Annapurna Pictures | Release Date: November 21, 2018
Starring: Andre Ward, Daniel Sassa, Darin Ferraro, David Cohen, Dolph Lundgren, Florian Munteanu, Ivo Nandi, Jacob ‘Stitch’ Duran, Kristina Aponte, Mark Marcarian, Marko Caka, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Buffer, Michael Santiago, Milo Ventimiglia, Monica Haynes, Myles Humphus, Phylicia Rashad, Raul I Torres, Robbie Johns, Russell Hornsby, Shayna Ryan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Wood Harris (image: ©Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios)
The original Creed is a Must-See before watching Creed II. The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed. Creed made over $110 million in domestic box office alone.
Details
| Runtime: | 130 min |
| Rating: | Rated PG-13 for sports action violence, language, and a scene of sensuality |
| Official Site: | http://creedthemovie.com/ |
| Production: | New Line Cinema |
| Genres: | Action, Drama, Sport |
| Country: | US |
| Languages: | English, Russian |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Steven Caple Jr. | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Cheo Hodari Coker | Story By |
| Juel Taylor | Writer |
| Ryan Coogler | Characters |
| Sascha Penn | Story By |
| Sylvester Stallone | Screenplay By |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Andre Ward | Danny ‘Stuntman’ Wheeler |
| Daniel Sassa | Fight Spectator |
| Darin Ferraro | Referee |
| David Cohen | Fight Spectator |
| Dolph Lundgren | Ivan Drago |
| Florian Munteanu | Vitor Drago |
| Ivo Nandi | Moscow Referee |
| Jacob ‘Stitch’ Duran | Stitch-Cutman |
| Kristina Aponte | Groupie |
| Mark Marcarian | Spectator |
| Marko Caka | Police Local-Security |
| Michael B. Jordan | Adonis Johnson |
| Michael Buffer | Michael Buffer |
| Michael Santiago | Principal Cast |
| Milo Ventimiglia | Robert Balboa |
| Monica Haynes | Boxer In Gym |
| Myles Humphus | Russian Fighter |
| Phylicia Rashad | Mary Anne Creed |
| Raul I Torres | Fish Seller |
| Robbie Johns | Logan Balboa |
| Russell Hornsby | Buddy Marcelle |
| Shayna Ryan | VIP/Photographer |
| Sylvester Stallone | Rocky Balboa |
| Tessa Thompson | Bianca |
| Wood Harris | Tony ‘Little Duke’ Burton |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Ana Gerena | Adrian’s Waitress |
| Andre Ward | Danny ‘Stuntman’ Wheeler |
| Ariel Fishman | Drago’s In-Ring & VIP Entourage |
| Bessie Amato | Russian Red Seat Press |
| Brigitte Nielsen | Ludmilla Drago |
| Charles W Harris III | Adonis Creed Bodyguard |
| Chris Romrell | Russian Fighter |
| Daniel Sassa | VIP Spectator |
| Darin Ferraro | Referee |
| Diezel Ramos | Press |
| Elizabeth Gaynor | Drago Supporter |
| Freddie Colton | VIP Spectator |
| Ivo Nandi | Moscow Referee |
| Jacob ‘Stitch’ Duran | Stitch-Cutman |
| John DiRenzo | SUV Driver |
| Joshua Spudeno | Ukrainian Security |
| Kristina Aponte | Groupie |
| Kristoffe Brodeur | Drago Security |
| Les Price | Russian Security/Member Of The Red Press |
| Mark Marcarian | Spectator |
| Marko Caka | Police Local-Security |
| Matt Jacobs | Russian Officer |
| Michael Buffer | Michael Buffer |
| Michael Santiago | Cast |
| Monica Haynes | Boxer In Gym |
| Myles Humphus | Russian Fighter |
| Patrice Harris | Padman |
| Raul I Torres | Fish Seller |
| Robert Reed Murphy | Important Looking Person |
| Roy Jones Jr. | Cast |
| Shayna Ryan | VIP/Photographer |
| Zack Beyer | Palms Photographer |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Charles Winkler | Producer |
| David Winkler | Producer |
| Guy Riedel | Executive Producer |
| Irwin Winkler | Producer |
| Kevin King Templeton | Producer |
| Michael B. Jordan | Executive Producer |
| Ryan Coogler | Executive Producer |
| Sylvester Stallone | Producer |
| Udi Nedivi | Co-Producer |
| William Chartoff | Producer |
Life has become a balancing act for Adonis Creed. Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight, he is up against the challenge of his life. Facing an opponent with ties to his family’s past only intensifies his impending battle in the ring. Rocky Balboa is there by his side through it all and, together, Rocky and Adonis will confront their shared legacy, question what’s worth fighting for, and discover that nothing’s more important than family. Creed II is about going back to basics to rediscover what made you a champion in the first place, and remembering that, no matter where you go, you can’t escape your history.
From Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures and Chartoff Winkler Productions comes Creed II, with Michael B. Jordan, three-time Academy Award nominee Sylvester Stallone, and Tessa Thompson reprising their leading roles in the next chapter of the Adonis Creed story, which follows the young boxer’s life inside and outside of the ring as he deals with newfound fame, family, his father’s legacy, and his continuing quest to become a champion.
Since arriving in Philadelphia from California three years ago to train with retired former heavyweight champion Rocky Balboa (Stallone), Adonis (Jordan) has found love and success. Under his mentor, coach, and “uncle” Rocky’s tutelage, Adonis has risen quickly in the professional boxing world as a heavyweight title contender. He and his longtime love, Bianca (Thompson), the beautiful and talented singer-songwriter who is a rising music star in her own right, are now ready to make a commitment and start a family. His adoptive mother, Mary Anne Creed (Phylicia Rashad), who had hoped Adonis would not follow in the footsteps of his father, has accepted his choice, recognizing in her son the talent and passion that made her late husband one of boxing’s greatest champions.
Adonis should be on top of the world — but instead, he’s struggling to reconcile the doubt he feels on the inside with the acceptance and adulation he’s receiving from the world. As the illegitimate son of former heavyweight champion Apollo Creed — who died in the ring before he was born — Adonis is grappling with his legacy and life in the celebrity spotlight. Despite his success, Adonis is afraid of not living up to expectations, especially his own. He questions his abilities, and wonders if he’s fought the best and is worthy of being a champion.
It’s not long before an opponent steps forward who forces Adonis to confront his doubts and answer those questions: a young, undefeated heavyweight contender, Viktor Drago (Florian “Big Nasty” Munteanu) — son of Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren), the Russian boxer who killed Apollo in the ring three decades earlier — publicly challenges Adonis for what the boxing world labels a historic next-generation “Creed vs. Drago” showdown.
The film will be distributed theatrically in the U.S. by MGM on November 21, 2018, and Warner Bros. Pictures will distribute the film internationally
