Creed 2 Deleted Scene Gave Ivan Drago Redemption

Creed 2: Dolph Lundgren Details Deleted Redemption Scene For Drago

Published Nov 23, 2018

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Warning: SPOILERS For Creed 2 Ahead

A View To A Kill, Rocky IV was Lundgren’s first real acting job. Stallone cast the actor for his hulking physique and towering height, and the character quickly became an iconic figure in the franchise.

Lundgren made a real impression in The Expendables movies, and now he’s reteaming with Stallone once again for Creed 2, where he reprises the Ivan Drago role for the first time since 1985.

Lundgren recently spoke about how he considered turning the movie down, though his doubts disappeared once he read Creed 2’s script. Now in a new interview with Slashfilm, he details a deleted scene that came at the end of the movie that provided redemption for the character.

At the end, after the fight, Adonis and Rocky are walking back and they see Ivan taking the wraps off his son’s hands and kind of comforting him. He’s feeling bad for losing. I leave the room and Adonis walks in and talks to my son. I come back in and we have a moment, me and Adonis, and then I have a moment with Rocky after that. That was taken off. Maybe it was too much or maybe it was too emotional or too soft. Maybe redemption comes next time around.

It’s a shame this scene didn’t make the final cut, but as Lundgren suggests, maybe Drago’s redemption is being saved for a future sequel. using his son as a way to make a comeback.

While early reactions state it's still a solid entry in the long-running series. It will also be interesting to see where the series goes moving forwards, and if Drago himself will play any kind of role. Rocky III featured the title character being trained by his former foe Apollo Creed, so maybe Ivan Drago could earn some redemption by coaching Adonis for his next bout.