Creed II

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

He's still in it, presumably still as Creed's manager. He co-wrote the script, too. Obviously, we're not going to get Stallone vs. Lundgren, round 2, but I suspect there will be some kind of conflict there.

I meant more in terms in, didn't he direct all of the movies?

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

I meant more in terms in, didn't he direct all of the movies?

No. He directed Rocky II, III, IV and Rocky Balboa. Which is technically "most" of them, but yeah. Creed was directed by Ryan Coogler, who did Fruitvale Station and the upcoming Black Panther movie.

[Autbot_Benz]

Drago's Son has been Cast

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officialslystalloneCongratulations to Florian “ Big Nasty” Munteanu for getting the part as IVAN DRAGOS son! 6 feet four, 245 pounds of talent.#mgm #creed #creed2

[Andrew NDB]

Am I the only one who wishes they'd get actors to play the opponents in these movies? Ever since Rocky V it's been real boxer after real boxer and none of them have "stuck" the way the opponents in 1-4 did.

[joe-eyeball]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Am I the only one who wishes they'd get actors to play the opponents in these movies? Ever since Rocky V it's been real boxer after real boxer and none of them have "stuck" the way the opponents in 1-4 did.

I agree but I think some of that has to do with Rocky’s opponents in the first four movies just being more interesting characters that lent themselves perfectly to the story being told. I mean Apollo was a very relevant character at the time mirroring in many ways the showmanship displayed by boxers in that era. Clubber Lang was in a way his own underdog Rocky like character but just from the other side of the tracks. Again he was perfect in showing the need for Rocky to embrace his own “coming up from nothing” origins. And Drago was of course very culturally relevant during the whole 80’s Cold War/Regan era. It was an easy way to make Rocky a national hero once again but continue to humble and humanize the character.

As for the rest of the boxers/opponents in the rest of the films they were just there mostly because you’ve got to fight someone if you’re going to box. I think those films weren’t so much about “who” Rocky was fighting but more of “why” he was fighting. Those films were just more about Rocky’s personal growth as his career came to end and didn’t really need an opponent that carried the same weight as he did. In those films Rocky was his own opponent. That’s not to say that the first four films didn’t feature some of those same elements but his opponents character development was integral in creating the Rocky character legend we see today.

[Andrew NDB]

Yeah, but did anyone care about Tommy Gunn? Did Mason Dixon leave a meaningful stamp on the saga? Does anyone even remember who Creed fought in the last movie?

[joe-eyeball]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Yeah, but did anyone care about Tommy Gunn? Did Mason Dixon leave a meaningful stamp on the saga? Does anyone even remember who Creed fought in the last movie?

Exactly that’s what I’m trying to say. We really weren’t supposed to care about those guys in 5, Balboa, or Creed because it was all about Rocky and what he was fighting for and not so much who he was fighting. Hence why Stallone chose to get fighters for those films. Plus I know Stallone has said that he always wanted the boxing in those later films to look more authentic. I’m not sure if he actually achieved that but I can say that never really mattered to me.