'Rocky' reboots -- with Stallone.

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  • Author(s): LaPorte, Nicole
  • Source:
    Variety. 11/6/2006, Vol. 404 Issue 12, p47-47. 1/4p. 1 Color Photograph.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      WINKLER, Irwin; STALLONE, Sylvester, 1946-; ROCKY (Film); FILMMAKERS; MOTION picture industry
    • Abstract:
      This article reports on the 2006 revival of the "Rocky" motion picture franchise, the story a boxer that debuted in the 1970s. Irwin Winkler, producer of all six "Rocky" movies surprised the entertainment industry by stating that the role will be reprised by its originator, Sylvester Stallone, a man now in his 60s. Winkler admits that there was doubt over Stallone taking the role but claims that the quality of the film will win over naysayers.