Rumors of Rocky 7 Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Mon, October 26, 2009 
A few days back, Teen Say picked up on a German interview with Sylvester Stallone where he discussed making Rocky 7. This is despite the fact that he swore up and down that the last film (2006s Rocky Balboa) would be the swan-song for the character. Hell, he went into Balboa with everyone (yours truly included) ridiculing him for going back to the well, and at age 60 to boot. But he surprised us when the movie was great…and, as it turned out, a commercial success.
As it turns out, this was nothing more than being “lost in translation.” Devin Faraci of CHUD and Clint Morris of Movie Hole have both come out and shot down the report. As it turns out, Sly was in fact referring to making Rocky Balboa in said interview and not a seventh installment. Rest assured Rocky fans. It was just a bunch of nothing.
Having said that, we shouldn’t put it past Stallone to suddenly come out and announce Rocky 7 down the line. “How so?” you ask. Frankly, he also swore to the high heavens that last year’s Rambo would be a fitting conclusion to his ‘Nam vet-turned- action hero. However (just like Rocky Balboa before it), Rambo turned out a nice profit and we’ve now got a sci-fi oriented Rambo 5 in development.
Reader Comments (1)
I am a big fan of Sly but I am glad to hear there is not going to be a Rocky 7. He went out on a very high note with Rocky Balboa. I am fine with endless Rambo films as they are guilty pleasures but Rocky Balboa was a grand slam on many levels and I would like that to be the final note on that franchise.