Back in January of last year, Sylvester Stallone revealed that development was underway on a sequel to the acclaimed Rocky spinoff Creed, and while the project has been put on the back-burner due to director Ryan Coogler and star Michael B. Jordan’s adventures in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Black Panther, Sly has spent much of the past week teasing Creed 2 on Instagram, as well as suggesting a link to Rocky IV…
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Stallone has previously suggested that Creed 2 could mirror Rocky IV, stating that: “One option would be a linear story with Adonis that mirrors the plot of Rocky IV. You’ll have him face a different opponent, which I would say is a more ferocious, big Russian.”
Meanwhile, Michael B. Jordan also revealed that he’d like to see a “real villain” in the sequel, someone that Adonis could “have some real animosity towards” – and Ivan Drago (or Drago Jr…?) would certainly fit the bill there, given that he was responsible for killing Adonis’ father Apollo Creed in the ring in the 1985 classic.
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Originally published July 4, 2017. Updated April 16, 2018.
