Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone Team Up in Trailer for Rocky Sequel, Creed
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Director Ryan Coogler is reuniting with his Fruitvale Station star Michael B. Jordan for the upcoming Rocky spin-off sequel, Creed, and if this trailer is any indication, we're in for a promising new entry in the Rocky legacy.
Jordan stars as Adonis Creed, son of the late Apollo Creed. Despite never knowing his father, he has the drive of a true fighter coursing through his veins. After relocating to Philadelphia to pursue a boxing career, he reaches out to Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) in hopes his father's famous rival and best friend can train him to be the best boxer he can be.
The duo of Coogler and Jordan showed how amazing they could be in Fruitvale Station, and the tone in this Creed trailer is so incredibly on point. It treats the subject material with reverence, sends a quick nod and shiver to long-time Rocky fans with Rocky's transition as Adonis's trainer, yet holds its focus on Adonis's journey. As I said yesterday about Chiwetel Ejiofor being set for a breakout year, so too is Jordan with both Creed and Fantastic Four set for 2015 releases, ensuring he covers a wide spectrum of films that will get both casual and dedicated film audiences talking about the young actor.
Funny enough, Creed is scheduled to hit theaters on November 25th, 40 years to the day of Rocky's opening scene.
[Video] DMX Interviewed About Boxing George Zimmerman
So, if you've kept your ear to the news cycle over the past week or so you probably heard about George Zimmerman, the man who mercilessly killed a young African-American boy, Trayvon Martin, in "self-defense" and got away with it without having to spend even a day in jail. Well, since we live in America, he can't just be tucked away and forgotten as a thick stain on the thoroughly soiled underpants that is American mass media and pop culture. He has been actively shopping a boxing match around, and has generated interest from the likes of The Game and DMX, the latter of which has been mentioned as the likely opponent for Zimmerman.
When asked about the possibility of taking him on, DMX had this to say: "I would not be boxing for me... I'd be boxing for the legacy of Trayvon Martin and his family." DMX also told TMX, "I am going to beat the living fuck out of him. I am breaking every rule in boxing to make sure I fuck him up right." He also threatened to piss on Zimmerman's face. Well, sadly, this is a thing and, appropriately, World Star Hip-hop got a hold of an interview with DMX talking about the proposed fight, which is scheduled to take place on March 1. In the interview he says, " Well, I was challenged. I was challenged. I still haven't really decided whether I was going to do it. But if I did do it, whatever money that was supposed to go to him [Zimmerman] would have to go to charity," he says. "I will gladly beat the shit out of him," he adds. Stay tuned.
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