Sylvester Stallone has said reprising the character of Rocky Balboa was "daunting", describing himself as "an old dog learning new tricks".
The 69-year-old actor, who returned to play the role in new film Creed, has now played the boxer seven times since the original version - Rocky - in 1976.
In the new film, directed by Ryan Coogler, Rocky is tracked down by Adonis Johnson, the son of former rival Apollo Creed and persuaded to re-enter the boxing world as the young athlete's trainer.
Speaking at the film's European premiere in London's Leicester Square, he told Sky News: "It was kind of daunting because I thought Rocky's story was pretty much done and I was pretty happy with it.
"Then this young man, Ryan Coogler, has this idea to resurrect him, not as a fighter but as an older man who is facing loneliness and isolation."
Stallone won a Golden Globe last weekend and, as he accepted the best supporting actor award, he thanked "my imaginary friend Rocky Balboa for being the best friend I ever had".
Coogler brought his father to the premiere and said it was their relationship that motivated him to make the film.
"He's the biggest Rocky fan in the world, and he means a lot to me," the writer and director said.
"He got really sick round about the time I finished film school. And going through that put me in a real emotional place, and I came up with this story as a way to vent."
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