‘Rocky’ Spinoff ‘Creed’ Moves Forward With Two New Boxers
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Balboa was meant to die in part 5!!!
and his son was meant to be the new Rocky. Then it all switched up..
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http://deadline.com/2015/01/fruitva...ame-liberals-over-american-sniper-1201359487/
I do have a nice story one such discovery from Sundance two years ago. Even though I didn’t see it until Cannes, I have never been as moved by a Sundance winning film more than Fruitvale Station, which gutted me both times I watched it. I was so moved that I feel protective of writer/director Ryan Coogler and its star, Michael B. Jordan, and feel the need to head off the inevitable cynics who’ll question why they followed an indie triumph with what seems like the 38th installment of Rocky.
Production begins this week on Creed. Coogler directs MBJ in the title role of the son of Apollo Creed (you remember Carl Weathers), whose wealthy family doesn’t want him getting in the ring, because he doesn’t have to. He asks Rocky Balboa to train him. Here’s why it’s consistent with Sundance: it’s all about personal passion. As Coogler grew up, his father wanted him to believe in heroes and dreams. So he showed Ryan those first few Rocky movies so often that the son learned every nuance and damn near every line of dialogue. Ryan got a football scholarship which led to film, and then he wrote and directedFruitvale Station and won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize. His father struggled with ALS, and Ryan put all this personal experience into a script he wrote with Aaron Covington.
It’s his dream project and required him to charm Sly Stallone into dropping his guard on his signature movie character, to allow the indestructible Rocky to weather a life threatening health crisis. I hear that for a long time, Stallone rejected the idea despite being implored by his reps. Finally, Sly’s wife Jennifer convinced him he would be crazy to shun a filmmaker exhibiting the kind of fire a young palooka showed back in the 70s, when Stallone wouldn’t sell his Rocky script unless he was the star. The cynics can marginalize Coogler and Jordan for using their Sundance capital to sell out, but they would be dead wrong.
If its ALS...he's probably gone brehs
I will say there is a *hint* in the trailer if you paid attention.
I do have a nice story one such discovery from Sundance two years ago. Even though I didn’t see it until Cannes, I have never been as moved by a Sundance winning film more than Fruitvale Station, which gutted me both times I watched it. I was so moved that I feel protective of writer/director Ryan Coogler and its star, Michael B. Jordan, and feel the need to head off the inevitable cynics who’ll question why they followed an indie triumph with what seems like the 38th installment of Rocky.
Production begins this week on Creed. Coogler directs MBJ in the title role of the son of Apollo Creed (you remember Carl Weathers), whose wealthy family doesn’t want him getting in the ring, because he doesn’t have to. He asks Rocky Balboa to train him. Here’s why it’s consistent with Sundance: it’s all about personal passion. As Coogler grew up, his father wanted him to believe in heroes and dreams. So he showed Ryan those first few Rocky movies so often that the son learned every nuance and damn near every line of dialogue. Ryan got a football scholarship which led to film, and then he wrote and directedFruitvale Station and won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize. His father struggled with ALS, and Ryan put all this personal experience into a script he wrote with Aaron Covington.
It’s his dream project and required him to charm Sly Stallone into dropping his guard on his signature movie character, to allow the indestructible Rocky to weather a life threatening health crisis. I hear that for a long time, Stallone rejected the idea despite being implored by his reps. Finally, Sly’s wife Jennifer convinced him he would be crazy to shun a filmmaker exhibiting the kind of fire a young palooka showed back in the 70s, when Stallone wouldn’t sell his Rocky script unless he was the star. The cynics can marginalize Coogler and Jordan for using their Sundance capital to sell out, but they would be dead wrong.
If its ALS...he's probably gone brehs
I will say there is a *hint* in the trailer if you paid attention.
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I watched Rocky IV on Netflix again and it still holds up. I don't know why people try to hate on that shyt. My only issue is that there were a couple too many training montages. It took up a lot of time but still enjoyable. The opening act is awesome. Creed is the former heavyweight champ, pretty much on the downside of his prime but definitely well respected.. he takes this fight to stay in the public eye and he knows Drago has only fought bums. You can tell early on that Drago is outclassed from a skills standpoint but once he catches Creed with one of those juiced up Russian hammers it's 
lowkey Drago should have been DQ'd at the end of the first. He hit Creed a good 4-5 times after the bell. That shyt don't fly
lowkey Drago should have been DQ'd at the end of the first. He hit Creed a good 4-5 times after the bell. That shyt don't fly
Rapmastermind
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action jackson my first black super hero
Jackson, Action, Pack Guns, Ridiculous.
Always loved that Big rapped that line over a Rocky Beat to show the connection to Carl Weathers. He was the man in the 80's. Love him in "Predator" also.
OG draft had it that Rocky suffers from brain damage and becomes a vegetable;e or dies. His son, becomes a prize-fighter..this is all from the draft scripts though.
Stallone wanted to go with the brain damage storyline that was a direct connection to rocky 4 but studio's weren't having any of it..so part of the idea was left in and rest thrown out.
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Looks so freaking good.
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avon barksdale
i want my corners
Carl should do memories in his dreams as a kid
Roman Brady
Nobody Lives Forever
He doesn't know him, that has nothing to do with him
If they wanna interject the OG Creed,
Creed Jr. should get this as a vision:
Creed Jr. should get this as a vision: