More than training montages or
the actual fights, the Rocky franchise (minus one or two movies) has always
been about the emotional journey of the struggling underdog and of those around
him. This was true in Rocky, Rocky 2, Rocky Balboa, and judging from the six
clips that Warner Bros. has released, Creed as well.
In Creed, Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station) directs Michael B. Jordan
as Adonis, the son of the late world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, who
travels to Philadelphia to train under Rocky's (Sylvester Stallone) tutelage.
Creed opens on November 25.
From Warner Bros. Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Pictures comes award-winning filmmaker Ryan Coogler’s “Creed.” The film
explores a new chapter in the “Rocky” story and stars Academy Award nominee
Sylvester Stallone in his iconic role. The film also reunites Coogler
with his “Fruitvale Station” star Michael B. Jordan as the son of Apollo Creed.
Adonis Johnson (Jordan) never knew his famous father,
world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, who died before he was born.
Still, there’s no denying that boxing is in his blood, so Adonis heads to
Philadelphia, the site of Apollo Creed’s legendary match with a tough upstart
named Rocky Balboa.
Once in the City of Brotherly Love, Adonis tracks
Rocky (Stallone) down and asks him to be his trainer. Despite his
insistence that he is out of the fight game for good, Rocky sees in Adonis the
strength and determination he had known in Apollo—the fierce rival who became
his closest friend. Agreeing to take him on, Rocky trains the young
fighter, even as the former champ is battling an opponent more deadly than any
he faced in the ring.
With Rocky in his corner, it isn’t long before Adonis
gets his own shot at the title…but can he develop not only the drive but also
the heart of a true fighter, in time to get into the ring?
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