Creed 3 Michael B Jordan is directing

[Andrew NDB]

Michael B. Jordan addresses Stallone not being in Creed 3:

https://www.darkhorizons.com/jordan-...d-iii-absence/

[Andrew NDB]

So Creed is just fighting some guy in this:

https://www.darkhorizons.com/jonatha...-in-creed-iii/

I like that he's getting an actor and not a boxer for the part... but wake me up when "Mr. T joins Creed 3" is making headlines.

[Andrew NDB]

It will be more "intimate."

https://screenrant.com/creed-3-movie...jors-response/

Also, I forgot the villain was Jonathan Majors, the guy who is Kang the Conqueror at the end of Loki and will be in Ant-Man 2.

I bet you this guy is either one of Apollo's legitimate sons or there is a Lang connection. But probably the former.

[Andrew NDB]

Pushed back 4 months into 2023 now:

https://www.darkhorizons.com/creed-i...y-four-months/

[Autbot_Benz]

That sucks I was looking forward to it. Next year it is.

[Cowabung-Gal]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Michael B. Jordan addresses Stallone not being in Creed 3:

https://www.darkhorizons.com/jordan-...d-iii-absence/

No Stallone, no deal.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Cowabung-Gal

No Stallone, no deal.

I SUSPECT he'll have a surprise cameo in it. Nothing substantial. Like maybe Rocky leaving him high and dry in the trainer department is a thread in the movie (they can't not acknowledge it), but there he is in the crowd in the final ring bout at a critical moment, making eye contact with Creed.

Kind of wondering what they'll do in the musical department. If Rocky is gone, does that mean the wonderful musical cues are, too?

[Cowabung-Gal]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

I SUSPECT he'll have a surprise cameo in it. Nothing substantial. Like maybe Rocky leaving him high and dry in the trainer department is a thread in the movie (they can't not acknowledge it), but there he is in the crowd in the final ring bout at a critical moment, making eye contact with Creed.

Maybe they’ll pull a “Terminator Dark Fate” and have him appear for like a minute…before Clubber Lang suddenly appears and guns him down.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Cowabung-Gal

Maybe they’ll pull a “Terminator Dark Fate” and have him appear for like a minute…before Clubber Lang suddenly appears and guns him down.

You're joking, but Stallone would never sign onto anything like that. And no way would B. Jordan take that liberty with like a lookalike, or be allowed to.

Though maybe this is me being weird but I kind of do want to see Rocky's death.

[Cowabung-Gal]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

You're joking, but Sallone would never sign onto anything like that. And no way would B. Jordan take that liberty with like a lookalike, or be allowed to.

Though maybe this is me being weird but I kind of do want to see Rocky's death.

Yeah, I was obviously joking, but still, why act so surprised? We didn’t expect Mark Hamill to sell Luke Skywalker out and let his character be completely torn down by Kathleen Kennedy. But he did, despite knowing how much Luke meant to us.

We almost got a Rocky death, actually, during the production of Rocky V, but the script was rewritten and Rocky got spared because he was too popular to be killed off.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Cowabung-Gal

Yeah, I was obviously joking, but still, why act so surprised? We didn’t expect Mark Hamill to sell Luke Skywalker out and let his character be completely torn down by Kathleen Kennedy. But he did, despite knowing how much Luke meant to us.

We almost got a Rocky death, actually, during the production of Rocky V, but the script was rewritten and Rocky got spared because he was too popular to be killed off.

And Rambo 1, etc. The guy doesn't like to die.

Hamill? From what I've read it seemed like before anything went into motion on episodes VII-IX, Hamill, Fisher and Ford all had to sign on, script(s) unseen. It was like a big commitment. So not much Hamill could do but covertly complain about it on Twitter later on. While not so covertly doing the same about Trump and half the country, yadda yadda.

[Cowabung-Gal]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Hamill? From what I've read it seemed like before anything went into motion on episodes VII-IX, Hamill, Fisher and Ford all had to sign on, script(s) unseen. It was like a big commitment. So not much Hamill could do but covertly complain about it on Twitter later on. While not so covertly doing the same about Trump and half the country, yadda yadda.

It’s not like they held a gun to his head and forced him to read the script. When he realized what they had in plan for Luke, he could’ve just walked off the set, contract or no contract. He’s rich. He can obviously afford a legal battle. But he instead chose to let them crucify Luke because he didn’t care enough about the character or the fandom to go through all the trouble. “Oh, there was nothing I could do, I hate it as much as you all do, it’s all Disney’s fault.” I don’t care what he tweets. He’s a coward.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Cowabung-Gal

It’s not like they held a gun to his head and forced him to read the script. When he realized what they had in plan for Luke, he could’ve just walked off the set, contract or no contract. He’s rich. He can obviously afford a legal battle. But he instead chose to let them crucify Luke because he didn’t care enough about the character or the fandom to go through all the trouble. “Oh, there was nothing I could do, I hate it as much as you all do, it’s all Disney’s fault.” I don’t care what he tweets. He’s a coward.

Eugh. I'm of two minds on it. And I wish I didn't see a lot of his tweets about this or that to color my opinion on him as a human being (and I do divorce the actor from the performance). I'm not saying you're wrong but I don't know that he could do a whole lot either way about his role in the sequel trilogy beyond sitting on his hands and putting up more of a fight. But from most accounts it sounds like he did, at least a bit. Which is more than anyone else did.

[MikeandRaph87]

Originally Posted by Cowabung-Gal

No Stallone, no deal.

Exact same for me!

[Andrew NDB]

https://actionewz.com/movies/creed-i...o7W4#gs.fwwwg2

Yeah, Adonis is going to fight a "real" Creed in this.

[Autbot_Benz]

[Andrew NDB]

Eh. Well, I guess the Creed movies could have their own Rocky V. That's a choice.

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Eh. Well, I guess the Creed movies could have their own Rocky V. That's a choice.

Man, how old would an "older brother" have to be to fit into the (admittedly scattered-brained) Rocky timeline? I think Adonis was already supposed to be over 30 when he started his professional fight career.

[Andrew NDB]

And waittaminute... oh, no. Flashbacks to when they were young men getting harassed by the police. You can imagine where this is going.

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

Man, how old would an "older brother" have to be to fit into the (admittedly scattered-brained) Rocky timeline? I think Adonis was already supposed to be over 30 when he started his professional fight career.

Like 6-10 years older? We see Apollo's kids at his house in, what was it, Rocky 3? And they looked about 8ish? And Adonis' mom was pregnant with him during the Drago fight in 4.

[oldmanwinters]

I wouldn't think most +40-year-old ex-cons have a chance to START a professional boxing career, let alone earning a title-shot.