Balboa Productions

So I would hope that my expertise still has v- enough value to them that they will allow me to, to do that.

Um, but I could tell you that, um, as far as going forward with myself, um, uh, my, I and my writing partner, Robert Bruzzio, filmmaker, have signed on with Stallone and Balboa Productions, and we are currently working on a new installment for Rocky, which is a documentary, a fascinating documentary on, we ask the question, why, after 50 years, does this film still resonate the way that it does? 'Cause there has to be a reason.

And we did a deep dive for over a year, and we figured out what that reason is, and we've uncovered it.

Um, so we are working on that right now, so the next thing up for me will be this documentary.

I love the fact that your show is focused on film and TV and screenwriting because I don't typically get to talk about that, but I've got a lot of stuff happening in that world.

So this series was just optioned recently by Balboa Productions, Sylvester Stallone's company.

Um, and they originally went into the negotiations trying to, um, pick up my, the original trilogy, the first three books.

Um, so at one point I had to tell them that I, you know, was secretly writing three prequels that I hadn't told anybody about.

You know, the filmmakers did great with the author.

I love the collaboration.

You know, so I'm thinking like that for you and like how you just when you started telling me about Balboa Productions, like optioning and all that stuff.

That's I'm thinking like that.

Right.

Picked up by Sofia Stallone and Balboa Productions.

Which is a massive milestone for any author obviously, but it's also a highly calculated acquisition for a production company like Balboa.

Oh, for sure.

Wow.

And this is crucial for understanding Hollywood in 2026.

When a major agency like IAG signs her and Balboa Productions picks up Part of Your World, they are not simply acquiring a compelling narrative about two people falling in love.

They are acquiring the built-in audience.

That's amazing.

And then after that, uh, coming up is, um, I will be working on a film called, with Balboa Productions.

So I signed a deal with Stallone and Balboa Productions to do a documentary on Rocky, along with my creative partner, Robert Bruzio, filmmaker.

And we came up with an angle that we talk about Rocky that's never been spoken about, really, on why it's still important after 50 years.

So we kind of cracked the code on this thing, and we're going to lay that all out in this documentary.

It just got optioned for the fourth time.

Sylvester Stallone's company, of all people, picked it up, Balboa Productions, which is fantastic.

But when I sat down to write these, I wasn't sure quite how this was going to work because I've got a series that's existing.

I'm writing three prequels to that series.

I don't know if you know this, Smith.

I saw in the titles, Balboa Productions.

Yeah.

So I'll still own being executive producer styley for this.

Mamma Mia.

where he kind of like shook that off a little bit and now he can sort of pick and choose his roles a little bit but this is a massive departure from anything I can think he's always stylish he's always that suave old gentleman but in this he's like an elderly boxing trainer really so in the mean streets of Ireland in the 80s essentially

And I've just seen, talking about Balboa Productions, his next film in production is Cliffhanger.

He's in that, a Cliffhanger remake or reboot.