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Creed III is an upcoming American sports drama film directed by Michael B. Jordan (in his feature directorial debut) with a screenplay by Keenan Coogler and Zach Baylin from a story they co-wrote with Ryan Coogler. The sequel to Creed II (2018) and the ninth installment in the Rocky franchise, the film stars Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, Wood Harris, Florian Munteanu, and Phylicia Rashad. This is the first film in the franchise without Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa, though he still serves as a producer for his Balboa Productions banner.

Creed III
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Directed by	Michael B. Jordan
Screenplay by	Keenan Coogler Zach Baylin
Story by	Ryan Coogler Keenan Coogler Zach Baylin
Based on	Characters by Sylvester Stallone
Produced by	Irwin Winkler Charles Winkler William Chartoff David Winkler Ryan Coogler Michael B. Jordan Elizabeth Raposo Jonathan Glickman Sylvester Stallone
Starring	Michael B. Jordan Tessa Thompson Jonathan Majors Wood Harris Florian Munteanu Phylicia Rashad
Cinematography	Kramer Morgenthau
Edited by	Tyler Nelson
Music by	Joseph Shirley
Production companies	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Chartoff-Winkler Productions Balboa Productions Proximity Media Outlier Society
Distributed by	United Artists Releasing
Release date	March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03)
Running time	163 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Creed III is scheduled to be released in the United States on March 3, 2023, by United Artists Releasing.

Synopsis

Five years after Creed II, after dominating the boxing world, Adonis "Donnie" Creed has been thriving in both his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian "Dame" Anderson, resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face-off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Donnie must put his future on the line to battle Dame – a fighter who has nothing to lose.

Cast

• Michael B. Jordan as Adonis "Donnie" Creed (né Johnson)
  • Alex Henderson as young Adonis "Donnie" Johnson
• Tessa Thompson as Bianca Taylor
• Jonathan Majors as Damian "Dame" Anderson
  • Spence Moore II as young Damian "Dame" Anderson
• Wood Harris as Tony "Little Duke" Evers
• Florian Munteanu as Viktor Drago
• Phylicia Rashad as Mary Anne Creed

Additionally, Tony Bellew reprises his role as "Pretty" Ricky Conlan from the first film.[1] Selenis Leyva, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Mila Davis-Kent, and Canelo Álvarez have been cast in undisclosed roles.

Production

Development

In December 2018, in response to the suggestion that Deontay Wilder could play the son of Clubber Lang in a potential sequel to Creed II (2018), both Sylvester Stallone and Michael B. Jordan expressed interest in such a character being featured in the plot of the next installment.[2][3] In September 2019, Jordan confirmed that Creed III was officially in active development.[4]

Pre-production

In February 2020, Zach Baylin was announced as screenwriter, with Jordan confirmed to reprise his role as Adonis Creed.[5] In October 2020, it was reported that, in addition to reprising his role of Adonis Creed, Jordan would also direct Creed III, serving as his directorial debut.[6][7][8] Producers had expressed interest in having Jordan serve as director, with Irwin Winkler stating that he had personally offered the position to the actor.[9] In April 2021, Stallone announced he would not appear as Rocky Balboa in the film.[10] By June 2021, Jonathan Majors entered talks to portray Adonis' new adversary.[11] In November 2021, it was officially confirmed that Majors would appear in the film.[12] In April 2022, it was announced that Wood Harris and Florian Munteanu would reprise their roles from previous Creed films, while Selenis Leyva, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Spence Moore II and Mila Davis-Kent joined the cast.[13] In September 2022, Mexican boxer Canelo Álvarez was cast in an undisclosed role.[14]

Filming

Principal photography began in late January 2022, with Jordan being spotted on the film's set in Atlanta, Georgia.[15] Kramer Morgenthau returned as the cinematographer for the film, after doing so for Creed II.^{[citation needed]} The film was shot on IMAX-certified Sony CineAlta Venice cameras and the Panavision anamorphic format, making this the first film in the series to do so.^{[citation needed]} Filming later ended on April 6, 2022.^{[citation needed]}

Post-production

In May 2022, the final writing credits were officiated; Ryan Coogler, director and co-writer of Creed (2015), received story credit with Keenan Coogler and Baylin, with the latter two receiving screenplay credit.[16] Tyler Nelson serves as the film's editor.[17]

Release

Theatrical

Creed III was originally scheduled to be theatrically released on November 23, 2022 by United Artists Releasing in the United States and Warner Bros. Pictures internationally,[18] but on July 28, it was postponed to March 3, 2023.[19]

References

External links

• Creed III at IMDb

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