Sylvester Stallone Pulls No Punches In Asking Producer For ‘Rocky’ Rights

Yo, Irwin! Sylvester Stallone wants rights to the “Rocky” movies and the character he created, and he’s calling out producer Irwin Winkler. In a combative Instagram post on Sunday, the actor jabbed at the 93-year-old executive for his alleged stranglehold on “Rocky” and its sequels, plus the “Creed” movie spinoffs starring Michael B. Jordan. (Another film, produced by Stallone and directed by Jordan, is slated to hit theaters in the fall.) Advertisement While calling him a gentleman, Stallone posted a portrait of Winkler as a knife-tongued snake. The palooka-playing action hero expressed concern Winkler would bequeath the ownership rights for… Read Full Article