Years after Adonis Creed made a name for himself under Rocky Balboa’s mentorship, the young boxer becomes the Heavyweight Champion of the World. While life is good with that victory and his marriage to Bianca, trouble comes to Philadelphia when Ivan Drago, the Russian boxer who killed Adonis’ father, Apollo, arrives with his son, Viktor, to challenge Adonis.
Against Rocky’s advice, Adonis accepts the challenge without his mentor’s participation and pays the price in a punishing bout he wins only by a technicality. Now injured and demoralized, Adonis cannot bring himself to back into the game, leaving his spirit and title in jeopardy. Together, Adonis’ family and Rocky must find a way to rekindle Adonis’ fighting spirit to face the future in whatever choice he makes. Meanwhile, the Drago family have its own troubles trying to regain the respect in their homeland that they lost at Rocky’s hands as they wonder whether is it truly worth it.
Creed II is a 2018 American sports drama film directed by Steven Caple Jr., and written by Sylvester Stallone and Juel Taylor from a story by Sascha Penn and Cheo Hodari Coker. A sequel to Creed (2015) and the eighth installment in the Rocky film series, it stars Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Dolph Lundgren, Florian Munteanu, Wood Harris, and Phylicia Rashad. Creed writer-director Ryan Coogler serves as an executive producer on the film. The film follows a fight over 33 years in the making, as Adonis Creed meets a new adversary in the ring: Viktor Drago, son of Ivan Drago, the powerful athlete who killed Adonis’ father Apollo Creed.
A Creed sequel was confirmed in January 2016, although due to both Coogler and Jordan’s involvement in Black Panther, the film was delayed, with Coogler ultimately being replaced by Caple. Stallone completed the script in July 2017 and announced Lundgren would be reprising his role as Drago, and filming began in Philadelphia in March 2018, lasting through July.
Creed II was released in the United States by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures on November 21, 2018. The film has grossed over $172 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the cast and character development, calling it a “solid, if predictable” sequel.
Creed 2 (2018)
Oirected by: Steven Caple Jr.
Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Dolph Lundgren, Florian Munteanu, Russell Hornsby, Milo Ventimiglia, Ana Gerena, Robbie Johns, Brigitte Nielsen
Screenplay by: Jungmi Oh, Chang-dong Lee
Production Design by: Franco-Giacomo Carbone
Cinematography by: Kramer Morgenthau
Film Editing by: Dana E. Glauberman, Saira Haider, Paul Harb
Costume Design by: Lizz Wolf
Set Decoration by: Heather Loeffler, Barbara Munch
Art Direction by: RA Arancio-Parrain, Jesse Rosenthal
Music by: Ludwig Göransson
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sports action violence, language, and a scene of sensuality.
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: November 21, 2018
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