Sylvester Stallone blasted Rocky producer Irwin Winkler over a spin-off based on series villain Drago this weekend, the second time in a month that the actor has taken his former collaborator to task for the rights to the franchise. “Another heartbreaker… I just found this out… AGAIN, ERWIN WINKLER, that PAGIBLE 94 year old PRODUCER and HIS SELFISH USELESS CHILDREN, Charles and David, are once again picking through what’s left OF THE BONES of another wonderful character I created, without even if I do say so,” Stallone thundered in an Instagram post, furious at the development of the project behind his back. In another post, he raged: “GIVE MY RIGHTS BACK BLOOD DRINKERS!” Two weeks ago, Stallone took to Instagram to demand Winkler give him back “WHAT IS LEFT OF MY RIGHTS back” in a now-deleted post. Stallone, who made an estimated $2.5 million from the first Rocky film, has publicly fumed about being cheated out of a stake in the franchise since 2019. “They say the definition of Hollywood is someone stabbing you in the chest,” he told Variety. “They don’t even hide it.”
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