The release of the Director's Cut version of Rocky IV is becoming clearer. Sylvester Stallone has announced a new title for the film that will be accompanied by a making-of with commentary from Stallion himself. Notice to fans! Rocky IV will soon know a new version totally reassembled. Sylvester Stallone, the Stallion himself, has spoken many times via social networks to present the backstage of his new project. Indeed, for many months, Sly has been working on a Director's Cut version that should make us (re)discover the film in a whole new light. It is even noted that on this occasion, the title was even changed. We will now have to call it Rocky Vs Drago – The Ultimate Director's Cut. The feature film will even be accompanied by a behind-the-scenes documentary called Keep Punching: The Present Meets the Past. And we're lucky: Stallone shared a clip of this making of. Indeed, in the caption of his Instagram post, Sly writes:
"Here's some good news! We shot a long-format documentary, making of our new Rocky 4 montage. Here's a little taste. When the movie comes out, it's called Rocky Vs Drago – The Ultimate Director's Cut. Enjoy and keep fighting! "
At the moment, we do not yet know when and how these two films will be presented to the public, but their release seems imminent! In addition, it is unknown if this Director's Cut will be longer than the original film. It should include a number of notable differences, in this case a new montage of the fight between Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren) and Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), and Paulie's robot will simply disappear. Also on his Instagram account, Stallone shared some behind-the-scenes images to make fans' mouths water. As a reminder, in the 4th part of the saga, the pitch of Rocky IV, Apollo Creed, former opponent and now friend of Rocky Balboa, is killed in the ring by the Russian boxer Ivan Drago. Reproaching himself for not having been able to save his comrade in time, Rocky will ask for a fight against Ivan Drago in order to avenge him. A confrontation that will take place on Russian soil. A video is even better than words, we invite you to (re)discover the trailer of Rocky IV while waiting to discover the Director's Cut version: https://youtu.be/jVUckfaGj9s
