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“His absence makes him an even bigger figure”: Creed 3 Star Tessa Thompson on Why Sylvester Stallone isn’t in the Movie

With the directorial debut of Michael B. Jordon finally hitting the big screen, fans and critics have been hailing Creed 3 with love and appreciation, but many were stunned by the absence of Sylvester Stallone in the movie. And Tessa Thompson, who reprised the role of Bianca in the threequel, went on to share her viewpoint on the absence of the founding father of the franchise.
It appears that after playing the role of the iconic Rocky Balboa for years and crafting the most successful sports franchise in the industry, Sylvester Stallone may have finally passed the torch to his successor. But even though the actor wasn’t physically present on the sets, Tessa Thompson expressed that his presence was still there.

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Tessa Thompson reflected on the absence of Sylvester Stallone in Creed III
While speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Tessa Thompson reflected on the fact of Sylvester Stallone’s absence from the Creed threequel. She expressed that even though he wasn’t physically present in the sets, his essence was still there and she never felt his absence. While commending The Rocky Balboa star on crafting this wonderful franchise, the actress stated that his absence even made him a bigger figure as his importance can’t be extracted from the movies. She stated,
“This might sound like a line, but I sincerely think that he’s so a part of the DNA of this that he felt ever-present to me. And in some ways, his absence makes him an even bigger figure in my mind, in terms of the franchise. He’s built something that is so strong and so durable that we were able to reinvigorate it and borrow from the universe and create something of our own.”
With the torch finally being passed from Stallone’s Rocky Balboa to Jordan’s Adonis Creed, it appears that the franchise is ready to move on from Rocky with Michael B. Jordan confirming that the Creed universe will continue to expand.

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Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa
The Creed universe will focus on new characters moving forward
In an interview, Michael B. Jordan confirmed that the Creed universe will continue to grow and expand and will focus on more than Adonis moving forward. He stressed that the franchise is ready to shift its focus on other characters and bring them into the limelight in the foreseeable future. He stated,
“You will see the Creed verse continue to grow and expand. I think that we invested in some really interesting characters that I think a lot of people were responding to. There’s going to be more of the Creed family, and there’s gonna be more of some of the characters that you love from this movie.”
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Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Creed Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Creed

With the iconic franchise ready to move beyond its prominent figures, we might not get to witness Sylvester Stallone in the role of Rocky anytime (if ever) soon. And even though Sylvester Stallone has previously expressed that he is open to the idea of returning as Rocky, following the creative differences of the actor with the new direction of the franchise, it seems unlikely.
Creed III is currently playing in theatres.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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‘I am officially off the market’: When Margot Robbie revealed she made the ‘conscious’ decision of not dating actors


Margot Robbie revealed her decision to not date actors because of the media scrutiny that came with a public relationship of two high-profile actors
Back in 2015, A-lister Margot Robbie made a declaration that she would not be dating any actors. The actress may have alluded to her fiance Tom Ackerley, who she married the following year in 2016. In an exclusive interview with Marie Claire, she revealed that being in a relationship as an actor herself came with its own set of challenges. She believed that dating someone who was popular would add on to the media scrutiny.

Margot Robbie opened up on why she made a conscious decision to not date actorsTalking to Marie Claire, she claimed, “I am officially off the market.” She then shared the reasoning behind her decision and added, “I made a conscious decision not to date actors.” She continued to explain, “But not because I hate actors. That’s a nasty generalization to make, and that’s not the case. People take such an interest in your love life when you have a profile, it puts a lot of stress on a relationship.”
The Barbie actress continued, “So two people with profiles, I figure it’s just double the amount of scrutiny, and I’d like to avoid that at all costs.” This came after reports of her locking lips with Tarzan co-star Alexander Skarsgard started making rounds. It was reported that she was caught kissing the actor during the Sundance Film Festival.

Margot Robbie revealed she opted for a minimal lifestyle even after becoming an actorIn the interview, Robbie also opened up about how she was adapting to fame. She shared, “I have a normal 24-year-old life. If I were a waitress, I’d probably have the exact same lifestyle. I’d go to the same clubs I go to already, live in the same house with the same housemates, hang out with the same people.”
However, Margot Robbie tied the knot with Tom Ackerley who is an English producer and actor. The duo met on the sets of 2013 movie Suite Francaise where Tom was working as an assistant director. Post marriage, both of them launched their production company LuckyChap Entertainment.

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Monica Bellucci and Tin Burton at lunch in the restaurant in Selci Lama


For All Saints’ Day, the Hollywood star from Tiferno returned to his native Umbria to enjoy a moment of relaxation and then visit his parentsOn the occasion of the All Saints’ Day celebrations, the Hollywood star of Tiferno origin, Monica Bellucci, returned to her native Umbria to enjoy a moment of relaxation and to visit her father Pasquale and her mother Brunella.Flanked by her current partner Tim Burton, she went to lunch, together with about twenty old friends, at the Osteria del Musicista, which has always been her favorite restaurant, in Selci Lama.Menu dedicated to typical dishes of the area, which includes an appetizer with breadsticks lined with coppa, duck in porchetta and grilled pork livers, polenta with wild boar sauce accompanied by the very typical cappelletti in broth.To conclude, a dessert based on fried “ciaccia” with Nutella and roasted chestnuts.
Having paid the bill and greeted the restaurant owner and lifelong friend, Roberto Polchi, Monica brought home cappelletti and broth for a family dinner.

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‘Rocky’ Was Quite Different In His Original Screenplay, Sylvester Stallone Claims


Sylvester Stallone took his friend’s advice on a rewrite of the original screenplay to Rocky. A few tweaks later, he was on his way to major success.
In the new Netflix documentary Sly, Stallone discussed how he initially conceived of the project, which had a much harder edge. In the early version, Rocky was depicted as a “thuggish” character, inspired by Martin Scorsese’s crime drama, Mean Streets.

But Stallone’s perspective changed when a friend read the script and thought the boxer was too cruel for audiences to actually care about him.
Stallone recalled her crying.

“She goes, ‘I hate Rocky. I hate him. He’s cruel. He hits people. He beats them up.’”
Stallone took it to heart, and asked what he could do to soften the character.

“I said, ‘what if you stop short of it?’ Like, maybe he almost did. He could have, that’s his job, but he doesn’t?’ ‘That’d be nice,’” he added. “I said, ‘What if he had a girlfriend or something?’ ‘Yeah, that’s nice.’ So I go back, start writing that: ‘Girlfriend. Nice.’”
$117 million in box office later, a franchise was born.

Stallone also revealed that actor Dolph Lundgren sent him to the hospital during one fight scene in Rocky IV.
“Dolph Lundgren… he pulverized me,” Stallone says in the documentary. “Later that night, my heart started to swell—which happens when the heart hits the chest—and then my blood pressure went up to 260, and they thought I was going to be talking to angels. Next thing I know, I’m in intensive care, where I’m surrounded by nuns, and I thought, ‘OK, that’s curtains.’”
Stallone was in the hospital for nine days following the incident, praying for “one more round.”
“For the first minute of the fight, it is going to be a free-for-all,” Stallone told Lundgren. The Swedish actor joked in a separate interview that all he did was “obey orders,” explaining, “[Stallone] was the boss. I did what he told me.”
Doctors allegedly told Stallone that he received a blow to the ribs that made his heart rattle around in his ribcage, a condition typically seen in head-on collisions. “I did hit a bus, of sorts,” Stallone joked.

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