‘Rocky’ statue may fight again

Sylvester Stallone is reviving the “Rocky” franchise, and now the city of Philadelphia is doing the same with its “Rocky” statue.

Stallone gave the city an 8-foot-6, half-ton statue of himself from the “Rocky III” film in 1982. It was displayed for a few months at the top of the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps made famous in the original film. It moved around after that and most recently has been in storage.

Now the city, after some reported prodding from Stallone and his representatives, is moving ahead with plans to place it at the foot of and just east of the museum steps. Not everyone is thrilled about establishing a precedent.

“If a film about Donald Duck in Philadelphia comes out, do we put a Donald Duck statue in our park system?” asked E. Harris Baum, the city’s park commissioner. “Rocky is fine. But other films have relevance too. Where do we stop?”