<p>Terming the announcement of <em>Drago</em> as "another heartbreaker", veteran action star Sylvester Stallone has slammed the development of the spin-off under the boxing drama franchise <em>Rocky.</em></p>.<p>His comments come weeks after he called out Irwin Winkler, the producer behind the series which also includes <em>Creed</em> movies, for allegedly denying him the rights to the franchise for almost five decades now.</p>.<p>Stallone, the star and writer of Oscar-winning 1976 movie <em>Rocky</em>, took to Instagram on Saturday to lambast Winkler and his children without taking names.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/untalented-and-parasitical-sylvester-stallone-slams-rocky-producer-irwin-winkler-1127843.html">'Untalented and parasitical': Sylvester Stallone slams 'Rocky' producer Irwin Winkler</a></strong></p>.<p>"Another Heartbreaker… Just found this out…ONCE AGAIN , PATHETIC 94 year old PRODUCER and HIS SELFISH USELESS CHILDREN are once again picking what is left OFF THE BONES of another wonderful character!!! (sic)" the 76-year-old actor wrote about Drago, the character played by Dolph Lundgren in the series.</p>.<p>"Seriously, how do you weasels look in mirror???" he added.</p>.<p>Earlier this week, MGM Studios announced <em>Drago</em>, which will focus on Lundgren's Russian boxer of the same name, which he portrayed in 1985's <em>Rocky IV</em>, as well as his son Viktor Drago (played by Florian Munteanu), who debuted in <em>Creed II</em>.</p>.<p><em>Creed</em> series, fronted by Michael B Jordan, is itself a spin-off to Stallone's iconic <em>Rocky</em> franchise.</p>.<p>In his post, Stallone also apologised to his fans.</p>.<p>"I am sorry to the FANS, I APOLOGIZE to the FANS I never wanted ROCKY to be exploited FOR THIS GREED .. # no shame #sad day #Parasite (sic)," he added.</p>.<p>The studio is gearing up for the release of "Creed III", which marks Jordan's directorial debut. The film is slated to be released on November 23.</p>
<p>Terming the announcement of <em>Drago</em> as "another heartbreaker", veteran action star Sylvester Stallone has slammed the development of the spin-off under the boxing drama franchise <em>Rocky.</em></p>.<p>His comments come weeks after he called out Irwin Winkler, the producer behind the series which also includes <em>Creed</em> movies, for allegedly denying him the rights to the franchise for almost five decades now.</p>.<p>Stallone, the star and writer of Oscar-winning 1976 movie <em>Rocky</em>, took to Instagram on Saturday to lambast Winkler and his children without taking names.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/untalented-and-parasitical-sylvester-stallone-slams-rocky-producer-irwin-winkler-1127843.html">'Untalented and parasitical': Sylvester Stallone slams 'Rocky' producer Irwin Winkler</a></strong></p>.<p>"Another Heartbreaker… Just found this out…ONCE AGAIN , PATHETIC 94 year old PRODUCER and HIS SELFISH USELESS CHILDREN are once again picking what is left OFF THE BONES of another wonderful character!!! (sic)" the 76-year-old actor wrote about Drago, the character played by Dolph Lundgren in the series.</p>.<p>"Seriously, how do you weasels look in mirror???" he added.</p>.<p>Earlier this week, MGM Studios announced <em>Drago</em>, which will focus on Lundgren's Russian boxer of the same name, which he portrayed in 1985's <em>Rocky IV</em>, as well as his son Viktor Drago (played by Florian Munteanu), who debuted in <em>Creed II</em>.</p>.<p><em>Creed</em> series, fronted by Michael B Jordan, is itself a spin-off to Stallone's iconic <em>Rocky</em> franchise.</p>.<p>In his post, Stallone also apologised to his fans.</p>.<p>"I am sorry to the FANS, I APOLOGIZE to the FANS I never wanted ROCKY to be exploited FOR THIS GREED .. # no shame #sad day #Parasite (sic)," he added.</p>.<p>The studio is gearing up for the release of "Creed III", which marks Jordan's directorial debut. The film is slated to be released on November 23.</p>