‘Ask Rico to the movie Creed 2 with Sylvester Stallone,” his manager Karim Erja whispers. “It still pisses him off.” When asked, the 32-year-old kickboxer reveals his audition anecdote, shaking his head. “Does your phone ring, you just have Stallone on the line!” He shows his best impersonation of the Rocky actor with the low, mumbling voice. ,,You suddenly hear: ‘Hey Rico!’ I totally flip of course. And then you hear that the role goes to someone else. ‘You are too good looking man!’ Well, that’s how it goes. You have to wait for the moment when you do get the hang of it after a long time of trying.”
The text continues after the video in which Rico Verhoeven talks about his acting ambitions: