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Nov 23, 2015 · A later romantic scene is far more passionate, and feels well-earned thanks to the prior one. “Creed” reminds us that, even at its most absurd, the “Rocky” series has always been about loss. Specifically, how these losses affect the characters and how they grow from them. This is expressed in Bianca’s desire to make as much music as ...
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Coming off the success of independent hit Fruitvale Station, director Ryan Coogler has taken the reigns of directing Creed, taking over directing duties from John G Avildsen (the first Rocky and Rocky V) and Sylvester Stallone (the other four) and this is also the first Rocky film not written by Stallone, as the screenplay was scripted by Coogler a...
Whilst this film is the potential set-up for a new series of films based on Donnie Creed, this is still a Rocky sequel as well and Stallone returns to the role perfectly. This must’ve been quite a risky endeavour for Stallone– making a Rocky film where he is truly not in control any more, within the film and behind the camera. The film reflects tha...
If more spinoffs and reboots were like Creed, I don’t think people would be as cynical about every old property that’s brought back to try and make more money. Whilst Coogler showed potential with his debut feature Fruitvale Station, he shows withCreed that he has the chops to have a great career in Hollywood. Between his rhythmic editing and inter...
- Alex Lines
Jan 11, 2016 · To someone who hasn't seen the movie, all the awards hype circling Sylvester Stallone's seventh round as Rocky Balboa may seem a tad ridiculous; surely it's only for the sake of legacy, honouring ...
- Alex Leadbeater
Nov 25, 2015 · In a prologue set in 1998, Creed's well-off widow (Phylicia Rashad) rescues the combative young Adonis from a Los Angeles juvenile detention center and adopts him. In the present day, "Donny" is a ...
Nov 25, 2015 · Three years later, Creed is getting released on Thanksgiving weekend in theaters nationwide. The movie reboots the Rocky franchise, focusing on the child born of Apollo Creed's affair, Adonis Johnson (Michael B. Jordan). It breathes new life into the franchise that made Stallone famous and that helped Coogler see the power of movies.
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Box office. $173.6 million[2] Creedis a 2015 American sportsdrama filmdirected by Ryan Coogler, who co-wrote the screenplay with Aaron Covington. It is the first spin-off of and is the seventh installment in the Rockyfilm series. It stars Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Tony Bellew, and Graham McTavish.
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Nov 21, 2015 · As a film, despite not having the name, Creed entirely trades on its parentage. It is full of clips of past Rocky movies, it is full of discussions about those movies and the dangers of boxing. It ...
