![]() ![]() ![]() Enraged at the sight of her, Viktor chastises Ivan for interacting with the people who cast them out in the first place. ![]() At a state dinner, he and Ivan meet Ludmilla, his mother and Ivan's ex-wife, for the first time in several years after she abandoned them after Ivan's loss to Rocky. While Viktor taunts Donnie publicly, he faces constant pressure from his father behind the scenes, who enjoys the attentions of the media and various Russian delegates. Bianca gives birth to a daughter, Amara, and Rocky is named her godfather however, Donnie and Bianca realize Amara is born deaf, inheriting it from her mother's progressive hearing disorder. Mary Anne reaches out to Rocky, who reconciles with Donnie and agrees to train him for a rematch against Viktor, who is suffering torturous physical tests at Ivan's hands. His body and ego shattered, Donnie becomes increasingly disconnected from Bianca. However, Viktor becomes extremely popular in Russia and wins a series of fights with top billing. Viktor is disqualified for hitting Donnie while he is down, allowing Donnie to retain the World Heavyweight Championship. Overwhelmed by his life's recent developments, he rushes into the match and is badly injured. Donnie recruits Tony "Little Duke" Evers, son of his father's trainer and later Rocky's trainer, to start training him. As they adjust to their new life and prepare for the upcoming match, Bianca learns that she is pregnant. When Rocky refuses to support Donnie's decision to accept Viktor's challenge, Donnie leaves for Los Angeles.ĭonnie and Bianca settle down in a luxurious apartment in Los Angeles close to Donnie's adoptive mother and Apollo's widow, Mary Anne. Assisted by promoter Buddy Marcelle, Ivan pits his son, Viktor Drago, against Donnie. Ivan Drago, the former Soviet boxer who killed Donnie's father Apollo Creed during a bout in 1985 before losing to Rocky, seeks an opportunity to regain glory. When Bianca suggests starting a new life together in Los Angeles, Donnie is reluctant to leave Philadelphia as it would mean leaving his trainer, Rocky Balboa who has beaten cancer during the last three years. Now a worldwide star, Donnie proposes to his girlfriend, Bianca Taylor, who agrees to marry him. He has gotten his 1965 Ford Mustang back. In 2018, three years after his loss to "Pretty" Ricky Conlan, Adonis "Donnie" Creed has won six straight bouts, culminating in a victory over Danny "Stuntman" Wheeler to win the WBC World Heavyweight Championship. The sequel, Creed III, directed by Jordan in his directorial debut, is scheduled to be released March 3, 2023. It was also a commercial success, grossing $214 million worldwide. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances (particularly those of Stallone, Jordan, and Lundgren), character development, and Caple's direction, while noting its predictability. The rest of the cast, including the returns of Thompson, Rashad, and Lundgren, was finalized by March 2018, and principal photography began that same month and lasted until that June, with filming primarily taking place on location in Philadelphia.Ĭreed II premiered on November 14, 2018, at the Lincoln Center in New York City and was theatrically released in the United States by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer through their distribution joint venture with Annapurna Pictures (which was later rebranded as United Artists Releasing) and internationally by Warner Bros. In the film, under the continued tutelage of Rocky Balboa (Stallone), champion Adonis Creed (Jordan) faces off against Viktor Drago (Munteanu), the son of Ivan Drago (Lundgren), the antagonist in Rocky IV (1985).Ī Creed sequel was confirmed in January 2016, but was delayed as Ryan Coogler, the director of the predecessor, and Jordan faced scheduling conflicts due to their involvement in Black Panther (2018) Coogler was originally replaced by Stallone, who completed the screenplay by July 2017, but he was replaced by Caple that December, with Coogler instead serving as an executive producer on Creed II. Jordan, Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Wood Harris, Phylicia Rashad, and Dolph Lundgren. The sequel to Creed (2015) and the eighth installment in the Rocky franchise, the film stars Michael B. from a screenplay by Juel Taylor and Sylvester Stallone. Creed II is a 2018 American sports drama film directed by Steven Caple Jr. ![]()
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