The crux
Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky IV director’s cut has received its official title. Bringing about an all-new edit that Stallone expresses is more in line with the original vision he had for the movie, the new cut has been in the works since last year with the actor providing updates, occasionally. The star and director of the movie announced through his Instagram post that the director’s cut will be titled as Rocky vs. Drago – The Ultimate Director’s Cut. A behind the scenes documentary about Rocky vs. Drago has been filmed on an iPhone during quarantine, he added.
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Further details
The Instagram post features a sneak peek video of the documentary with Sylvester Stallone talking about the project and where he did most of the editing. In the caption of his Instagram post, Stallone wrote about shooting a full length BTS documentary for the film, which was conceived during the re-editing of ROCKY IV. He shared the good news with his fans by giving them a little taste of it via the snippet. He added that the film will be called “Rocky vs Drago – The Ultimate Director’s Cut” upon its release.
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He hopes that the fans enjoy it
Stallone promised his fans that he will include new footage from the Apollo Vs. Drago match and some other deleted scenes. It will do away with SICO, Paulie’s pet robot, as Stallone confirmed on Instagram that he had axed the machine from the director’s cut.
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Background
Rocky IV was first released in 1985 and was both written and directed by Stallone, he starred in it as well. Rocky Balboa (Stallone) can be seen in a face off against the Soviet Union’s greatest fighter, Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren), in honor of his fallen friend Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers). The sequel also starred Burt Young, Talia Shire, and Brigitte Nielsen. Fans of Rocky widely consider it to be one of the series’ best instalments.