MOVIES Another round for 'Rocky'?

Stallone also has a role in an upcoming reality series.
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Even though movie audiences haven't heard from Rocky Balboa since 1990's "Rocky V," when the permanently injured champ return to Philadelphia to become a mentor, rather than a fighter, star Sylvester Stallone says that he still thinks there's more to tell although the project hasn't been started yet.
"We're pushing towards that. I think it will come to fruition," says Stallone, who was nominated for two Oscars in 1977 in association with the first "Rocky," and who wrote all five films. "It's pretty much based on what George Foreman is doing and has done with his life.
"So, to me, it gives it credibility. It takes it away from just about boxing. It's about a certain ideal."
Not that it sounds as if "Rocky VI" will be particularly upbeat as Stallone expands on what he wants to accomplish with the film.
"As you get older, you realize that life changes. Quite often you're not ready to step aside," he opines. "You're not maybe ready to watch the parade go by.
"It's about redemption and also trying to follow one's dream to the very end. What you lack in skill you may not make up in will."
New show
More immediate for Stallone is NBC's upcoming reality show "The Contender," where 16 aspiring boxers are put through training camp with the goal of becoming a true champion. Stallone represents the "fictional" side of the sport, and Olympic gold medalist Sugar Ray Leonard will be on hand for the "reality" side.
DreamWorks founder Jeffrey Katzenberg (who executive produces "The Contender" along with reality show king Mark Burnett) asserts that something that Stallone said about "Rocky" became the project's mantra.
"From the time we got into business with him, he has said to us 'Rocky' is Adrian's story, and don't ever forget it. It is seen through her. It's where the heart and it's where the emotion is."