The Creed franchise, a continuation of the Rocky series, centers on Adonis Creed, son of Apollo Creed, as he rises in the boxing world under the mentorship of Rocky Balboa. The series explores Adonis's personal growth, relationships, and rivalries. Creed (2015), Creed II (2018), and Creed III (2023) combine intense boxing drama with character-driven storytelling, with Michael B. Jordan leading as both star and director of the latest installment. The series is praised for bringing new energy to the Rocky legacy, with further sequels and spin-offs under consideration.
The Creed series revitalized the Rocky franchise for modern times, and one retcon about Apollo's history was central to the spin-off series' success.
The Creed timeline is quite confusing, but based on the birthdate that makes the most sense for Adonis, here is how old he is in every Creed movie.
Creed 4 has been confirmed, but there haven’t been any major announcements about the highly anticipated sequel since the release of Creed 3.
Some fans desperately want Sylvester Stallone to return in Creed 4, but it might be best if Rocky never appears in another film in the franchise.
Creed and Rocky are two movie franchises that can't avoid comparison, and the next instalment of Creed may prove its superiority overall.
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There is one Rocky movie that is almost unanimously considered the worst, but it is also the one that cannot be skipped upon rewatching Creed.
Rocky Balboa and Adonis Creed are two of boxing cinema's greatest heroes, and deciding who would win in a hypothetical fight is not easy.
The first three Creed movies have followed the same plot trajectory as the Rocky movies, but Creed 4 can't tell the same story as Rocky IV.
After not appearing in the third film in the Michael B. Jordan-led series, it is unlikely that Sylvester Stallone will appear as Rocky in Creed 4.
The Creed franchise has produced three excellent movies so far, and moving forward it needs to be cautious not to break one a Rocky franchise record.
Creed franchise star and director Michael B. Jordan has revealed that he wants to make another installment but has a critical condition for when.
Rocky is undoubtedly an iconic movie, but another boxing film which honors the legacy of Rocky actually uses its theme song, "Gonna Fly Now," better.
Even though the first Creed movie was a massive success and revived the Rocky franchise, filmmaker Ryan Coogler did not return to direct Creed II.
The Rocky movies are iconic in many ways, but their execution leaves much to be desired, meaning the Creed trilogy does a lot of things better.
By directing both Creed III and the Creed 4, Michael B. Jordan is honoring Sylvester Stallone, who directed several Rocky movies.
Creed 4 should significantly change the franchise by having Adonis Creed train a younger boxer, rather than have him fight yet another opponent.
Will Sylvester Stallone return as Rocky Balboa? We explore his Creed III exit and future plans.
Stallone's iconic Rocky character gets a much better ending in the Creed films than another one of his characters, Barney, receives in Expend4bles.
Michael B. Jordan is due to return for the 4th entry in the Creed saga, which gives the franchise the opportunity to do something Rocky never could.
