II<\/a>, Rocky III<\/a>, and\u00a0Rocky IV<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is news. I\u2019ve been talking to Amazon. I said, \u2018Please, give me three weeks. I want to recut [Rocky V],\u201d Stallone said during an interview with SiriusXM<\/a>. \u201cOne hundred percent [I think I can do better]. It\u2019s like a thorn in my soul.\u201d<\/p>\n Stallone also admitted that while he is pushing for Amazon MGM to allow him to recut the film, audiences should temper expectations.<\/p>\n \u201c[Finding all the material], that\u2019s the hard part. But an archivist, they\u2019ll find it. I have to change the movie. The music, I wasn\u2019t using enough Bill Conti. I was using more hip-hop. Is it going to be amazing? It\u2019ll be good. Yes, it won\u2019t be a thorn in my side.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Stallone Reveals What Went Wrong With the Film<\/p>\n Stallone also revealed what went wrong with\u00a0Rocky V and what led to the disappointing finished product.<\/p>\n The Golden Globe winner admitted that he was not self-aware at the time and that his film suffered as a result.<\/p>\n \u201c[Rocky V] bothers me to death because I know I took my foot off the gas. I should have been more aware of not trying to be cool to the audience,\u201d Stallone told The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> (THR).<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tGiancarlo Aulino<\/a> Giancarlo Aulino is sports writer who covers UFC for Heavy.com. He began writing for Heavy in 2025 after providing MMA coverage for Sportskeeda. Giancarlo is an experienced journalist and interviewer, having covered soccer clubs Toronto FC and Inter Toronto FC as a full-season reporter, and also producing sports coverage for Toronto radio station VIBE 105.5FM.
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