Yesterday's posters gave us a first look at Jonathan Majors as the movie's mysterious new antagonist, and the first trailer for Creed III allows us to see the powerhouse known only as Damian in action.
The teaser finds Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) riding high on his success, but his past catches up to him when an old friend (we're assuming Adonis had something to do with his arrest?) gets out of prison after an 18-year stint behind bars and positions himself as Creed's next opponent.
The Creed movies never set out to reinvent the wheel, but the first two were very effective in the action/drama stakes, and this latest instalment looks every bit as exciting.
Check out the trailer below, and let us know what you think.
After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) has been thriving in both his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian (Jonathan Majors), resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian – a fighter who has nothing to lose.
Jordan will also be stepping behind the camera for the first time to helm this third installment in the boxing drama franchise. Tessa Thompson and Phylicia Rashad are set to reprise their respective roles, but Sylvester Stallone will not be back as Rocky Balboa. Zach Baylin and Keenan Coogler penned the script.
Produced by Irwin Winkler, p.g.a., Charles Winkler, William Chartoff, David Winkler, Ryan Coogler, Michael B. Jordan, Elizabeth Raposo, Jonathan Glickman, and Sylvester Stallone, Creed III is set to hit theaters on March 3, 2023.