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Simon Brew Dec 12, 2017

Creed 2 has a new director, as Sylvester Stallone drops out of directing the movie...

Sylvester Stallone has opted to relinquish the director’s chair for the forthcoming Creed 2, having previously announced that he was planning to helm the picture. Stallone has penned the screenplay for the movie (along with Cheo Hodari Coker), and is expected to reprise the role of Rocky Balboa in it.

However, the new director for the film will be Steven Caple Jr. It’ll be his first big studio film, having previously made Sundance success The Land.

Michael B Jordan is reprising the role of Adonis Creed in the new movie, whilst it’s now been confirmed that Tessa Thompson will be returning as Bianca, too.

Stallone’s stepping away from directing was his own call, following conversations with Michael B Jordan and Warner Bros executives.

Filming is expected to start early next year.

“The revolution will be live,” promises the hip-hop-inflected new trailer for “Black Panther,” the upcoming Marvel superhero movie from “Creed” director Ryan Coogler. In the action-packed clip, the scene pivots from dank offices and modern urban streets to the advanced, Afro-futurist kingdom of Wakanda where T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) has returned after the death of his father the king. It’s underscored by heavy use of Gil Scott Heron’s iconic 1970 poem “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” along with a new cut by Vince Staples. When a powerful old enemy reappears in the form of Erik Killmonger (a decidedly buff Michael B.

Simon Brew Nov 1, 2017

Creed 2 will be in cinemas in just over a year, it's been announced...

There’s significant progress in the land of Creed, with the news that the sequel is pressing ahead early next year, and it has a director in place.

That director is Sylvester Stallone, going behind the camera for the first time since 2010's The Expendables. He’s confirmed on his Instagram account that he’ll be helming the new film, rather than Ryan Coogler, who scored such a success with the first Creed. That said, Stallone has the small matter of four Rocky films he’s directed under his belt. He’s hardly a slouch, here.

Michael B Jordan will be back in the title role, with Dolph Lundgren appearing as Ivan Drago in the new movie.

Production begins early in 2018, and a release date for the movie has now been announced. It'll land...

Last night Sylvester Stallone announced on Instagram that he will be directing “Creed 2.” “Looking forward to directing and Producing The incredibly talented Michael B Jordan in Creed 2 next year … One more Round!,” wrote Stallone.

Stallone has previously said he had completed writing the first draft of the script for “Creed 2” and hinted he is bringing back Dolph Lundgren’s Ivan Drago character (and presumedly his offspring) from “Rocky 4.” Last month Stallone also announced production would begin in 2018, although distributor MGM told Variety the project was still in development.

In addition to writing and starring in the original “Rocky,” Stallone had directed four of the previous sequels, including “Rocky Balboa” — made 30 years after the original, when Stallone was 60 years old — which was assumed to bring closure to the successful franchise.

Looking forward to directing and Producing The incredibly talented Michael B Jordan in Creed 2 next year … One more Round ! #creed2 #mgm...

Sylvester Stallone recently confirmed on his Instagram account that he's not only staring in and producing Creed 2, but he's directing it as well! Yep, Stallone is getting back behind the camera to direct again. The last movie that he directed was The Expendables back in 2010. In regards to Creed 2, Stallone made the following statement:

“Looking forward to directing and Producing The incredibly talented Michael B Jordan in Creed 2 next year … One more Round !”

I think it's great that Stallone will be directing Creed 2! I loved the first film and I'm excited about this sequel, especially because Dolph Lundgren is set to reprise his role of the Russian boxer Ivan Drago. He has already started his training! The thought of seeing Rocky and Drago coming face to face again is exciting!

There are no details on the story for the sequel yet, but there's a good chance that we'll see Michael B.

Rocky Balboa himself Sylvester Stallone will direct the sequel to 'Creed,' Stallone announced the news on his Instagram saying:

Looking forward to directing and Producing The incredibly talented Michael B Jordan in Creed 2 next year ... One more Round !Stallone previously directed Rocky II to IV as well as 'Rocky Balboa.'...

Simon Brew Sep 4, 2017

Creed 2 could be with us next year, suggests Sylvester Stallone in a new post...

It looks as if the sequel to the Oscar-nominated Creed may be getting up and running next year. It’s been waiting on a few things. Firstly, there’s the screenplay that Sylvester Stallone has been penning. Then there’s Dolph Lundgren, back in training to reprise the role of Ivan Drago in the new movie.

And, of course, there are two key creations. Director Ryan Coogler and star Michael B Jordan have been busy making Black Panther, that’s set to arrive in cinemas early next year.

Once that’s done, though, the pair will be free to make a fresh addition to the Rocky boxset, and in his latest Instagram post, Sylvester Stallone has strongly suggested that we’ll be seeing Creed 2 in 2018.

Here’s the post in question…

Getting stronger...

Nick Harley Aug 18, 2017

Creed and Blank Panther star Michael B Jordan will lead the remake of A Bittersweet Life...

The 2005 Korean action-thriller A Bittersweet Life is getting an American remake courtesy of Fox, and Micheal B Jordan is attached to lead the picture. Jennifer Yuh Nelson (Kung Fu Panda 2) will direct.

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The original version of the gangster film centers on a mob enforcer who is ordered to kill the mistress of his boss. After he develops for an affinity for her, he decides to spare the mistress’ life, causing dire complications in his relationship with his dangerous employer. The remake is being described as “high-concept,” “character-driven,” and having “franchise potential.” Jordan will star as the conflicted enforcer.

After directing the animated blockbusters Kung Fu Panda 2 and its sequel,...

Creed’s Michael B Jordan set to serve as executive producer on coming-of-age drama.

Oprah Winfrey Network (Own) has announced a new one-hour drama series from Moonlight co-writer and executive producer Tarell Alvin McCraney.

Marking his first television series, McCraney will create, write and executive produce the new coming-of-age drama, from Warner Horizon Scripted Television, with Mike Kelley and Melissa Loy serving as executive producers under their Page Fright production banner.

Michael B Jordan is also joining as an executive producer via his Outlier Productions banner.

Set in South Florida at the end of the Obama legacy, the drama inspired by events in McCraney’s own life, explores the precarious balance needed for the making of a man.

Haunted by the death of his closest friend, and relied on by his hardworking mother to find a way out of poverty, a 14-year-old prodigy from the projects must choose between the streets that raised him or the higher...

Creed’s Michael B Jordan set to serve as executive producer on coming-of-age drama.

Oprah Winfrey Network (Own) has announced a new one-hour drama series from Moonlight co-writer and executive producer Tarell Alvin McCraney.

Marking his first television series, McCraney will create, write and executive produce the new coming-of-age drama, from Warner Horizon Scripted Television, with Mike Kelley and Melissa Loy serving as executive producers under their Page Fright production banner.

Michael B Jordan is also joining as an executive producer via his Outlier Productions banner.

Set in South Florida at the end of the Obama legacy, the drama inspired by events in McCraney’s own life, explores the precarious balance needed for the making of a man.

Haunted by the death of his closest friend, and relied on by his hardworking mother to find a way out of poverty, a 14-year-old prodigy from the projects must choose between the streets that raised him or the higher...

Simon Brew Aug 23, 2017

Dolph Lundgren seemingly confirms those Creed 2 rumours...

A spoiler for the mighty Rocky IV lies ahead.

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An update here, and an important one. If there was any doubt that Dolph Lundgren was set to reprise his role as Ivan Drago in the forthcoming Creed 2, the following social media post from the man itself should sort that out...

Getting ready for something big! %uD83D%uDC4A @officialslystallone #Creed2 #IvanDrago

A post shared by Dolph Lundgren (@dolphlundgren) on Aug 21, 2017 at 8:30am Pdt

Here's our earlier story on this, from two weeks ago...

Just the other day in the Den Of Geek Shed, conversation turned to whether there’s a flat-out more enjoyable film on the planet than Rocky IV.

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Simon Brew Jul 4, 2017

It might be a long shot, but Sylvester Stallone has dropped a Rocky IV hint on his social media account for Creed 2...

Spoilers for Rocky IV lie ahead

There might be something to this, this might just be Sylvester Stallone messing around. But when he starts referencing Rocky IV, we feel honour-bound to sit up and pay attention.

Stallone is one of those developing Creed 2, that’ll see Michael B Jordan reprise the role of Adonis Creed. Adonis is the son of Apollo Creed in the Rocky movies of course, and Apollo’s life was brought to an end in the ring, in a fight with Dolph Lundgren’s Ivan Drago.

With that in mind, take a look at this new post from Stallone, that he’s made to his Instagram account…

Here's a chance to stretch your imagination ... History Will Always Repeat Itself In One Form Or Another,...

Lilly Singh has joined the cast of Fahrenheit 451, HBO Films’ adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s iconic dystopian novel that stars Michael B Jordan, Michael Shannon and Sofia Boutella. Ramin Bahrani is directing and co-writing the script with Amir Naderi. Jordan plays Montag, the young fireman who forsakes his world, battles his fire captain and mentor Beatty (Shannon), and struggles to regain his humanity. Boutella plays Clarisse, an informant caught between Montag and…...

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Michael Shannon and Michael B Jordan will star in HBO's adaptation of Ray Bradbury's sci-fi cautionary tale, Fahrenheit 451.

HBO heard that you like dystopias, so they're going back in the vaults to bring you one of the seminal dystopian works in all of fiction. HBO is developing a Fahrenheit 451 movie, based on Ray Bradbury's classic work of disturbing and increasingly prescient sci-fi. In the 1953 novel, released during the peak of the McCarthy era panic, books are outlawed and 'firemen' go around to make sure that they go up in smoke, lest any unapproved ideas make their way out into the world.

In the unlikely event that the words HBO and Fahrenheit 451 in close proximity to each other aren't enough to get you excited, perhaps the cast will.

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Sources suggest studio is considering Michael B Jordan for lead role in new version of hit franchise, with Alphas creator Zak Penn in talks to write treatment

A new version of popular sci-fi film The Matrix is in development.

Warner Bros, who produced the original film, are developing an updated version, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Sources suggest the studio is keen to expand the Matrix’s universe in the manner of Disney and Lucasfilm’s recent updates to the Star Wars franchise. Zak Penn, the screenwriter and creator of sci-fi series Alphas, is said to be in talks to write an initial treatment.

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Warner Bros is said to be planning a cinematic universe for its new The Matrix movies...

Well, after year and years of rumours about a possible The Matrix 4, this week things started to suddenly fall into place. News landed a day or two back (see below) that Warner Bros was investigating a possible reboot of The Matrix movies, with Zak Penn linked with putting a screenplay together. Furthermore, Michael B Jordan’s name was thrown into the mix as a possible star.

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There’s been no confirmation or otherwise from Warner Bros, as you might expect. Instead though, the rumour mill is gathering steam. For Deadline reckons that not only is Warner Bros looing...

Production has begun in Atlanta, Georgia, on Ryan Coogler’s newest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The stellar cast includes Chadwick Boseman in the titular role, with Michael B Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker and Andy Serkis.

Freeman reprises his role as Everett K. Ross, first seen in 2016 blockbuster Captain America: Civil War.

The story follows T’Challa (aka Black Panther) who returns home to the technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to take his place as king after the events of Captain America: Civil War.

When an old enemy resurfaces, T’Challa is drawn into a conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the world at risk.

Black Panther is based on the Marvel comic character that first appeared in Fantastic Four Vol. 1 Issue 52, published in 1966.

The film joins Marvel Studios’ slate of releases in its Phase 3 commitment to introduce audiences to new heroes and continue...

Helloooooo Michael B. Jordan!

The 29-year-old Black Panther star just made Monday a whole lot better by sharing a hot new gym snap.

Exclusive: Michael B Jordan on Close Pal Selena Gomez’ Lupus Battle

Wearing nothing but a pair of black Air Jordan shorts, the actor flaunts his ripped arms and impressive abs in the side shot.

"You can only fool reality until the truth comes knocking on your door. #stillworking,” Jordan wrote on Instagram.

The Creed star is currently filming his role as Erik Killmonger in Marvel’s Black Panther. The film also stars Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Sterling K. Brown and Martin Freeman.

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Fans will have to wait another year before getting to see Jordan’s interpretation of Killmonger.

In the meantime, watch the video below to hear what Jordan had to say about his new role.

Hollywood has work to do with #Oscarssowhite and its woman problem, but there were promising signs on both counts. Meanwhile, we may have reached peak franchise

We began 2016 contending with #OscarSoWhite and cinema’s gender imbalance, and if we haven’t fixed either, there’s evidence we’re working on it, especially the latter. The year started, and will almost certainly end, with a heroine-led Star Wars movie atop the box office chart, and we’ve been spoiled for female roles and role models: Sasha Lane’s drifter in American Honey; Brie Larson’s resilient mother in Room; Kate Beckinsale’s social-climber in Love & Friendship; an all-female Ghostbusters reboot; and, let’s not forget, the second-biggest UK movie of the year was Bridget Jones’s Baby.

As for #OscarSoWhite, it’s clearly still a work in progress. 2016 did give us Creed, starring Michael B Jordan – such a great movie by and about young black Americans,...

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A big name star is joining the ranks of talents that have premiered in 2K's NBA series! Creed star Michael B. Jordan will be part of the NBA 2K17 MyCareer experience! Come inside for more details.

In NBA 2K16, Director Spike Lee played an integral part in the formation of that season's MyCareer mode by developing a unique storyline for the game. Keeping up with that theme, 2K has hired the rising star of Creed, Michael B. Jordan, to play an original character in NBA 2K17's MyCareer.

The role sees Jordan playing as Justice Young, who is described as a rising NBA star that teams up with your original MyPlayer. Young's relationship with your player is one as a friend and support system as you both go through what it takes to be an NBA star. 2K also announced that in-game choices will also impact what happens on and off the court.

We learned Disney star Zendaya was cast in Jon Watts' Spider-Man: Homecoming back in March but a new rumor of who she's playing has some fans outraged. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 director James Gunn has made lengthy comments about race, comic book casting, and fan reaction. Details were scarce in the initial report which said Zendaya would be playing "Michelle." At the time I assumed it was likely a coverup to keep the secret of who she was really playing under wraps for a while. The rumor now is she's actually playing Mary Jane Watson, Peter Parker's long-standing love interest. Some fans did not want to accept this news because Mj is portrayed in the comics as a white woman with red hair. Many other fans were quick to argue it wasn't a big deal, some with the most simplest of responses: @r_scottc so you're good then?...

Yesterday, we reported that actress Zendaya was rumored to be Playing The Role Of Mary Jane in the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming film. Admittedly I expected to hear a lot more vehement outcry from fans on this one than we ended up getting (if you look at the comments in that article, everyone is being surprisingly civil -- even those who aren't too happy with her being cast. Go Lrm readers!), but of course, there were a few bad eggs who couldn't overlook the fact that Zendaya isn't a redhead.

If there's one person who isn't one to stay quiet on social media, it's Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn. He took to Facebook to express his two cents on the knee-jerk reaction some fans had to the casting rumor -- it's also worth noting that James Gunn stated he still has no idea which role Zendaya is playing, so...

Marvel’s presentation at Comic-Con’s Hall H kicked off today with director Ryan Coogler and star Chadwick Boseman coming onstage to promote Black Panther, the latest superhero to get the stand-alone treatment in the comic giant’s film universe. Along with them onstage came newly minted co-stars Lupita Nyong’o, who will play Nakia; Coogler’s Creed star Michael B Jordan, who will play the villain Killmonger; and The Walking Dead‘s Danai Gurira as Okoye. Nyong’o and Jordan ha…...

Kevin Feige presided over a boisterous Marvel Studios panel that brought new trailers from Doctor Strange and Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2, as well as footage from the sets of Spider-Man: Homecoming and Thor: Ragnarok.

At San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, Marvel studio president Kevin Feige unveiled a new company logo and introduced Chadwick Boseman and his fellow Black Panther cast members alongside director Ryan Coogler ahead of an early 2017 production start.

While that project is expected to strike a blow for diversity at a point in modern history that could not seem timelier, Marvel referenced another welcome development when Feige brought its Captain Marvel star Brie Larson on to the stage for a group shot.

That was the final act of the presentation and nothing more was revealed about Marvel’s first female-led superhero adaptation, which will open in theatres on March 8, 2019. Warner Bros has stolen a march in the gender wars, however, and will...

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One year on, the impact crater of Josh Trank's "Fantasic Four" remains - effectively killing any chance of those Marvel heroes making a return appearance in the near future.

Yet those involved, more specifically co-writer and producer Simon Kinberg, are still holding out hope for a follow-up even though the first was such a mess. Talking about the first film's failure, he told Den of Geek this week:

"We didn't make a good movie, and the world voted, and I think they probably voted correctly. And you can't make a good movie every time out - not everybody does. We actually have a pretty good batting average, all things considered. But I think we made many mistakes when we made that movie - mistakes that we learned from and we wouldn't repeat.

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Michael B Jordan to become the second Human Torch to defect from Fox to Marvel.

More news from the world of Black Panther. Just days after finding out that Lupita Nyong'o is in negotiations to join the Black Panther cast, The Hollywood Reporter reports that Michael B. Jordan has joined the film.

For those keeping track, this marks the second a Human Torch has defected from Fox to join Marvel. Chris Evans also previously played an on-screen version of Fantastic Four's Johnny Storm before starring in the Marvel cinematic universe. Hopefully, Jordan's transition will be as smooth.

Jordon's casting isn't so surprising, given that he has worked with Black Panther director Ryan Coogler on the director's previous two films, Creed and Fruitvale Station. In fact, Jordan starred in them. It's also worth noting that Jordan's Creed co-star Tessa Thompson has herself signed on to join the McU.

Michael B Jordan will reteam with his Creed director Ryan Coogler for Marvel Studios’ Black Panther, inking a deal to join movie's buzzy cast, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. This would be the third time that Jordan will work with Coogler, who is helming the comic book movie as well as writing the script with Joe Robert Cole. The first time the duo came together was for the indie drama Fruitvale Station. Chadwick Boseman is toplining Black Panther while Lupita Nyong’o is in negotiations to star alongside him. It is unclear who Jordan would play but one source

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Much has been written and said about last year's Fantastic Four movie. It's been called joyless, incoherent, and at odds with its own self throughout the whole story. Fans didn't take to the film either, and the film ultimately turned out to be quite the financial flop for Fox. The movie seemed to be a cautionary tale of what happens when a director is at odds with its studio.

Upon the doomed release of Fantastic Four, the planned sequel quietly disappeared from Fox's release schedule, and it seemed like the film rights for the characters may finally revert back to Marvel. The studio has been decidedly quiet on their own thoughts on the movie, but in a recent interview with Den of Geek, producer Simon Kinberg acknowledged that the reboot wasn't all they'd hoped it would be.

“We didn't make a good movie, and the world voted, and I think they probably voted correctly.

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The writer and producer of X-Men Apocalypse talks to us about writing the sequel, the future of R-rated superhero movies at Fox and more...

For the past decade, Simon Kinberg’s been involved with the X-Men movies, whether as a writer or producer or both. He’s well positioned, then, to not only talk about the challenges of penning a huge ensemble movie like his latest project, X-Men: Apocalypse, but also the state of Marvel movies at Fox as a whole.

What’s it like to not just consider one movie in isolation, but also spin-offs like The Wolverine or the forthcoming Gambit? With Deadpool making an unexpectedly colossal $762m at the box-office - an incredible return on its $58m budget - what impact has that had on Fox’s future plans?

Read on for the answers to these questions, plus Kinberg’s thoughts on the themes...

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Exclusive: producer Simon Kinberg says another Fantastic Four movie is still alive at Fox, with the same cast and a “brighter” tone.

Mired by rumours of behind-the-scenes problems and released to a hostile response, 2015’s Fantastic Four was far from the franchise reboot Fox wanted. Indeed, the removal of Fantastic Four 2 from the studio’s schedule (it was once slated for the summer of 2017) might suggest that a sequel’s out of a question.

According to producer and co-writer Simon Kinberg, however, there’s still appetite for a sequel at Fox - even if they have gone back to the drawing board for now. When we brought the subject of Fantastic Four 2 up at the junket for X-Men: Apocalypse, Kinberg made no secret of his feelings about the 2015 film and its dramatic departure from the comics.

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The Rocky legacy continues as Creed comes to Blu-ray™, DVD and Limited Edition Steelbook on May 16. Creed sees Michael B Jordan as Adonis Johnson, the son of Apollo Creed, and Sylvester Stallone reprise his role as the legendary Rocky Balboa. We’re giving 3 of you the chance to win some knock out merchandise! Adonis

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We're nearly finished* with 2015 Film Bitch Awards, our own annual year in review yearbook/party and of imaginary Oscar ballot (well, half of it is that). Today the remainder of our Best Scene categories with six final scene categories. This group hands more nominations to films from the top ten list of course but for highlights to point out here on the blog before you click over, we're using films outside the top ten list. 

Obviously this page (and post) of awards contains mild spoilers so if you haven't seen the films and wish to stay pure, these are not the awards categories you're looking for. Here is one nominee I felt the need to gab about (maybe you will too?) from each category...

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While Creed was mostly ignored by the Academy, chances are its big box office (which significantly outgrossed Stallone's last two attempts are reigniting the...

Hip-hop mogul’s All Def Movie awards launched in the wake of #OscarsSoWhite row to honour African-American talent snubbed by the Academy

To paraphrase creator Russell Simmons, it may not have been the black Oscars, but it certainly could have been. Rap biopic Straight Outta Compton, Will Smith and Creed’s Ryan Coogler and Michael B Jordan were largely ignored by the Us Academy when nominations for Sunday’s ceremony were announced last month, but all came away with prizes from Thursday night’s rival All Def Movie awards.

Straight Outta Compton, the story of pioneering hip-hop outfit Nwa’s rise to fame, took best film ahead of Beasts of No Nation, Chi-Raq, Concussion, Creed and Dope. Coogler won best director for his acclaimed Rocky spinoff, while Jordan took best actor for his lead role as light heavyweight boxer Adonis Creed. All were at one point or another tipped for Oscar nominations,...

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As well as Creed 2, Michael B Jordan has a second remake of The Thomas Crown Affair on his slate...

Next up for Michael B Jordan, after the success and acclaim aimed in his direction for his work in Creed? It might just be a second remake of The Thomas Crown Affair.

The original, released in 1968, brought together Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway and a chess board. The surprisingly solid remake followed in 1999, with Die Hard director John McTiernan uniting Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo in the lead roles.

Now? Michael B Jordan will be stepping into the shoes previously worn by McQueen and Brosnan, as MGM plans a third take on the story.

Right now, Jordan is the only name believed to be attached, as the search is on for writers and a director to bring The Thomas Crown Affair back to the screen. That suggests that the project is in its infancy,...

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With the Oscars imminent, Sylvester Stallone has been musing on Rocky Balboa, and Creed 2.

This story contains a spoiler for Creed.

Sylvester Stallone has pulled out something of a coup with Rocky spin-off movie, Creed. He's picked up a second acting Oscar nomination, for playing the same role nearly 40 years after he debuted it. No other actor can say that, and the early signs are that Stallone may yet pick up a gong for Best Supporting Actor at the forthcoming Academy Awards.

But is this for Rocky, then? Appreciating that Stallone has been down this road before, Variety reports that this time, he may well be done with the character.

"I really have mixed feelings about this, seriously", he said. "I feel like Rocky, at the end of this movie on the steps, with the help of a young man, and he looks out and says, ‘from here,...

Michael B Jordan was top dog at the Annual NAACP Image Awards taking both Outstanding Actor and Entertainer of the Year prizes for his work in Creed, which obviously should have netted him an Oscar nominations (we honored him here). Creed was a big player, too, taking Writing and Directing and Supporting Actress (Phylicia Rashad) prizes only to lose the Outstanding Motion Picture prize to Straight Outta Compton. 

In other curious developments Idris Elba, fresh off a SAG win, lost the Supporting Actor prize to O'Shea Jackson Jr for Compton. As a reminder of the strange nominee list, of the central trio in Compton only Jason Mitchell (who played Easy E) was snubbed, despite being the actor who received the strongest reviews within the film. 

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Two of Hollywood’s most prominent African-Americans used the Martin Luther King Jr public holiday in the Us to declare they will stay away from the 88th annual Academy Awards on February 28 as the #OscarsSoWhite backlash gathered momentum.

In the second consecutive year of all-white Oscar acting nods, the industry will be watching closely to see if Monday’s statements by Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith spark further boycotts from the African-American and Latino communities.

Some members of these communities have expressed publicly their sense of feeling slighted over being left out of an all-white roster of acting nominees.

“As I See It, The Academy Awards Is Not Where The “Real” Battle Is, [sic]” Lee posted on Instagram on Monday. “It’s In The Executive Office Of The Hollywood Studios And TV And Cable Networks.”

The filmmaker, who directed Chi-raq last year and attended an Academy ceremony last November to collect an honourary Oscar, was responding...

He’s never been one to hold his tongue and Chris Rock is very critical of the fact that the 2016 Academy Awards nominees are a bunch of white actors.

The “Everybody Hates Chris” stud, who also happens to be hosting the 88th Oscars, took to his Twitter account with a link to a promo video and the caption, “The #Oscars. The White Bet Awards.”

Rock, of course, was referring to the fact that Idris Elba, Michael B Jordan, Ryan Coogler, Samuel L Jackson, Benicio del Toro and Will Smith were all snubbed at last week’s nomination announcement. Furthermore, “Straight Outta Compton” executive producer Will Packer blasted the Oscars panel on Facebook- “Yes, they made us laugh. Yes, they made us cry. Yes, they made us angry. Yes, they made us think. Yes, they are all black. No, not one was nominated for the movie industry’s highest honor.”

The #Oscars.

Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa turns trainer to a young star in a decent boxing picture with room for a sequel

In 2006’s Rocky Balboa, Sly Stallone’s ageing boxer was ridiculously called out of retirement for one last fight, going toe-to-toe with Antonio Tarver’s Mason “The Line” Dixon. After such nonsense, surely there could be no life left in this serial punchbag? Astonishingly, there is – and the result has already earned Stallone his first Golden Globe, for best supporting actor. Director and co-writer Ryan Coogler reteams with Fruitvale Station star Michael B Jordan to take the series on a left turn which will sensibly push Balboa to the side of the ring while newcomer Adonis Johnson takes centre stage. Johnson (Jordan) is the privileged son of boxing champion Apollo Creed, the father he never knew, but whose widow saved him from juvenile hall. Determined to make a name...

Magic Johnson says he won't sit quietly while the Oscars run a snow job on black people -- claiming there were a Bunch of black actors who deserved nominations ... including Will Smith. The NBA legend went to Twitter and wrote ... "[Cookie] and I are avid movie goers and we are disappointed by the lack of diversity with the Oscar nominations." "Saw Leo/TheRevenant and Matt/TheMartian both spectacular & deserve noms, but you can’t ignore Will/Concussion and Idris/Bonn.

Our critics tackle Leonardo DiCaprio’s bear-grappler in The Revenant, Michael B Jordan’s bruised boxer in Creed and Brie Larson’s kidnapped mum in Room

Peter Bradshaw and Catherine Shoard join Xan Brooks to review this week’s big film releases. They delve into the harsh world of 19th-century fur trappers in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s revenge thriller The Revenant, starring Leonardo DiCaprio; are surprised by the uplifting delivery of the black horror film adaptation of Emma Donoghue’s Room; and contemplate Sly Stallone’s acting abilities in boxing drama Creed, the seventh in the Rocky series.

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In an extract from this week’s Guardian film show, Xan Brooks is joined by Peter Bradshaw to review Creed, a resurrection of the Rocky franchise starring Michael B Jordan as Adonis, the long-lost son of Rocky’s arch-adversary. Sylvester Stallone recently won a Golden Globe for his performance as the beleaguered boxer, now acting as a coach to the young contender. The film is directed by Ryan (Fruitvale Station) Coogler

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The veteran actor has just won a Golden Globe for reprising the role of Rocky Balboa in spin-off Creed, but what have been his other notable career highs?

When a seventh Rocky film was announced, the news was met with collective apathy. But with Creed, Fruitvale Station director Ryan Coogler has found a way to update the franchise with intelligence and passion, centring it on Apollo Creed’s son, fiercely played by Michael B Jordan.

Related: Rocky, race and reality: why Creed is a heavyweight knockout

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Creed star Michael B Jordan on Fantastic Four, and why he'd still return to play Johnny Storm in a sequel.

Whatever the problems with 2015's Fantastic Four movie, Michael B. Jordan's performance as Johnny Storm wasn't one of them.

For starters, Mr Jordan - now riding high off the back of Creed - has a rather philosophical view about his role in a movie that was, to put it mildly, not enthusiastically received.

"I think it was a big education for me to realise that things aren’t in your control, and you can do everything you’re supposed to do," he told IGN. "You can give 110% every day, and the movie still not work out. But that may or may not be on you and you’ve got to be okay with that".

Fantastic Four 2 is pretty much a dead issue at this point, having been removed from Fox's release calendar.

Ryan Coogler has turned in a deft, likable cross-generational boxing flick with humour, as Rocky coaches the son of old adversary Apollo Creed

After some sagging Rocky sequels and the legacy-trashing horror that was Grudge Match, which saw Stallone as the ageing quasi-Rocky climbing into the ring with De Niro as an elderly quasi-lamotta, it’s a relief to watch this likable boxing picture, which finds a way to evolve the Rocky franchise with humour and humility.

Ryan Coogler, who created Fruitvale Station, co-writes and directs here with an easy swing, working with Michael B Jordan – his star from that film. Jordan is Adonis, the son of Apollo Creed, longtime rival of the legendary Philly heavyweight Rocky Balboa. Adonis is a troubled kid, drawn to the ring, and the hand of destiny guides him to ask Rocky himself to train him, the ageing benevolent titan played, of course, by Stallone.