Creed

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Creed is a new spin-off of the Rocky franchise co-written and directed by Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station). The film stars Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashād, Tony Bellew, and Sylvester Stallone playing his iconic role of Rocky Balboa.

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.

“I grew up watching ‘Rocky’ movies with my dad; it was our thing,” Coogler explains. “Rocky is a character that people just connect with—action fans, drama fans, hopeless romantics, even just movie fans—everyone likes ‘Rocky’ movies because they have something for everyone.”

Creed is rated 14A.