Where the Rocky movie legends are now as sick Dolph Lundgren gets married
Rocky IV star Dolph Lundgren has tied the knot with his long term partner, ahead of a cancer diagnosis giving him just a few years to live.
Rocky IV, which came out in 1986, saw Sylvester Stallone reprise his role as Rocky as he helped to train his friend Apollo Creed in a match against Drago, an indestructible Russian boxer. But when Apollo is killed in the ring during the match, Rocky vows to avenge his friend's death.
We've looked back at the Rocky stars and film legends to see what they got up to since the infamous boxer movie hit the big time...
Dolph Lundgren
Dolph Lundgren, one of the stars of Rocky IV, wed his partner Emma Krokdal this week after being given the devastating diagnosis of 'two to three years to live'
Dolph Lundgren as Soviet boxer Ivan Drago in Rocky IV (Mgm/Ua/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)The actor has been battling cancer for eight years but only opened about his diagnosis for the first time in May. The Swedish actor said the first tumour was found in his kidney eight years ago and treated but the cancer spread to his lungs, spine, liver and stomach and in 2020 he was told the cancer was terminal.
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Outside of his appearance in the Rocky movies, Dolph also appeared in many filsm across the 1990s including the Universal Soldier film series from 1992, Showdown in Little Tokyo and I Come in Peace.
Brigitte Nielsen
Danish model, actress and singer appeared in the Rocky series as Ludmilla Drago, the wife of Soviet boxer Ivan Drago in the Rocky IV film.
This wasn't the only time she appeared in a Rocky film as in 2018, she reprised her role of Ludmilla Drago from Rocky IV in Creed II.
Actress Brigitte Nielsen has built a stellar career after her appearance as Ludmilla Drago in Rocky IV (GTres / SplashNews.com)Outside of her role in the boxing film, the mum of five also appeared in Red Sonja and Beverley Hills Cop II.
Last year, she joined the cast of TV Series The Guardians of Justice, when she played Anubis Queen.
The star, who turned 60 this year, has been married to husband Mattia Dessi since 2006.
Sylvester Stallone
The main man Rocky has not been far from screens as Sylvester Stallone continued to build a stellar action hero career after playing the infamous boxer.
The actor, who has been married to wife Jennifer Flavin since 1997.
Sylvester also opened up about his experience filming Rocky IV in a recent YouTube video titled "The Making of Rocky vs. Drago by Sylvester Stallone" where he revealed his co-star Dolph Lundgren, who played Rocky's Russian nemesis Ivan Drago, went off script and nearly beat him to death.
Sylvester Stallone is famous for playing Rocky in the boxing film series (United Artists/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)He explained: "I got really injured during the fight. I had to be flown into intensive care to California from Canada."
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He added: "Well, he pulverised me. I didn't feel it in the moment but, later that night, my heart started to swell, my blood pressure went up to 260 and I was going to be talking to angels.
"Next thing I know I'm on this emergency, low-altitude flight. I'm in intensive care surrounded by nuns."
Carl Weathers
Actor Carl Weathers is known for his roles as boxer Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky films, but he's also appeared in various movies including Happy Gilmore and Little Nicky.
The star played Apollo Creed, who is tragically killed in the ring by Dolph Lundgren's Ivan Drago, but that didn't stop Carl from becoming a much loved star as part of the Rocky films.
Carl Weathers played Apollo Creed in the first four films (Getty Images for Disney)The actor, who has also starred in Disney+'s Mandalorian series, spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about the famous death scene: "With [Rocky], it was breaking new ground and we delivered something that was so magical in so many ways.
"In [Rocky IV], there was this extravaganza that was built all around this [Drago] fight."
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