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Rocky's Apollo Creed actor Carl Weathers dies at 76; arteriosclerosis named as cause
Weathers auditioned ... out following a fatal fight with Ivan Drago. In an intriguing turn of events two decades later, when Stallone was creating the sixth film in the Rocky franchise, he sought ...
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Carl Weathers, linebacker-turned-actor who starred in ‘Rocky’ movies and ‘The Mandalorian,’ dies
NEW YORK — Carl ... a fight between Drago and Rocky. But while Creed is gone, his character's son, Michael B. Jordan's Adonis Creed, would lead his own boxing trilogy starting in 2015. Weathers ...
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Sylvester Stallone Almost Brought Back Apollo Creed's Ghost for 'Creed 2'
Sylvester Stallone wanted to bring back a classic Rocky ... Creed 2. Stallone, who helped write the script for the Michael B. Jordan sequel, had an idea to bring back Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers ...