CREED II (Steven Caple, Jr., 2018)

[Jox]

The Dragos having breakfast
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[Jox]

Florian Munteanu briefly shows up in CREED III's final trailer

[Jox]

In France and on the 1st day, CREED III sold more tickets than the first two did on their opening, with 185,453 admissions against 164,000 tickets for CREED II and 97,000 for CREED I...
https://www.boxofficepro.fr/box-office- ... ier-round/

[Jox]

‘Creed 3’ Sets Franchise Record With Huge $58 Million Debut
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“Creed III” emerged victorious at the box office with its impressive $58.7 million debut, setting a franchise record while dethroning two-time champ “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.”

The film kicked off internationally with $41.8 million, bringing its global tally to a knockout $100.4 million.

It’s also a big win for theater owners, who are banking on the good fortunes to continue in March with upcoming releases “Scream VI,” “Shazam: Fury of the Gods” and “John Wick: Chapter 4.”

Heading into the weekend, “Creed III” was projected to earn $36 million to $40 million, which already would have been enough to establish a new high-water mark. The first “Creed,” which re-launched the decades-old “Rocky” films in 2015, powered to $29.6 million, while its 2018 sequel “Creed II” opened to $35.5 million.

[TEMIRLAN]

There will definitely be the Drago spin-off after this.

[alex.sp89]

Well, Majors is the real star of this movie. The plot is more a gang style, hood movie from 80s-mid 90s aka Gladiator, Substitute, Dangerous Minds etc. Creed is more on the side as usual happens in this spin off trilogy despite the fact he is the lead. I do not know why this happens, script construction or other reasons... Nothing original, i felt i saw it in another movies, a bit from here, a bit from there. But taking in consideration it reflects the tough life in ghetto it always attracts the viewers. It reminded me the idea of Stallone talking of another Rocky movie where he trains an illegal immigrant from Mexico and his hard life in the US. Hispanic and black community will watch it in bulk and this they did playing on feelings and cash the money. Pretty smart i must admit move...

[Jox]

Michael B. Jordan Spearheading ‘Creed-Verse’ In Works At Amazon Across Film & TV
https://deadline.com/2023/03/michael-b- ... 235282120/

[bomaz]

Not really Creed 2 related, but you've got to find positivity where you can

In a Peruvian news channel, they mentioned that a kid approached Steven Cappel Jr with his Transformers drawings, and in response not only did he got invited to the premiere but Steven even paid for renovations of the kid's school roof, a very nice act from him
#transformers

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[Jox]

[Jox]

The Rock, Van Damme... extraordinary actors? When action heroes get revenge on critics
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Dolph Lundgren: ‘Creed II’

No supporting actor in the Rocky universe is as fascinating as the Herculean Ivan Drago. Not only for his canonical representation of the enemy of the free world in the throes of the Cold War, and for being the man who killed the beloved Apollo Creed, but also for the news that emerged about the actor who played him. Viewers were delighted to discover that Dolph Lundgren was a brainiac, an engineer trained at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and also the partner of actress and singer Grace Jones, whom he met on the set of A View to a Kill (1985). Despite the success of Rocky IV (1985), his career never took off. The role that catapulted him to fame also kept him tied to the archetype he had played alongside Stallone: cold, implacable, methodical, and a lethal weapon. Recognition eventually came precisely in the twilight continuation of the saga that brought him his initial fame.

In Creed II, Drago returns to redeem himself for his devastating act, to the point that he is forgiven by the son of his dead rival, Adonis Creed. The fact that this character has a backstory, a depth that was absent in Rocky IV, is what led Lundgren to accept reprising the role that marked his life. “I thought they were just going to use me to promote the film, as a gimmick. That no one cared much about my performance or developing my character in the film. I thought I was going to be like a trophy and that it was much better to leave the character in the 1980s, with his crimson shorts. But then I read the script [written by Stallone himself], spoke with the director, and realized he was someone who wanted to create an interesting character. He wanted to say something about fatherhood, which is something very close to my heart, for personal reasons. So I decided to do it,” Lundgren reflected after the premiere.

In Creed II, Drago is old, tired, and familiar with rejection. Just like Lundgren, who went from multi-million-dollar box office hits and starring roles in big-budget films like Masters of the Universe (1987) to straight-to-video movies. His private life also suffered a decline until Stallone called him up for The Expendables (2010). Then came Creed II and Aquaman (2018).

“Lundgren gives a full, rich performance; easily one of the best of his career,” said Screen Crush. They weren’t the only ones who took note. “Lundgren gives the most nuanced performance of his career, coming to terms with the physical and emotional damage he’s dealt with for decades; he’s created an older, broken Drago, rejected by his people after his defeat at the hands of Rocky Balboa 33 years earlier,” stated The Hollywood Reporter.