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Munteanu had his first film role in Bogat, a 2016 German-Romanian film shot in Munich. [2] His breakthrough in acting came in 2018, when Sylvester Stallone was looking for a European heavyweight boxer to play Viktor Drago, the son of Ivan Drago, in the sports drama sequel Creed II.
Viktor Ivanovich Drago (Russian: Виктор Иванович Драго) is the son of Ivan Drago and a second-generation boxer. Following his defeat at the hands of Rocky Balboa in 1985, Ivan lost his prestige as a Soviet boxer and his wife Ludmilla abandoned him and Viktor.
Having been disgraced in Russia, he relocated to Ukraine to raise his son Viktor, whom he also trained to box. Lundgren reprises his role from 1985's Rocky IV. Florian Munteanu as Viktor Drago: Ivan's son who is a burly and ruthless boxer, and Adonis' new rival. Wood Harris as Tony "Little Duke" Evers: One of Wheeler's trainers.
Ivan Vasilyevich Drago (Russian: Иван Васильевич Драго, pronounced [ɪˈvan vɐˈsʲilʲjɪvʲɪdʑ ˈdraɡə]) is a fictional Russian character from the Rocky film series. He first appears in the 1985 film Rocky IV , in which he is the main antagonist and rival of Rocky Balboa and is also responsible for the death of Apollo ...
[140] [141] Lundgren reprised his role of Ivan Drago from Rocky IV in Creed II, the 2018 sequel to Creed. [142] He played an older, impoverished Drago in the film, which also introduces the character's son, Viktor. This marked the beginning of what New York has described as Lundgren's "comeback."
Meanwhile, three decades since the death of Apollo Creed and his loss to Rocky Balboa, Ivan Drago is training his son, Viktor Drago (Florian Munteanu), to reclaim their honor by having Viktor publicly challenge Adonis for the World Heavyweight Title. Rocky is reluctant to train Adonis, fearing Adonis will meet the same fate as his father, but ...
Ivan Sr. says of the day his son was born. "Ivan looked like that coming out of the womb. Short, all muscle, flexible. Always liked to wreck things." In other words, born to play football. "Been ...
After a knockdown in the 10th round, Adonis unleashes a furious rage on a now exhausted Viktor, knocking him down twice and prompting Ivan Drago to throw in the towel to protect his son. Adonis, having retained the title, visits Apollo's grave with Bianca and Amara, where he makes peace with his dad for carrying on his legacy while also ...