Rocky Balboa — in which Rocky comes out
of retirement/obscurity to battle Mason “The Line” Dixon (Antonio Tarver) after
a videogame simulation favorably pits the latter day title holder against the
modern day champ — looks to be an awkward mash-up of past and present, word comes today
that, yes, Frank Stallone will have several songs included in the movie. In
fact, the younger Stallone’s “classic” street corner song “Take You Back” opens
the new Rocky film, and will be getting
a nationwide radio push beginning later this month. No word on whether his
music will make the cut for the sure-to-be-retitled Rambo IV: In the Serpent’s Eye.