David Winkler: Last News

A day before a court hearing that could determine if the domestic violence case against Jonathan Majors goes ahead and to trial, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office made some damning accusations against the defense and also said the UK police are now a part of their prosecution.

Wilson Chapman editorSylvester Stallone is synonymous with the character of Rocky Balboa, the scrappy underdog boxer who first brought him to the spotlight in the ’70s. But in recent years, Stallone has made it very clear that even though the films are inextricably linked with him, he’s not happy about the way the original deal was structured and thinks he should have received an ownership stake.On July 31, following the announcement of a “Rocky” spinoff film in development about the characters of Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren) and Viktor Drago (Viktor Drago), Stallone took to Instagram to express his frustrations about the direction of the expanding franchise, and particularly its longtime producer Irwin Winkler.

social media post on Saturday regarding the ownership of the iconic boxing franchise.Stallone penned and starred in 1976’s “Rocky,” as well as its five sequels and even sat in the director’s chair for some.Alongside a “very flattering” painting of Winkler with a knife coming out of his mouth, the “Rambo” star wrote: “After IRWIN controlling ‘ROCKY’ for over 47 years, and now ‘CREED,’ I really would like have at least a little WHAT’s LEFT of my RIGHTS back.” He went on, “Before passing it on to ONLY YOUR CHILDREN, I believe that would be a FAIR gesture from this [91-year-old] gentleman?”Winkler’s son, David, is a producer on the “Rocky” spinoff series, “Creed.”A post shared by Sly Stallone (@officialslystallone)“This is a painful subject That eats at my soul, because I wanted to leave something of Rocky for my children, but it’s always great hearing from the loyal fans,” the New York native added. “Keep Punching.”Stallone also blasted David’s recent novel “The Arrangement: A Love Story,” in a separate post, calling it “by far [one of] the worst” books he’s ever read.“If you ever run out of toilet paper PLEASE by this one you won’t be disappointed.

Sylvester Stallone is hitting back. The action icon — who wrote and starred in the 1976 sports classic and its subsequent sequels — is bringing his feud with the film's producer into the spotlight.The 76-year-old screen legend and filmmaker took to Instagram on Sunday to take a few swings at Irwin Winkler — who produced the films and their spin-off films — as well as his son, David Winkler.Stallone has been hitting Winkler hard with personal attacks, and shared an surreal portrait of Winkler to Instagram.

Sylvester Stallone criticized “Rocky” producer Irwin Winkler in a series of stormy social media posts.

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate prevailed in an auction for worldwide rights to make Fascinating Rhythm, the John Carney-directed musical drama based inspired by the life of American composer George Gershwin. Carney co-wrote the script with Chris Cluess (SCTV and Night Court). The deal was locked down by Joe Drake, Chairman of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group.

More than a hundred New Jersey residents gathered near Gov. Phil Murphy’s house Saturday to voice their frustration over the state’s tightening COVID-19 restrictions.