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Recently, one of the most popular actors of all time, Carl Weathers, passed away at the age of 76. Everyone was upset after hearing the news, particularly hisRockyco-star Sylvester Stallone, who recently highlighted the importance of Weathers in theRockyfranchise.
In one of his recent interviews, Stallone explained that Weathers was perfect for the role and recalled that his look, physique, and arrogant attitude were the reasons why he got the role. The role of Apollo Creed in the first fourRockyfilms (1976–1985) made Weathers a worldwide sensation.
Sylvester Stallone talked about his first meeting with Carl Weathers
ActorSylvester Stallonerecently appeared onThe Kelly Clarkson Showand talked about his first meeting withCarl Weatherswhen he came to audition for the role of Apollo Creed in theRockyfranchise. The actor recalled,
“So I’m sitting there and at 8:30, this fellow comes in and he’s mad, like, ‘What am I here for?’ I mean, ’cause you don’t have an audition at 8:30 at night – So he comes in, they pulled him off a plane going to Oakland. So he’s coming and he’s fired up. ‘All right, what do I do?’ I go, ‘Voice good, voice is good.’ And he takes his jacket off, shoulders forever. Check. Then he looked, I went, ‘Good looking,’ you know, nice. I didn’t expect that, you know, ’cause he is a boxer. – Tough. – And then we started to get up and I’m telling you, and he goes, ‘Pow, pow, pow.’ I go, ‘Damn – It’s like a woodpecker hit me.’ Check.”
Stallone strongly believes that there would’ve been noRockyfranchise if there was no Carl Weathers. Together, the twolaid the foundation of the successfulRockyfranchise, becoming two of the biggest icons in the industry.
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Carl Weathers’ arrogance got him the role
There was no doubt that Weathers’ physique was perfect but it was his arrogant attitude that was liked by Sylvester Stallone. The actor recalled that Weathers tried to put him down while auditioning for the role,
“He goes, ‘I would’ve done better if you at least hired a real actor instead of – what do you do? – what’s this guy do, work in the office?” I go, ‘No, he’s Rocky.’ He went, ‘All right, how you doing Rocky?’ and I go, ‘Arrogant, got it.’ I wanted him to have this, like Muhammad Ali.”
Stallone further explained that he was perfect for the role as he had “charm, heart, and a soul.” The actor further explained that he was “crushed” when he got to know about his demise.Weathers passed awayat his home in Los Angeles on June 06, 2025, at the age of 76.
Farhan Asif
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Farhan Asif is a gaming writer at FandomWire who specializes in video games/franchises like Helldivers 2, GTA, and Call of Duty. Apart from 1600+ published articles for FandomWire, he has also written more than 750 articles for AnimatedTimes. He has a passion for coding and is pursuing a degree in computer science. During his free time, Farhan loves to play video games and hopes to create a video game of his own one day.
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