Sylvester Stallone expressed interest in revisiting his beloved boxing 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’s Rocky franchise, which made him a household name in Hollywood. Released in 1990, the film sees Stallone’s 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’s 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, which is much lower than the $300.5 million grossed by its predecessor.<\/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 ‘Rocky V’<\/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’s cut titled Rocky vs. Drago: The Ultimate Director’s Cut<\/a>, which coincided with the film’s 35th anniversary.<\/p>\n The 1985 film was the most successful at the box office, so Stallone’s cut was more of a dramatic shift from the fast-paced original. However, one detail to point out about Rocky V is that Stallone did not direct that film, unlike Rocky II<\/a>, Rocky III<\/a>, and Rocky IV<\/a>.<\/p>\n “This is news. I’ve been talking to Amazon. I said, ‘Please, give me three weeks. I want to recut [Rocky V],” Stallone said during an interview with SiriusXM<\/a>. “One hundred percent [I think I can do better]. It’s like a thorn in my soul.”<\/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 “[Finding all the material], that’s the hard part. But an archivist, they’ll find it. I have to change the movie. The music, I wasn’t using enough Bill Conti. I was using more hip-hop. Is it going to be amazing? It’ll be good. Yes, it won’t be a thorn in my side.”<\/p>\n Stallone Reveals What Went Wrong With the Film<\/p>\n Stallone also revealed what went wrong with Rocky 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 “[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,” Stallone told The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> (THR).<\/p>\n This article was originally published on HEAVY<\/a><\/p>\n The post Sylvester Stallone Eyes a New Take on His Beloved Boxing Franchise<\/a> appeared first on HEAVY<\/a>.<\/p>\n