Rocky to be made into a musical

Hit film 'Rocky' (1976) will be made into a stage musical, which will be performed in Hamburg, Germany, next year.

The movie made Sylvester Stallone a star and he fully supports the idea, even taking part in the announcement of the project yesterday (21 November).

The story of rags-to-riches boxer Rocky Balboa will be brought to the stage with the help of Stallone and heavyweight boxing's Klitschko brothers.

Working as executive producers, the boxing brothers will also be training young actors to star in the musical.

Stallone said that he wants the show to focus on the love story between Rocky and his future wife Adrian.

He is quoted by Sky News as saying: "To see this story coming to life on a musical stage makes me proud.

"And it would make Rocky proud."

The 65-year-old actor was born in New York and first came to fame after writing and starring in 'Rocky' and its two sequels. He also starred in 'Rambo' during the 1980s.