Now we’re ready to believe in Creed.
When it was announced in 2013 that MGM and Warner Bros. were training up a Rocky spin-off with Fruitvale Station director Ryan Coogler and star Michael B. Jordan in the title role, we have to admit we were scratching our heads. Then along came this trailer, which first played at Cinemacon and was released Tuesday. No joke: This thing looks like it has a fighting chance at greatness. Jordan plays the son of Apollo Creed, the charismatic (and undefeated) world heavyweight champion played by Carl Weathers in Rocky. If you’ll recall, the elder Creed was killed in the ring by Russian boxer Ivan Drago at the beginning of Rocky IV, with Rocky throwing in the towel just a moment too late.
