![]() Sylvester Stallone and Carl Weathers perform a boxing scene in the movie "Rocky" directed by John G. Sylvester Stallone's Feud Over Rocky Franchise Explained He does, however, continue to act as a producer for the boxing drama. This shouldn't come as a surprise to fans, though, because in April 2021, Stallone announced that he would not appear in the film. Now he is out, Dame wants to take it all and Donnie must come out of retirement to face him.ĭespite Donnie's daughter Amara (Mila Davis-Kent) playing a pivotal role in Creed III, her godfather Rocky does not make an appearance, and the boxer is only mentioned by name once in the film. ![]() (Milo Ventimiglia), and also meet his grandson Logan (Robbie Johns).Ĭreed III follows Jordan's Donnie as he is forced to face a person from his past: Damian "Dame" Anderson ( Jonathan Majors).ĭame was his childhood friend and also a boxing prodigy, but his dreams in the sport were destroyed when he was sent to prison for 18 years. In Creed II, Stallone's Rocky acts as a mentor to Donnie once again as the boxer prepares for his biggest fight yet, against Viktor Drago (Florian Munteanu) the son of Rocky's former rival Ivan ( Dolph Lundgren).Īt the end of the film, Rocky chooses take a step back and he travels to Vancouver where he can reconcile with his own son Robert Jr. Quote of Note: “Yo, Adrian, I did it!” Rocky, after defeating Apollo Creed for the heavyweight title in Rocky II.In this composite image is Sylvester Stallone at SiriusXM at SiriusXM Studios on Novemand Michael B Jordan as Adonis Creed in "Creed III." Stallone does not reprise his role as Rocky Balboa in the sequel. Rocky (1976): A heartfelt underdog tale on the screen and off, “Rocky” - written by and starring Stallone - became the first of three sports movies ever to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards, upsetting heavyweight contenders “All the President’s Men,” “Network” and “Taxi Driver.” Rocky losing a decision to Apollo in the climactic scene actually is the perfect ending. Creed (2015): Jordan is fantastic as Apollo’s out-of-wedlock boxer son, “The Cosby Show’s” Phylicia Rashad signs on as Creed’s former wife and Adonis’ adoptive mom, and many critics believed Stallone should have copped an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, though he lost to Mark Rylance for “Bridge of Spies.”īotte Blows: 4.4 of 5 Sylvester Stallone in “Creed.” APġ. You know, the usual, but it mostly works.Ģ. Rocky II (1979): Apollo goads Rocky back into the ring after exclaiming “there ain’t gonna be no rematch,” Adrian falls into a coma during childbirth and implores Rocky to “win” when she wakes up and Rocky wins the title. Also featuring a pre-Hulkamania Hulk Hogan as charity-wrestling opponent Thunderlips.ģ. Rocky III (1982): Apollo retires after losing the belt, but comes back to train his former foe after Mickey dies while money-changes-everything Rocky loses the title to stronger, younger and meaner, Clubber Lang (our introduction to Mr. Creed II (2018): The magic and heart of the first “Creed” entry is partly lost in the sequel, especially with the forced premise of Drago, his wife (Brigitte Nielsen) and their son reemerging to fight Apollo’s kid Adonis Johnson (Michael B. ![]() Rocky Balboa (2006): This one actually regains some of the franchise’s charm tossed aside in the previous two, particularly Rocky’s relationship with his now-adult son (“This is Us” star Milo Ventimiglia) after the death of his beloved wife, Adrian (Talia Shire).ĥ. Rocky IV (1985): This probably will be an unpopular take, but this movie largely is contrived crap, too, from Apollo Creed’s (Carl Weathers) death, to Rocky single-handedly taking down the Cold War, especially the hard-work-versus-steroids training sequence and the politburo’s standing ovation during his “We all can change” speech after defeating Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren) in Russia.Ħ. Rocky V (1990): Pretty sure we all can agree this one was a campy and clumsy mess of the Sylvester Stallone franchise, featuring real-life boxer Tommy Morrison as supposed protégé Tommy “Machine” Gunn and an incredibly non-credible plot of Rocky’s bumbling brother-in-law Paulie (Burt Young) losing the entirety of the family fortune.ħ. Streaming: All eight movies, Amazon Prime.Ĩ. If you’re looking for an eight-part sports movie binge, here you go: The “Rocky” and “Creed” series The movie that will keep you from missing America's pastimeĭuring the coronavirus shutdown, each day we will bring you a recommendation from The Post’s Peter Botte for a sports movie, TV show or book that perhaps was before your time or somehow slipped between the cracks of your viewing/reading history. Tune into Michael Jordan’s Looney basketball adventure ![]() Simpson saga with this all-time documentary ![]()
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