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The recent news that Sylvester Stallone’s lovable punching bag, Rocky Balboa, won’t be part of Creed III hit fans like a Clubber Lang-style punch in the gut. But Creed star Michael B. Jordan — who graduates to the director’s chair with the third installment in the spin-off series following young Adonis Creed — has a good reason for why the Italian Stallion isn’t returning for another round. “I feel like this is the Creed franchise,” the actor tells Yahoo Entertainment while discussing his new film, Without Remorse, which premieres April 30 on Prime Video. “We really want fans to be interested in Adonis and what that story has to say.” (Watch our video interview above.) <\/p>\n
At the same time, Jordan makes it clear that Rocky will always be a part of his pupil’s life… even if they’re not sharing the same frame. “There’s going to be so many Rocky-isms that are forever going to stay with Adonis as he moves forward,” he notes, suggesting that Balboa will still be represented onscreen. “So as far as page space, or whether or not Rocky comes back for this one, this is the Creed franchise moving forward.” <\/p>\n
Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa and Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Creed in 2018’s ‘Creed II.’ It’s recently been revealed that Stallone will not return for ‘Creed III,’ which Jordan is directing. (Photo: Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures \/ Warner Bros. Pictures)<\/p>\n
It’s worth noting that Stallone has his own plans for Rocky, who we last saw reuniting with his estranged son, Rocky Jr. (Milo Ventimiglia), in the closing moments of Creed II. The veteran actor has previously teased two possible future projects starring his alter ego. In a 2019 interview with Variety, Stallone discussed a solo sequel that would find Balboa training a young street fighter who is in the U.S. illegally. And in a recent Instagram post, he shared handwritten pages for a Rocky prequel series that would follow Balboa’s early years on the mean streets of Philadelphia.<\/p>\n
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