Sylvester Stallone in Scuffle on Set of New 'Rocky' Spinoff

If there's as much action in the upcoming Rocky spinoff film Creed as there was in the filming of it, you won't want to miss out. In Aston, Pennsylvania on Monday, Sylvester Stallone had to help break up an on-set scuffle between two actors, according to TMZ Sports.

British professional boxer Tony Bellew, who is playing Pretty Ricky in the upcoming film, dove out of the ring to attack one of the actors who plays one of his cornermen. Stallone jumped in to help break things up, and according to the report, security threw everyone out and the police were called.

In the new film, Rocky Balboa serves as the mentor and trainer to Adonis Creed (played by Michael B. Jordan), the son of Rocky's former rival-turned-friend Apollo Creed, who (SPOILER ALERT) died in the fourth film after being bludgeoned by Ivan Drago (played by Stallone's The Expendables co-star Dolph Lundgren). Stallone is no stranger to casting real-life boxers in his Rocky films, having cast Tommy Morrison and Antonio Tarver in major roles in previous installments.

The 32-year-old Bellew has been a solid professional boxer with a record of 23-2-1 and 14 knockouts. His success never reached the levels of Morrison or Tarver's, but his personality and charisma was comparable. One wonders what effect his on-set outburst will have on his role in the film.

The last film in the Rocky franchise, Rocky Balboa, brought the story of Balboa full circle with him squaring off against Tarver — who played ficticious heavyweight champion Mason Dixon — in an exhibition match. Though the plot was a bit unrealistic, Stallone did a great job of framing the story and bringing in real-life boxing personalities to help bring a layer of realism to the film. With Balboa's in-ring story now complete, there is hope that the spinoff Creed can begin a new franchise in the Rocky universe.

Creed is slated to be released on Nov. 25 of this year, the day before Thanksgiving. Check out the video below for more information on the film.

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