Sylvester Stallone Confirms New Rocky Sequel Is Finished

Barry Wetcher /© MGM /Courtesy Everett Collection Published Oct 23, 2026, 11:08 AM EDT Ryan Northrup is a Senior Staff Writer on ScreenRant's Movie & TV News team, where he has authored nearly 5,000 articles, including features and reviews. A graduate of McMaster University, Ryan began his career in public relations before attending Vancouver Film School. There, he built lasting industry connections and optioned a feature film screenplay. Sign in to your ScreenRant account Sylvester Stallone confirms that a new Rocky sequel is one step closer. Speaking with TV Insider, Stallone confirms that he has written a script for a new sequel in the legendary boxing franchise. The actor, now 80, reveals that he approached the movie as more of a personal project and isn't sure if it will ever come to fruition. I have written another chapter to the Rocky saga, and I think it would be a good opportunity to explore life outside the ring and how the world is changing around him and how his neighborhood is not like it once was, and he devotes himself to the less fortunate, but I don’t know if it would really be that interesting to most people. So, I just wrote it for myself. Stallone also, however, reveals that he sees an opportunity for a Rocky prequel of some sort that explores the character's life and his society in the 1960s: There might be an opportunity for a prequel because I believe it’s fascinating to watch where these individual characters came from and I have many ideas of how their paths crossed. During that particular period in time, the 1960s, there was a great transition happening in the country and in music and many other elements of society, so I would love to do that project. More to come... Movie(s) Rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV, Rocky V, Rocky Balboa, Creed, Creed II, Creed III First Film Rocky Genres Sports, Action, Drama Cast Sylvester Stallone, Michael B. Jordan, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers, Burt Young, Tony Burton, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Burgess Meredith, Mr. T, Dolph Lundgren, Brigitte Nielsen, Antonio Tarver, Wood Harris, Florian Munteanu, Jonathan Majors Director John G. Avildsen, Sylvester Stallone, Ryan Coogler, Steven Caple Jr., Michael B. Jordan Character(s) Rocky Balboa, Adonis Creed, Adrian, Apollo Creed, Paulie Pennino, Tony Evers, Bianca Taylor, Mary Anne Creed, Mickey Goldmill, James Lang, Ivan Drago, Ludmilla Drago, Mason Dixon, Tony Burton, Viktor Drago, Damian Anderson