Creed is considered to be one of the major highlights of the fall 2015 season for movies. Both critically-acclaimed and a financial success, Creed managed to strike a real chord with both longtime fans of the franchise as well as newcomers, giving a truly fresh start to the Rocky series. As such, MGM is already planning Creed 2 with fall 2017 as its prospective release date. Creed?s star Michael B. Jordan will indeed be back for the sequel, and he is already gearing up to reprise his role. While Adonis did have an opponent to fight in the climatic battle, the bulk of the film did not focus on their rivalry. So it makes sense why an added element of a true villain could work for Creed 2 and help not just differentiate it from its predecessor, but also continue the evolution of the story it started.
