Michael B. Jordan on Rocky's absence from Creed3 👀 'It’s allowed Adonis to stand on his own two feet and use the wisdom he’s learned from Rocky in the other two films. I think it’s in the spirit of Rocky...'
Creed III director and star Michael B. Jordan explains how the upcoming threequel will cope without the presence of Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa. Set five years after the events of Creed II, the new film will see Jordan’s Adonis "Donnie" Creed face an opponent from his past, in the form of Jonathan Majors’ Damian Anderson, a childhood friend who resurfaces after having served a lengthy prison sentence.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY With next year’s Creed III marking the first movie in the long-running franchise that Stallone has not appeared since the original 1978 Rocky film, Jordan explains how this latest outing will continue without his iconic character. Speaking with Empire, Jordan explains that, while Stallone will not appear in the flesh, the “essence of him is still there,” and the film honors the legacy of its origins.
It’s really diving into the Creed universe and having him evolve, start his own family and go through his own trials and tribulations in life. It’s allowed Adonis to stand on his own two feet and use the wisdom he’s learned from Rocky in the other two films. I think it’s in the spirit of Rocky, whose fingerprints will always and forever be on this franchise. The essence of him is still there. But at the same time, the Creed franchise is moving in a strong direction.
With Stallone’s performance as Rocky in the original Creed film earning him an Oscar nomination, the decision to make his departure from the role would not have come easily for the star. When asked earlier this month about his absence, Stallone explained that much of his decision was due to the Creed III being taken in a darker direction than he would have liked.
Having played the iconic character for over four decades, Stallone’s absence in Creed III will likely be keenly felt by fans, but it may also serve to allow Jordan’s character to fully emerge from his gigantic shadow. With Rocky telling Adonis "it's your time" at the conclusion of Creed II’s final fight, the time has finally come for Jordan’s protagonist to stand firmly on his own two feet.
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