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“Creed III” is a knockout for everyone except Stallone
By: Micah Thieme LO’T Entertainment Editor
Earlier this month on March 3rd, “Creed III” the third movie in the Creed film series, which is a spinoff of the Rocky franchise, hit the theaters and didn’t disappoint. The new movie has not even been out for a month and has already grossed 224.3 million dollars as of March 19th according to Collider.com.
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If you haven’t already watched the first two movies in the series, you should. The series dives into the life of Adonis Creed, played by Michael B Jordan, the son of Apollo Creed, and his uprising as a boxer. He is trained by Rocky Balboa, the former boxer, and is trying to prove that he can be just as good of a boxer as his dad. Adonis started with nothing and after boxing became one of the most popular boxers in America just like his father.
“Creed III” taps into Adonis Creed’s past with a former friend Damian, played by Jonathan Majors, wanting to take his own chances in the boxing ring. Adonis has all to lose and with Damian just getting out of prison, he only hopes to prove he can be the best.
It is clear that this movie is no failure with its 89% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and over 4 stars on Google Re- views, and I couldn’t agree more.
Veiwers are wondering if there will be any more movies from this well-loved series, and Michael B. Jordan has already confirmed in an interview that the fourth movie will coming eventually.
Although the movie has been a huge success, some fans have been disappointed by the absence of Sylvester Stalone playing Rocky. In the two movies prior Rocky was Creed’s main coach and was very involved in the movies, so many are wondering why he wasn’t in the latest movie.
It seems odd that Sylves- ter Stalone has starred in the Rocky franchise for 47 years,, and all of a sudden, he is missing. Apperently, The reason for his absence is because of Stallone’s disinterest in the newest storyline for the movie. He didn’t believe it was like the traditional upbeat Rocky franchise movies, so he chose not to be in it. Even though Stallone’s absence was dissapointing to veiwers, the latest installment still contained the thrilling element of boxing. If you are interested in watching, get to theaters soon and take a jab into the world of boxing with “Creed III”!
