If you’re a fan of the Rocky series and haven’t seen Creed — do yourself a favor and give it a gander. While spinoff films are more miss than hit, Creed is a nice homage to the original Rocky films and has the stamp of approval from Sly Stallone himself — who was/is extremely protective over the Rocky Balboa character/series.
Spinoff films debate aside, the trailer for Creed II dropped and it was revealed the main antagonist will be none other than the son of Ivan fucking Drago. You know, one of the greatest movie villains in cinema history.
In case you don’t know who Ivan Drago is, he was the vicious 6-foot-5, 245 pound opponent from Rocky IV. Drago rocked a 100-0-0 record with 100 KOs (until he faced Rocky Balboa) and beat Apollo Creed to death in the ring, showing little to no emotion over the matter.
His quiet, non-boastful yet terrifying demeanor cemented him as one of the greatest adversaries in cinema history, and his quotes such as “I must break you,” and “If he dies, he dies” are some of the coldest uttered, ever.
With that in mind — Meet Viktor Drago. Or, rather his tree-trunk of a forearm. The trailer does a superb job of hiding how big the son of ‘The Siberian Express’ is going to be, but we won’t keep you guessing. He’s pretty fucking huge.
Meet Florian ‘Big Nasty’ Munteanu. The Romanian boxer comes in at harrowing 6’6 260, meaning his character, Viktor, will slightly dwarf the already daunting Ivan Drago. Couple his size with the stone-cold revenge both he and his father are seeking and you get a truly terrifying character.
Munteanu is fully aware of just how big the shoes he needs to fill are, and a quick look at his Instagram shows it. The man does nothing but work out and eat.
“It’s a huge honor to play in such a big movie. I’ll promise you this… I’ll work my ass off to make this movie unforgettable.”
As of this morning, Florian had this to say via his Insta:
“All the blood, sweat and tears we put into this movie…and far beyond that… and NOW THE FIRST TRAILER is finally here… BE READY, THIS GONNA BE MORE THAN A FIGHT.”
Creed II will be released in theatres November 21, 2018. Check out the trailer below.
