CREED II – Special Screening – Photos with Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Ryan Coogler, and more!

Nov 26, 2018 | Featured, On The Scene News | 0 comments

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Life has become a balancing act for Adonis Creed. Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight, he is up against the challenge of his life. Facing an opponent with ties to his family’s past only intensifies his impending battle in the ring. Rocky Balboa is there by his side through it all and, together, Rocky and Adonis will confront their shared legacy, question what’s worth fighting for, and discover that nothing’s more important than family. Creed II is about going back to basics to rediscover what made you a champion in the first place, and remembering that, no matter where you go, you can’t escape your history.

METRO GOLDWYN MAYER PICTURES and WARNER BROS. PICTURES Present IN ASSOCIATION WITH NEW LINE CINEMA A CHARTOFF WINKLER PRODUCTION MICHAEL B. JORDAN SYLVESTER STALLONE “CREED II” TESSA THOMPSON WOOD HARRIS with PHYLICIA RASHAD and DOLPH LUNDGREN Costume Designer LIZZ WOLF Music Supervisors FAM UDEORJI & JEN MALONE Music by LUDWIG GÖRANSSON Editors DANA E. GLAUBERMAN, ACE SAIRA HAIDER PAUL HARB Production Designer FRANCO-GIACOMO CARBONE Director of Photography KRAMER MORGENTHAU, ASC Executive Producers RYAN COOGLER MICHAEL B. JORDAN GUY RIEDEL Produced by SYLVESTER STALLONE, p.g.a. KEVIN KING-TEMPLETON, p.g.a. CHARLES WINKLER WILLIAM CHARTOFF DAVID WINKLER IRWIN WINKLER, p.g.a. Story by SASCHA PENN and CHEO HODARI COKER Screenplay by JUEL TAYLOR and SYLVESTER STALLONE Directed by STEVEN CAPLE JR. © 2018 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Creed is a trademark of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. All Right Reserved.

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From Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures and Chartoff Winkler Productions comes Creed II, with Michael B. Jordan, three-time Academy Award nominee Sylvester Stallone, and Tessa Thompson reprising their leading roles in the next chapter of the Adonis Creed story, which follows the young boxer’s life inside and outside of the ring as he deals with newfound fame, family, his father’s legacy, and his continuing quest to become a champion. Since arriving in Philadelphia from California three years ago to train with retired former heavyweight champion Rocky Balboa (Stallone), Adonis (Jordan) has found love and success. Under his mentor, coach, and “uncle” Rocky’s tutelage, Adonis has risen quickly in the professional boxing world as a heavyweight title contender. He and his longtime love, Bianca (Thompson), the beautiful and talented singer-songwriter who is a rising music star in her own right, are now ready to make a commitment and start a family. His adoptive mother, Mary Anne Creed (Phylicia Rashad), who had hoped Adonis would not follow in the footsteps of his father, has accepted his choice, recognizing in her son the talent and passion that made her late husband one of boxing’s greatest champions. Adonis should be on top of the world — but instead, he’s struggling to reconcile the doubt he feels on the inside with the acceptance and adulation he’s receiving from the world. As the illegitimate son of former heavyweight champion Apollo Creed — who died in the ring before he was born — Adonis is grappling with his legacy and life in the celebrity spotlight. Despite his success, Adonis is afraid of not living up to expectations, especially his own. He questions his abilities, and wonders if he’s fought the best and is worthy of being a champion. It’s not long before an opponent steps forward who forces Adonis to confront his doubts and answer those questions: a young, undefeated heavyweight contender, Viktor Drago (Florian “Big Nasty” Munteanu) — son of Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren), the Russian boxer who killed Apollo in the ring three decades earlier — publicly challenges Adonis for what the boxing world labels a historic next-generation “Creed vs. Drago” showdown. For Adonis, who wants to avenge his father’s death, taking on Drago’s son in a hyped-up title bout is more than just a fight. But for Rocky, who fears that history will repeat itself if these vengeance-seeking sons square-off, there’s much more to lose than just a title. Also reprising their roles from Creed is Harris as Tony “Little Duke” Burton and real-life professional boxer former light heavyweight champion Andre Ward as boxer Danny “Stuntman” Wheeler. Dolph Lundgren, who portrayed Russian boxer Ivan Drago in Rocky IV, returns in that iconic role and Russell Hornsby joins the cast as boxing promoter Buddy Marcelle. Making his memorable film debut is Florian “Big Nasty” Munteanu as Viktor Drago. Award-winning filmmaker Steven Caple Jr. (The Land) directs from an original story and screenplay written by Juel Taylor and Sylvester Stallone, story by Sascha Penn and Cheo Hodari Coker, based on characters created by Sylvester Stallone. Ryan Coogler, who co-wrote and directed Creed, returns as an executive producer alongside Michael B. Jordan and Guy Riedel. The film is produced by Irwin Winkler, Charles Winkler, William Chartoff, David Winkler, Kevin King-Templeton, and Sylvester Stallone. Collaborating with Caple behind-the-scenes is a creative team led by director of photography Kramer Morgenthau (Thor: The Dark World, Game of Thrones); production designer Franco-Giacomo Carbone (The Expendables, Rambo); costume designer Lizz Wolf (A Single Man, Dreamgirls); art director Jesse Rosenthal (Black Panther, Trumbo); fight coordinator Danny Hernandez (Avengers: Infinity War, The Fate of the Furious); technical boxing advisor Robert Sale