Death, Taxes--Sequels

“Rocky V” finally begins production for United Artists in early November, re-teaming director John Avildsen (from the very first “Rocky”) with Sylvester Stallone. This one has Rocky playing mentor to a kid named Danny Durrock, a product of foster homes and a prison stint. When Danny (not yet cast) returns to his errant ways, it’s up to you-know-who to set him straight.

But not in the ring, Stallone tells us. He said this one will wrap “with the biggest street fight since ‘The Quiet Man.’ ” It’s due next May.