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HAGEN, GERMANY – DECEMBER 03: Sylvester Stallone attends a press conference during the opening of the exhibition “Sylvester Stallone – Retrospektive zum 75. Geburtstag” at Osthaus Museum Hagen on December 03, 2021 in Hagen, Germany. The exhibition will run from December 3, 2021 until February 20, 2022. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
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HAGEN, GERMANY – DECEMBER 03: Sylvester Stallone attends a press conference during the opening of the exhibition “Sylvester Stallone – Retrospektive zum 75. Geburtstag” at Osthaus Museum Hagen on December 03, 2021 in Hagen, Germany. The exhibition will run from December 3, 2021 until February 20, 2022. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
Sylvester Stallone is a prolific actor and has been a part of many iconic films. However, it would not be unreasonable to say that his name is synonymous with the popular movie character “Rocky Balboa”. He played the role of protagonist in the “Rocky” film series and also wrote the screenplay for it. Despite his contributions, the actor finds himself in an unfortunate dispute. The dispute centered around ownership rights of the ‘Rocky’ and the ‘Creed’ film series franchise with the producers of the film. Stallone was not particularly pleased with the original deal and felt that he deserved ownership rights. To express his dissatisfaction, Stallone even made a hostile post on his Instagram account.
Even though, Stallone may not have ownership rights, he remains the face of the ‘Rocky’ and his name will forever be attached to the franchise. Recently, he launched a new coffee company. And interestingly, it is named after one of his songs in the ‘”Rocky” film.
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Stallone launched a ready-to-drink coffee company named, “Eye of the tiger.” The name of the company is based on a song that was featured in “Rocky III”. This revelation may not come as a surprise since Stallone is a self-proclaimed “coffee fanatic”.
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On his Instagram story, the actor shared a post made by @gopuff. The post offered a giveaway to his 16 million fans of Stallone, a chance to win signed boxing gloves. However, there were certain conditions that must be fulfilled in order to be eligible to take part in the giveaway. The caption stated, “GIVEAWAY!!! Start your week with some heat and win a pair of SIGNED GLOVES 🥊🥊 from Sly himself.”
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Sylvester Stallone claims Rocky is “not a sports film”
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Despite Stallone’s comments, how one perceives the film is open to interpretation. What genre do you think the “Rocky” film comes under? Share with us your opinions and thoughts in the comments below.