viktor drago

Viktor Ivanovich (Ivanovych) Drago (Russian: Виктор Иванович Драго; Ukrainian: Віктор Іванович Драго) is the secondary antagonist of the 2018 film Creed II. He is a Russian-Ukrainian Heavyweight boxer and the son of retired Heavyweight boxer Ivan Drago and Ludmilla Vobet Drago. Florian Munteanu (born 13 October 1990), also known by his ring name Big Nasty, is a German actor and boxer. He is known for his role of the boxer Viktor Drago in Creed II (2018) and Creed III (2023), and Razor Fist in the superhero film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021). Viktor Drago is the secondary antagonist of the 2018 film Creed II, and a supporting character in its 2023 sequel Creed III. He is a young Russian-born Ukrainian boxer who is the son of Ivan Drago and Ludmilla Drago. He becomes a challenger for the World Heavyweight Championship and the primary... By Kayleena Pierce-Bohen. Published Mar 4, 2023. The former challenger of Adonis Creed in Creed II, Ivan Drago's son Viktor Drago appears in Creed III, suggesting a possible spinoff movie setup. Viktor Drago makes his return in Creed III not as Adonis Creed's opponent but in a way that suggests a spinoff movie could be in the works for the son ... Viktor Drago is played by Romanian boxer Florian “Big Nasty” Munteanu. He hasn’t done much acting before. In fact, his only other credit is the 2016 short film Bogat. But the filmmakers didn’t hire him for his expensive film experience. He got the job because he’s big, scary, and knows how to throw a punch. The ‘Rocky’ Connection 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. Meanwhile, Ivan Drago, a former Soviet boxer who killed Adonis' father, Apollo Creed, in the ring thirty-three years earlier, sees an opportunity to regain the glory that was taken from him as a result of his loss to Rocky Balboa in Moscow later that same year by pitting his son, Viktor Drago (with the assistance of Buddy Marcelle, a promoter ... Viktor Drago (Florian Munteanu) returns to Creed III after serving as the primary challenger to Adonis in the preceding film. Notably, this isn't just a one-off cameo, either. Viktor and Adonis are quickly established to have buried the bad blood between their families, even becoming friends and sparring partners. Based on Viktor Drago's Creed 3 role, he is the Rocky franchise's new Apollo. The third installment of the sequel franchise gives Viktor a role that mirrors Apollo's Rocky 3 story. In the 1982 movie, Apollo agrees to help Rocky train for his rematch fight against Clubber Lang. The next real-life boxer that appears in Creed III is Florian Munteanu, who plays Viktor Drago. This isn't Munteanu's first appearance in the franchise, as he actually played the main villain in Creed II, with Creed III marking his second Rocky appearance. Florian "Big Nasty" Munteanu is a Romanian boxer who holds a record of 68-10, with six of ... Many fans were anticipating the return of Viktor Drago in Creed III, who would have been more than up to the task of fighting Dame.For one thing, Viktor and Dame are of a similar weight class, and since the Creed franchise strives for authenticity, it would have made more sense for the two of them to exchange blows rather than the comparatively lightweight-looking Felix. However, Drago had left his mark on the sport, brief as his career was; Ivan being the man who killed the legendary Apollo Creed became almost like a cautionary tale of the boxing, marking his name forever in the history of the sport. Five years later in 1990, Ivan and Ludmilla had a son, Viktor Drago. However, due to his disgraced name ...