Creed (film)

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Creed
At a boxing ring in a gym, Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) looks at Donnie Creed (Michael B. Jordan) with Rocky's left hand resting on Creed's right shoulder. The films tagline reads "Your Legacy is more than a name" with credits and the film's title on the top.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRyan Coogler
Screenplay by
Story byRyan Coogler
Based onCharacters
by Sylvester Stallone
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMaryse Alberti
Edited by
Music byLudwig Göransson
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
Running time
133 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$35–40 million[2][3]
Box office$173.6 million[2]

Creed is a 2015 American sports drama film directed 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 Rocky film series. It stars Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Tony Bellew, and Graham McTavish. In the film, amateur boxer Adonis Creed (Jordan) is trained and mentored by Rocky Balboa (Stallone), the former rival turned friend of Adonis' father, Apollo Creed.

Although Rocky Balboa (2006) was considered the end of the franchise, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) hired Coogler in 2013 to develop a Rocky spin-off.[4] Coogler and Covington's original screenplay was completed by April 2014,[5] with the involvement of Jordan and Stallone also confirmed.[6] The remaining cast were hired by January 2015, after which, principal photography began and lasted until that April, with filming locations including Liverpool, Philadelphia, and Gainesville, Georgia.[7]

Creed had its premiere on November 19, 2015, at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles and was released in the United States on November 25, by Warner Bros. Pictures, to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the date of the opening scene in the first film. It grossed $173 million worldwide and received acclaim from critics[8] who praised Coogler's direction, the screenplay, and acting performances. Among its accolades, it was selected by National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 2015, while Stallone won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Critics' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor, and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The film was followed by Creed II (2018) and Creed III (2023). The film is the first film in the franchise to have been produced by Sylvester Stallone.

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  4. ^ Scott Mendelson (November 25, 2015). "Box Office: 'Creed' Rocks Record-Breaking $1.4M Tuesday, Pixar's 'The Good Dinosaur' Snags $1.3M". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  5. ^ Ingolfsland, Jason (May 5, 2020). "How Sylvester Stallone Changed Creed I And II To Make It More 'Comfortable'". CinemaBlend. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  6. ^ Josh Terry (November 25, 2015). "REVIEW: 'Creed': half-Rocky sequel, half-Rocky spinoff". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on July 6, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  7. ^ Katey Rich (November 18, 2015). "Creed: The Oscar Contender We Should Have Seen Comingf". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on April 26, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  8. ^ "Creed". Metacritic.