Following the heartbreaking announcement of his passing, Rocky‘s Sylvester Stallone and Predator‘s Arnold Schwarzenegger have posted emotional tributes to Carl Weathers. The former franchise served as one of Weathers’ first breakthrough roles on screen, starring as rival boxer Apollo Creed, going on to play him across its three sequels. The Emmy winner followed up Rocky with the latter franchise starter, starring alongside Schwarzenegger as part of a paramilitary group whose jungle rescue mission goes awry as they’re targeted by the titular extraterrestrial.
Hours after his family revealed his death, Stallone and Schwarzenegger took to their Instagrams to post emotional tributes to Weathers.
Stallone’s post, as seen above, was a lengthy video message reflecting on his relationship with Weathers, recalling how important he was to the Rocky franchise and fighting back tears as he expressed be “so torn up” by the news.
Schwarzenegger, on the other hand, posted a gallery of images of him and Weathers from Predator, echoing Stallone’s comments that they couldn’t have made the movie without the Emmy nominee and recalling the “pure joy” of spending time with him on and off the set.
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Sources: Sylvester Stallone & Arnold Schwarzenegger/Instagram
Rocky
- Created by
- Sylvester Stallone
- First Film
- Rocky
- Cast
- Sylvester Stallone , Michael B. Jordan , Talia Shire , Burt Young , Carl Weathers , Burgess Meredith , Tony Burton , Mr. T , Brigitte Nielsen , Dolph Lundgren , Tommy Morrison , Antonio Tarver , Tessa Thompson
Predator
Predator is an action sci-fi franchise created by Jim and John Thomas, beginning with the original film released in 1987. The franchise follows a warrior alien race known as the Yautja who travel the far reaches of space looking for worthy prey to hunt, constantly bringing them to Earth due to the sheer amount of conflict harbored on it. The series has spun off into comic books and animated features and has even enjoyed several crossover events via film and video games with the Aliens franchise.
- Created by
- Jim Thomas , John Thomas
- First Film
- Predator
- Cast
- Carl Weathers , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Kevin Peter Hall , Peter Cullen , Derek Mears , Danny Glover , Gary Busey , Adrien Brody , Topher Grace , Walton Goggins , Françoise Yip , Boyd Holbrook , Olivia Munn , Amber Midthunder , Dakota Beavers
