LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Rocky is back in the ring just in time for Christmas.
"Rocky Balboa," the next installment of the saga about the beloved boxer from Philadelphia -- written, directed by and starring
Sylvester Stallone -- will be distributed in the U.S. and Canada by MGM Studios on December 22.
The long-in-the-works project marks the sixth film in the 30-year-old franchise, and the first since 1990's "Rocky V."
MGM plans to announce further details during a news conference at the
Cannes Film Festival on Sunday.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter