Creed (2015)
2015 film directed by Ryan Coogler
- Released
- 25 November 2015
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Boxing film
- Director
- Ryan Coogler
- Screenplay
- Aaron Covington, Ryan Coogler
- Producer
- Sylvester Stallone
- Music
- Ludwig Göransson
- Cinematography
- Maryse Alberti
- Starring
- Sylvester Stallone, Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Tony Bellew, Ritchie Coster, Wood Harris, Graham McTavish
- Running time
- 133 minutes
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Distributor
- Warner Bros. Entertainment, Netflix
- Box office
- $173.6 million
- Budget
- $35 million
- Set in
- Los Angeles
Creed is a 2015 American sports drama film directed by Ryan Coogler, who co-wrote the screenplay with Aaron Covington. It is the seventh installment in the Rocky franchise, and serves as a spin-off/sequel to Rocky Balboa (2006). It stars Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Tony Bellew, and Graham McTavish. In the film, amateur boxer Adonis Creed (Jordan) is trained and mentored by Rocky Balboa (Stallone), the former rival turned friend of Adonis' father, Apollo Creed.
Although Rocky Balboa was originally considered the end of the franchise, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) hired Coogler in 2013 to develop a Rocky spin-off. Coogler and Covington's original screenplay was completed by April 2014, with the involvement of Jordan and Stallone also confirmed. The remaining cast were hired by January 2015, after which, principal photography began and lasted until that April, with filming locations including Liverpool, Philadelphia, and Gainesville, Georgia.
Cast
- Sylvester Stallone
- Michael B. Jordan
- Tessa Thompson
- Phylicia Rashad
- Tony Bellew
- Ritchie Coster
- Wood Harris
- Graham McTavish
- Liev Schreiber
More films directed by Ryan Coogler
- Rocky 1976
Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Series
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q18822138 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.