

With Sylvester Stallone officially retiring from the role of Rocky Balboa, it seemed that Creed II would have been the end of the Rocky saga. ( The Land), proved that the first film wasn't a fluke, crafting a compelling narrative of Adonis becoming a husband and father while also reintroducing the character of Ivan Drago ( Dolph Lundgren) and his son Viktor Drago ( Florian Munteanu) as fleshed out antagonists. He seeks out Rocky Balboa, who trains Adonis to not only become a formidable fighter, but also a better human being.

In the first Creed film, directed by Ryan Coogler ( Black Panther), Adonis put a promising career aside to pursue his passion for professional boxing but wanted to do so without standing in his father's shadow.
