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13480064, I kinda feel bad, but here is another way to think about it.
Posted by Buddy_Gilapagos, Mon Mar-06-23 09:54 AM
Stallone made Rocky, but Rocky also made Stallone. Every huge payday he earned after Rocky is because MGM made a bet on him and the movie he wrote. The alternative history is they could have bought his script, cast another actor, and Stallone wouldn't be where he is today. Stallone made a lot of money from that franchise and after despite ownership. He learned the lesson and made sure that it didn't happen again.
MGM made a bet on Ryan Coogler and Michael B Jordan. If Stallone was in charge of the franchise, we don't know if that would have happened. It's a big deal for a franchise to switch franchise player and who knows if Stallone would have given up the reigns like that. Like he tried the storyline of Rocky training a younger fighter and he chose Tommy Gunn. *shrugs*
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