We Finally Know Who’s Playing
Ivan Drago’s Son in ‘Creed 2’
The Romanian star of “Creed II”: Sylvester Stallone announced that Vitor Drago is performed by the Romanian boxer Florian “ Big Nasty” Munteanu
Sylvester Stallone’s quest to find the perfect dude to portray the son of Ivan Drago in Creed 2 has come to a close. MMA fighter Florian “Big Nasty” Munteanu will be taking on the part of the surly young Russian.
While Munteanu doesn’t have much acting experience, he’s certainly already got the angry „I will crush you” look down pat. Which, really, is the most important part.
„Congratulations to Florian “Big Nasty” Munteanu for getting the part as IVAN DRAGOS son!” Stallone captioned the photo. „27 years old, 6 feet four, 245 pounds of talent”, due the redcommandations received, as per the advice and under the guidance of Eduard Irimia, Romanian martial arts promoter of SuperCombat and his international team in Romania.
Munteanu took and successfully perfrmed on the role of Vitor Drago. People expect there will at least be a tussle or two between him and Adonis Creed, played by Michael B. Jordan, considering their „rocky” family history. Quick refresher: Ivan Drago, played by Dolph Lundgren, killed Apollo Creed, Adonis Creed’s father, in Rocky IV. Then Rocky headed over to Russia, chopped some logs, ran around in the snow and kicked Drago’s ass in front of his home crowd.
With the announcement of Lundgren returning in Creed 2, and the fact he’s been getting in fighting shape for the past few months, it’s safe to say the Dragos are going to be looking to settle some scores with their fists and angry eyes. Kind of looks like Munteanu was made for this role.
Florian Big Nasty Munteanu was born in Romania and raised in Germany, and is a professional heavyweight boxer as well as a fitness model. He doesn’t have any acting experience, but he definitely ticks all the other boxes required to play Vitor Drago—ripped as hell, background in Eastern European accents, and a pretty impressive boxer.
Creed 2 is set to hit theaters. Although the plot will surely follow that of every single Rocky movie ever made, you can bet your ass we are pumped as hell for this latest installment. Let’s just hope none of the actors are following .
His promoter Eduard Irimia, Romanian, is one of the best and well known martial arts promoter worldwide.
He is famous for creating Local Combat & K1 |RO 1 Supercombat, a brilliant professional international Romanian brand and exclusive martial arts tournament, operating Overseas, involving the best and top style professional martial arts and famous champions, to include TV cable, producers, TV stations and broadcast & media Channels, such as EuroSport, Pro TV, different North American satellite televisions etc.
The base of such projects was settled in Romania with the best international Romanian and European martial experts, to include the General Secretary of the WORLD FULL CONTACT ASSOCIATION Holland and ex-Director of the Romanian JUDO Federation – Dr. Sorin Dobircianu (https://www.wfca.info/en/over-de-wfca/over-ons/) , Eduarth Limboseanu, Florentin Marinescu etc.
TOP 10 FACTS ABOUT
FLORIAN “BIG NASTY” MUNTEANU
(aka Viktor Drago in Creed II)
10. HOLLYWOOD, HERE I COME!
“Creed II” will be Florian Munteanu’s Hollywood debut, but not his debut as an actor. In 2016 he played in “Bogat,” a bilingual German-Romanian film shot in Munich.
9. ROMANIAN WITH GERMAN ROOTS
Florian Munteanu was born in 1990 in Germany and holds dual citizenship, Romanian-German. He studied Sports, Media and Event Management at the University of Munich from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 2014.
8. A FAMILY OF ATHLETES
Florian Munteanu’s passion for boxing and fitness comes from his father who was a former professional boxer. It was his father who inspired Florian from a very young age to get involved in sports.
7. SHOW ME THE MONEY!
Florian Munteanu is represented by The Gersh Agency and currently resides in Los Angeles, California. His wealth is estimated at $500,000 and is the brand ambassador for SuperKombat, a fight organization based in Bucharest, Romania, run by Eduard Irimia and his Romanian international team of experts mentioned above.
6. REACHNG FAME
At 6’4” and 235 lbs, Florian Munteanu is an imposing figure. He was featured on the front cover of both Muscle & Fitness and, alongside Dolph Lundgren, on Men’s Health cover.
5. “BIG NASTY”
Florian Munteanu hits the gym every day, and when he is training for a specific event, he is known to follow a strict workout and meal regimen. Unsurprisingly, his imposing size has earned him the friendly moniker “Big Nasty” which is also his handle on Instagram (where he has over 140.000 followers).
4. MR. PERFECTIONIST
Apart from his native language, Romanian, and the language he studied in, German, Florian Munteanu is fluent in English too, as expected from anyone who is aiming high in Hollywood. But did you know that for “Creed II,” Florian has also learned Russian?
This is what he confessed in an interview promoting “Creed II”: “When I do something, I want to do it perfectly.” Although, the pronunciation of the Russian language was a real challenge, Florian worked hard on his Russian lines. “But, I think, in the end I nailed it.”
3. LOVE OF PIZZA
Florian Munteanu’s favourite cheat meal is pizza and, as of October 2018, he doesn’t have to ever worry about buying one. Domino’s Pizza Romania has made him a brand ambassador and promised him free pizza for life!
2. THROWING A REAL PUNCH
In the same interview promoting “Creed II”, Florian Munteanu admits getting carried away while shooting the first boxing scene with Michael B. Jordan and actually landing a real left hook!
“I was so in the zone, that I kind of forgot that it’s not a real boxing match. So the first punch was a left hook… So I was coming towards him and I was so much in the zone that I punched him for real.”
In a Fox 5 interview, Michael B. Jordan had this to say about Florian’s punches: “The guy has some muscle, he’s got some heat behind his punches”
1. THE BOXING “CONTROVERSY”
The moment Sylvester Stallone announced that Viktor Drago will be played by Florian Munteanu, individual experts have been referring to him as a “professional heavyweight boxer”. This has sparked a bit of a controversy on certain boxing styles professionals where champions seem to find it hard to locate any record of his previous fights. While some have quickly jumped to rash conclusions saying he is a “fraud”, let’s not forget that he can box and he has the training. Whether or not the media have done their homework when reporting the news, that’s a different story.
Alongside Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, and Michael B. Jordan, Romanian boxer, actor, and fitness model Florian Munteanu joined the cast of the upcoming sports drama “Creed II”.
Picking up the story from “Creed” (2015) and fast forwarding one generation from “Rocky IV” (1985), in this eighth installment of the Rocky film series Florian Munteanu plays Ivan Drago’s son, Viktor, who is pitted against Adonis Creed.
The link between these movies is brilliant: the sons of two former rivals fight each other for glory and legacy. Viktor Drago (whose father, Ivan Drago, killed Apollo Creed), will now fight Adonis Creed (who is being trained by his late father’s friend Rocky Balboa).
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Eduard Irimia, Sylvester Stallone, Michael B. Jordan, Florian Munteanu, Michael Buffer (married with Romanian Alina Buffer) and the General Secretary of the World Full Contact Association, Sorin Dobircianu, discussing and evaluating, in Bucharest-Romania, the martial arts techniques and fighting sequences for next projects in Hollywood, including the next Romanian participation in such METRO GOLDWYN MAYER PICTURES & WARNER BROS. PICTURES, in association with NEW LINE CINEMA.
Remarks:
“Creed II” was released on the big screen, and the experts are sure it will be a big hit with all Rocky fans, especially those in Romania. Having in mind that “Creed” earned Sylvester Stallone an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance and earned over $173 million at the box office, the stakes are pretty high for “Creed II” but WE’re sure this amazing cast will deliver, continuously.
Michael Buffer back in Philly and rumbled on the set of ‘Creed II’
shooting w/Sly Stallone, Michael B Jordan and Florian Big NastyMunteanu.
Watch Creed 2 Trailer on HD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovFpFtZ2Tvk&feature=youtu.be
