The Rocky film franchise remains one of the greatest film series dedicated to boxing or sports in general. Sylvester Stallone began his successful acting career as the lead role throughout the series. Stallone managed to write the script in just three days after seeing Muhammad Ali fight Chuck Wepner.
While John J. Avildsen directed the first part of Rocky, Stallone added more when he became director starting with the second Rocky Balboa movie. Many stars have starred and starred in the same film, such as Mel Gibson in Braveheart, but Stallone was not the only choice for the film. Each of the talented actors listed below were considered for the part before Stallone was ultimately cast.