‘Rocky’ spinoff
While “Creed” may be a titular movie for upstart young actor Michael B. Jordan as he plays the role of Adonis Johnson, the son of Apollo Creed, the film is still very much a Sylvester Stallone movie and this was very evident when the first official trailer and poster of “Creed” were released.
The first poster of “Creed” showed Michael B. Jordan shares top billing with Sylvester Stallone and has the kicker that goes ‘Your legacy is more than a name.’ It also indicated that the movie will hit theaters on Thanksgiving Day, or on November 25.
Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Johnson is seen wearing a boxing outfit complete with gloves with a shiny half-shirt with hood while Sylvester Stallone as his mentor Rocky Balboa is shown wearing his familiar retired boxing outfit complete with a black sweatshirt and a fedora. They were obviously in the middle of the boxing ring and Stallone seems to be motivating Jordan to be better like his father.
In the official trailer of “Creed,” it was shown how Adonis must prove himself to be as special as his father is so Rocky will help him train to become a boxer.
“Creed” is actually a spinoff movie of the “Rocky” franchise and it is obvious that Sylvester Stallone does not have full hands on the movie as he is just an actor in it.
In his past “Rocky” movies, he has took on the roles of actor, writer, director, and also producer so his Rocky Balboa role reprisal in “Creed” is just an acting job for the 68-year-old action star.