Creed (2015)
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Creed is a 2015 American sports drama directed by Ryan Coogler, a spin-off and sequel to the Rocky franchise. Michael B. Jordan stars as Adonis "Donnie" Johnson, the illegitimate son of Rocky Balboa's late rival and friend Apollo Creed, who has grown up in foster homes and group houses before being adopted by Apollo's widow Mary Anne, played by Phylicia Rashad.
Determined to forge his own identity in boxing rather than trading on his father's legendary name, Adonis travels to Philadelphia to convince the retired, aging Rocky, played by Sylvester Stallone, to train him. Ryan Coogler revitalized the Rocky franchise by reimagining it through a fresh generational and racial perspective — Adonis's struggle to define himself outside his father's shadow while Rocky confronts his own mortality gave the film a thematic richness that honored the original while standing entirely on its own. Sylvester Stallone received his first Academy Award nomination in 39 years for Best Supporting Actor.
Creed earned $173 million worldwide on a $35 million budget and launched Ryan Coogler toward Black Panther.
