Does the last name Creed sound familiar? What about Apollo Creed? Yes, you guessed it, it's Rocky's arch-rival and later friend Balboa from the Rocky movies. The sports drama Creed is the seventh part of this franchise, which launched the actor Sylvester Stallone among the stars, but this time he is not the only central character. The main role also belongs to Michael B. Jordan (Fantastic Four), the son of Apollo Creed, who wants to follow in his father's boxing footsteps.
Creed is the seventh part– VII, if we stick to tradition- the Rocky series, which revives this famous sports film franchise after nine years. He took the director's baton of the film Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station), who also provided the script.
In the main role, he is next Sylvester Stallone, who transformed himself into the role of Rocky Balboa for the seventh time, found himself Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Johnson, son of Apollo Creed, who never knew his father, once an enemy, but later a great friend of Rocky, who tragically ended up under the fists Ivan Drago.
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And who does he ask for help in boxing training, so that finally stepped out of his father's shadow? None other than Rocky Balboa.
Sports drama
Creed
(USA, 2015)
Direction: Ryan Coogler. They play: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Tony Bellew, Graham McTavish, Phylicia Rashād.
In the cinema from November 25, 2015.
