There’s no enemy like the past.
MGM has revealed the first trailer for Creed III—and it’s as intense, sweaty and six-pack-jammed as you’d expect of any Rocky franchise film.
The trailer begins seven years after the events of Creed II. Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) has spent the last years of his life living out his wildest dreams: Being surrounded by his loving family, racking up championship titles, successfully running his own gym and even gracing the cover of Forbes Magazine. Everything is picture-perfect until Damian Anderson (Jonathan Majors), a childhood friend of Creed’s, reemerges, digging up difficult memories of the past and spelling new trouble for the beloved boxer.
Anderson has just been released from an 18-year prison sentence and is ready to take back the life that was hijacked from him during his incarceration. Fueled by nearly two decades of anger and resentment, Anderson fights to get what’s his, no matter the cost. The trailer sees the antagonist training over the Los Angeles River, forcefully striking a boxing opponent in the head and, ultimately, challenging Creed, who appears to have some involvement in the crime that landed Anderson jail time.
The preview culminates in a white boxing ring. Surrounded by hundreds of onlookers, Creed sits in one corner. Anderson in another. The two men slowly make their way to the center of the squared circle and the match begins. Punches are thrown, but, before a winner can be named, the trailer cuts to black.
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