Netflix would make Rocky but using a gay black woman as the star.

The story behind Stallone writing Rocky and overcoming his trials and tribulations to get it made is almost as good as the movie itself

Stallone is actually a smart guy for being in the entertainment industry. He knew to be Rocky himself and keep pushing to get it made and to star in it. Every time I hear him in interviews, he shows this awareness other actors don't have about the acting, the production, and the audience. He knows not to say too much about what he knows and feels, but you can see he knows.

Thank you Mr. Stallone for helping us with themes of "hope", "loss", and "fight". And showing us that good character means something.

Totally agree with Mr. Stallone, Rocky is one of many films that came out during the right time and made by the right people.

Watching Rocky at the theatre, when I was in college, was one of the most intense movie experiences ever. I remember that everyone in the theatre was standing during the fight scene, like we were at a real fight, and yelling and cheering like we were at a real fight. I was eighteen and I remember it like it happened yesterday. I think I went back and watched it two more times that week.

*"How Rocky Was Made"* needs to be a movie.

Of course he's right, we're being bombarded and saturated with so much content it's hard to even swallow let alone digest. But to me personally the classics never die and I'll always go back to them.

He's right the movie theatre was the habitual shrine and VHS tapes and blockbusters was a special place I miss those days.

I'm glad Rocky exists, and was made when it was made. It gave me so much needed inspiration growing up on the rough side of town in the 80s.

I've had such a hard time finding any movies in the last couple years that measure up to most of my favs from the eighties. This puts it in perspective.

I was 11 when Rocky came out. My mom dropped me and my friend off to see a movie, I don’t remember which one - mind you this was when a parent could actually drop two 11 year old girls off at the theater without fearing for their lives - but we decided to see Rocky instead because everybody was talking about it. Cut to two little girls standing on our seats screaming and cheering ourselves hoarse along with everyone else in the theater as Rocky battled Apollo. I have never again had a movie experience that drove me to that kind of physically unrestrained emotion. And I expect I never will.

I remember seeing Rocky as a teen, and it really did inspire me, it changed my outlook on life. The message that doing your best can mean just as much as winning really hit me, up until that moment I had given up trying because I was scared of aiming too high and being disappointed when I fail. After that movie I started caring more about putting in the effort and win or lose I knew I did my best and that is all I cared about

I remember 16-year-old me being in a brand new theater when the original “Rocky” came out. I remember cheering during the training sequence with “Gonna Fly Now” blaring from the speakers. The tension during the fight as Rocky beats the count to continue. That kind of energy probably couldn’t be replicated today.

I LOVE the Rocky movies not for the fighting aspect but mainly because it is the only movie series that I know of where the husband and wife relationship stays strong and true! I am so impressed and happy that Rocky and Andrian remained happily married throughout the entire series! Rocky's determination should be an inspiration to all of us to do our very best in whatever task we are facing!

damn he still looks good. I was in high school in the 80's and my friend and I were obsessed with these movies. We mimicked the workouts and would play going the distance on our guitars. These are so important to an entire generation and it's still finding new fans. I'm glad this movie can't be made today because we already got the perfect series and no need messing with it.

Rocky sends the "never give up" message like no other character. It's not that he thinks about holding up, he's just minding his own business so much that he doesn't even notice he's degrees below zero or flattening out his knuckles punching meat. He's just that determined! I think that's part of why the movie is a legendary masterpiece. I'm a young artist starting to write a movie and Stallone has been my biggest inspiration ever since I started finding out more about him last year. There's something about his work that always makes me regain some strong, epic vitality from nowhere, be it writing or working out. I believe that something new that still goes along those lines can be created as long as we keep punching. I for one know i'll be reaching for that. Lots of love from Spain, Stallone you're the man! 🥊👹

He’s so right. I was born in 1976. Going to the movies as a kid was this huge thing. Add that nostalgia to the movies that were being made. Star Wars Empire strikes back and Return of the Jedi, Back to the Future, Ghost Busters… I could go on and on. I think the Marvel movies were the last hurrah for cinema. Technology has come so far that it’s just changed everything too much. I’m a lucky one though. Streaming will never rob me of the memories I have of going to a Drive In triple header on a warm summer night. Kids don’t know what they’re missing

Some films are untouchable as far as being remade and Rocky is definitely one of them .

I think he’s correct that things have shifted, inevitably this cant be avoided. The 70s weren’t the 40s which weren’t the 20s. I don’t think streaming has completely replaced as much as it has displaced auteur side of writing and creating films. Going it on your own has always been an uphill climb, Rocky and Godfather are perfect examples. I think if anything, creators with absolute passion and commitment will rise to the top. Maybe not to the top of charts and reviews, but when has that mattered. Story consumers are the end all be all, the collective voice is the final arbiter of creative judgment. And there is a void and calling for more original work, not cookie cutter garbage. Every time a mainstream Hollywood movie comes out and underperforms is one step closer to trusting creators. I think the only thing you need to make a kick ass movie is some committed friends/crew, complete and utter commitment to your vision, and a willingness to sacrifice anything to get it made. Any streaming service will be hounding you for your original product.

It seems to me the point Stallone is trying to make is that studios are no longer willing to take risks on movies or filmmakers that can't guarantee an extremely high profit. They just want to stick with things that are familiar and they know will reliably rake the cash in. Which is a real shame. Notice how almost every single insanely profitable franchise that the studious now rely on such as Star Wars, Jurassic Park, etc. initially started out as a gamble that studious had to take risks on. They had to trust that those involved with the project had a great new original creative idea and had the passion to implement it in a way that would resonate with audiences. Now, none of those movies would likely get made. Now everything just feels like "content" that is rehashing on someone else's originality and hard work for the sake of money. Studios need to learn to trust in people's artistic visions again. Imagine all the potential Rockys we could be missing out there just because some mega rich executives at studios aren't willing to give them a fair shake and would rather green light the 30th Star Wars

Films nowadys are all sequels and prequels instead of originals!

Alot of younger folks never knew that Stallone was actually THE biggest movie star of the 80's. He was literally number 1 for that decade. Then Arnold became number 1 in the 90's.

Rocky movie is the reason why I was saving the money to go to Philadelphia from Europe by my self, so I can wake up early in the morning and run those stairs at the museum of the art. I have it recorded and I can tell I was happy as a child doing so. When I saw the statue I was crying and I will never forget that feeling of gratitude ever. Love you Sly forever and ever

Yep, it's a shame that those days of going to the theaters with all your friends super excited to watch a film has all but been destroyed. I miss those the 80's and 90's.

I hope the theater experience never goes away. It's an amazing feeling to look forward to a movie with anticipation for months and then to finally get the tickets, buy some popcorn and soda and find your seat. Then the lights dim, the trailers start playing and then the movie comes. That entire process is magical

Rockys soundtrack was brilliant and the emotion the tracks brought to you..

In five seconds I know I'd love Stallone. His blatant honesty, his self awareness, and his utmost respect for movie makers of the past just blows me away. Plus, he looks goddamn BALLER in that suit.

Audience is stupid. They want Avengers, Spider man 200th part etc etc.. No acting skills required at all. Just animations all the way

I remember standing outside watching the neighbors Tv seeing stallon, van dam etc in Africa as a poor little boy that moment took my imagination to a new level . That was amazing. I wish to meet him one day and let him know how he inspired little children in Africa.

i just want my 80s back. we grew up in a wonderfull decade

*Stallone has done it all in front and behind the camera and to hear him say the days of the unknown, ballsy, auteur is over is depressing.* *It explains why we get so many formulaic, reboot, and open-ended movies. No vision, no pride, no message anymore, just return on investment* Glad we have movies like Rocky and Rambo, Tango & Cash, Cop Land, etc. to look back on and give us inspiration for the future

The decline of the movie theatre/industry is an accumulation of things, not just streaming. The movie industry began to really decline between 2003-2007ish. Movies were making so much money because there was no internet just yet (not the internet we have today), no online video games either, movies were the big pop culture everyone wanted in on. This spawned tonnes of studios pumping out whatever they could and eventually, trash started to consistently make its way into theatres, more and more. Once people experience 2 or 3 bad movies experiences on the trot, it tends to discourage them wanting to go experience it again and take a chance on a random movie. On top of that, you also had the quality of movies damaging the experience for people. Remakes are so common that they are expected now and they offer nothing original to theatre, streaming just offers you the option to go “damn this sucks, let’s move on to something else” with the tap of a button. It’s easier to take a chance on a movie at home on your phone, then it is to get dressed up, organise yourself, meet up with all your friends and go to a cinema where you may have a bad experience. That’s why only blockbusters make it big now, or marvel films should I say, because their quality is relatively consistent and while they are repetitive and bland you also know what to expect and you aren’t going to have a crappy evening wasted on some lame ass movie, like fast food you know what you’re getting. That’s where Stallone is right, big studios aren’t just giving some random hot shot director 70/150 million and saying ‘go make something new’. Instead they keep remaking and using old franchises because it’s safer. “This franchise made money before so let’s make a new one”.

Man! He is so right. The golden era of film AND recorded music is dead and gone.

I miss the days when going to a movie was an 'event'. Something you looked forward to and did as a family.

It's really sad to see Sly and those still remaining from the 1970's as "has-beens" in this current age. Even if the vast majority of us watch films on our phones and widescreen TVs via streaming services, it will never fully duplicate the "event" experience of seeing films on the big screen.

The early 90s was gold ! The best years for action Movies ; Stallone, Van Damme , Shwarzenegger!

Rocky was my childhood along with Rambo. I have such great memories of watching them with my Father and my mom getting mad he was letting me watch R rated movies lol. I was an '83 baby and think I got to grow up watching some the best movies ever. Times were good still back than. I still had the classics I could watch too.

The 90's/early 2000's was the last golden era for several industries. It's the same thing with music industry. Things have just not hit as hard since that time. I'm glad I'm an 80's baby and got to witness a lot of greatness in music, film, and sports.

I agree with Mr. Stallone. There is very little even coming out these day worth watching. Occasionally there will be a flick but rarely anymore. Rocky 1 is a masterpiece. I could watch that one once a year and never get tired of it. Great story line, characters, actors, everything!. I grew up in South Philadelphia so this movies has a special place in my heart. Also, Stallone's character Rocky was an upstanding human being. he was an honest and decent person.

im 47 and i would go to the movies almost every weekend in the 80s, when you walked in you would look at all the poster art of upcoming movies, i remember the same old man tht would take our tickets and hand the stub back , the smell of the fresh pop corn , i remember almost every movie being amazing or very good in the 80s, for example going to see Back to the future in 1985 when i was 10 , every movie was great tht year, different times,

Watching the Rocky movies as a child inspired me more then any other films ever and I watched it 20 years past it’s time. It helped me reach peak physical and mental shape. It’s a shame society doesn’t care about greatness anymore.

Me and one of my friends was just talking about movies from the 70's, 80's, and early 90's will never be beaten in regards to story telling and content. The age of movies is over and it's sad. Stories aren't told any more, just political agendas and identity politics is what tv shows and movies are now.

I'll be 26 in June born in 1996 and I have always been a huge fan of Mr. Stallone. When Rambo Last Blood was announced in theaters, I literally asked off work when I found out what weekend it was coming out. I was like a kid in a candy store so excited for it. And the reason I was so excited was because I grow up watching Rambo and Rocky films. And all of Mr. Stallone's work. I have always loved him as a actor. My dad loves Rocky and always has because he talks about George Foreman and of course Muhammad Ali. I've watched old clips of both amazing boxers. And I do agree with Stallone, that Rocky woundt have worked in today's world. So many kids don't understand what that kind of movie was back then. Yes it was a movie about boxing but it goes deeper than that. I remember reading Mr. Stallone had to sell his dog around the time when the original Rocky was set to be filmed because he was so broke. And of course now he's one of Hollywood's action heroes.

Stallone is a beast. One of those actors where its good to own all their movies on dvd and blu ray. He always gives it his all.

On the other hand, lots of studios went bankrupt, almost went bankrupt, and/or were bought out during that era because they spent so much money on dubious projects. There _was_ a price to pay for taking so many chances. For every Rocky there were a dozen movies like Heaven’s Gate.

Thank God Rocky is timeless. Stallone we love you😍

He's right that "The Godfather" -- at least the version we know -- would not be made as a movie today, and that would be a loss.

He's saying (subtlety) that technology has ruined the art and experience of film making and viewing...and he's not wrong.

There are advanced knowledge, aptitude and intellect behind Mr. Stallone beyond the street smartness. Thank you for the diversity in content interviews.

It’s amazing to hear Sylvester say that the days of go with your gut fly by the seat of your pants days are over. That’s how I’ve felt my entire life and I was born in 86.

My whole office is Rocky posters and Rocky stuff.

The tagline for ROCKY is also true for Stallone: His whole life was a million-to-one shot.

1000% agree. Movie now days are too much "digitally enhanced".

I like that he wasn't really complaining about it being better in his day. It's different and you have to adapt to the market. He recognizes that but doesn't resent it. Class act.

True and that's the reason why I miss good old damn movies like RAMBO, TERMINATOR and others.

One of the greatest films of all time. Growing up i loved them. And today i still love them. Something in everyone has that rocky in them

He’s right. Companies and people in general nowadays are afraid to spend their time or money on a “gut feeling” anymore. The proliferation of information at your fingertips has eradicated the “I have a good feeling” about this or that or you as a person because ANYTHING can be faked and ANYONE can be duped.

I was just watching all of Rocky's trilogies on cable during the pandemic on TNT two years ago and I still never get tired of them especially the second one with Mr. T and all of them are classics.....

" *Putting the skids on everything good* " will never succeed, as human nature is of innate goodness and compassion... My father (rip) loved 'Rocky" and so did I... to the point I cried, laughed and cheered, simultaneously. 'Rocky' was genuine and truthful and always will be... Thanks Mr Stallone, for being you!

Feminists, sjws, lgbtq, and body positivity activists would not allow rocky to be made today.

Interviewer dropped the ball by not asking Stallone WHY Rocky and The Godfather couldn’t be made today!

The movie is called Bruised and it's on Netflix!!!

You could tell he was holding back from saying you couldn't do Rocky now because of cancel culture.

Rocky is not just a movie, it is a way of living, an attitude to life.

I remember watching all the Rocky movies when I was a child.

Stallone is still tragically underrated. He has made some awesome movies. Be interesting to see how he handles streaming. His usual formula for movie franchises is the first movie is serious, then the next two he sells out as much as possible for profit. Great stuff.

I think it might be the meme about Stallone's voice, but he is a LOT more articulate than I thought.

I remember the days of seeing previews or trailers to new movies coming out, & everybody was excited & couldn't wait for the release. Movie theatres were packed & the audience had a great time. Now? ugh! Phones, streaming, netflix. Not the same. Miss the old days

Had the honor of working with my childhood idol, they say never meet your idols but I am so glad I did.

Man that fabric would never get wrinkled no matter how many times Stallone sits or bends his elbows and whatnot ...

If Rocky was made today, Sylvester Stallone would be wearing a pink tutu!

Dude knows his stuff.

Yeah that time when movies was entertainment. Also good story, characters you want to become, praise.

Fuck this era. Movies will never be enjoyed the same way as before smart phones

Call me nostalgia. To me Rocky and Godfather are what defined us as American.

Someone else on here said this and I'm repeating Welcome to the future where everyone wishes they were alive in the past.

He is not wrong. Most of the movies from 30, 40, 50 years ago...would never be made today.

What we want has not changed. What they want to give us has.

When you listen to people talk about movies many years ago. It was a happening. People couldn't believe Superman could fly, they stood in lines for days to be the first to watch the movies and a movie could change their life. Now people won't hardly pay for movies and turnoff the movie if it isn't to their liking within minutes. In that aspect it is sad. It has gone from an event to "wasting some time" watching it.

People forget that Stallone wrote the screenplay and won an Oscar for it, in addition to Best Picture.

As SENSITIVE as people are and especially this younger audience is now, he's RIGHT.

Please don't try to remake this Masterpiece.

They couldn't make Rocky now because Rocky and Adrian had a true Masculine/Feminine dynamic. That would be offensive.

Rocky was made when people celebrated accomplishments, not sexual preference.

Life without Rocky, man! That life would've sucked, glad I grew up off rocky

You know what movie wouldn't be made today? Blazing Saddles.

Nothing in the 70s or 80s could be made today. Today it's a crazy, oversensitive, unoriginal world.

Another problem is unlike when stallone wrote rocky. Too many people are doing it these days and the studios aren't going to push a lower budget film like rocky like they used to and it will just get dumped on streaming if your lucky enough for them to make it at all. I feel bad for upcoming filmmakers because outside of big budget spectacle films you never see those unique films get the push they need to become classics like they did back in the 70s and 80s.

I saw Rocky at the movie theater when it came out and was one of the millions of teenagers that had that poster of him with arms up in the doorway!!😍💕

The motion picture industry has changed since the time of the first Rocky movie. I agree with Sly that many of the classic movies if they were pitched today, given the political environment of Hollywood, they never would have been made. For instance, in Television Michael Landon was the premier guy for decades. If he tried to get his programing on Television today, it never would happen. There are thousands of screenplays by brilliant writers that will never get their scripts optioned, because if those scripts go against the political environment of Hollywood, they will never see the light of day. It really is sad to see that the Golden era of Hollywood has really come to an end. I can't think of any great movie that has come out in the last 20 years that would be a classic like Godfather, The Wizard of Oz, Rocky, Star Wars, (not the recent lousy movies pumped out by Disney) and my personal favorite Gone with the Wind. I am really glad I grew up in the 1970's and 1980's because that was a special time that we will never see again. Technology is a wonderful thing, but I think it also has cost us something along the way. Sadly, we will never get that back. If you're wondering what I am referring too, just think about it. Take care all.

Now its mostly superheroes that never ends and doesnt reflect any kind of reality.

Rocky was such an Iconic film. He is right it would Never be made today.

Stallone is so much more articulate then other actors mainly because of wisdom. The man is almost 80 I believe. Many stars today was still either babies or young kids when he was doing film so he has alot more experience in understanding the industry

The problem today is there are too many platforms and too much content. The public is bombarded by all of this and it kills projects like Rocky that become part of American culture. When cable TV was not around, most people only had 3 networks on TV along with a few local channels, VCRs were not here yet, etc….it was a treat to go to a movie theater and experience ad free movies on a large screen with superior sound and picture quality. He is right about how times have changed. Now people who would otherwise have tried to become writers, producers, actors, or directors are trying to become KZfaq stars instead catering to some demographic for maximum views and revenue. Back in the 1970s Rocky was an entirely different animal for people of all ages. Everyone from WW1 to Vietnam war veterans and children of the 1960s were the audience and the movie resonated in a collective sort of paradigm. That is gone now and in some ways it is a contributing factor to how divided the nation has become over things.

What an Artist. Even after all these years, Sylvester Stallone still has one of the most Remarkably Expressive faces in Hollywood. He's Fascinating. 👁️ 👁️

There's something quite sad about that. If there are any indie filmmakers on here watching this, I'm a composer if you'd like to collaborate (I mostly write piano music). If little else, at least we have the advantage these days of networking online.

Let's not forget we are in the dark ages of creativity as well.

The new script would have ‘Rocky’ describe at great length each challenge as it plays out, explain exactly how they will overcome each step and then brag about the inner strength they gained from it because the other characters and the audience can’t possibly figure that out on their own despite having witnessed it.

The golden age of theater has passed. So sad.