Last night at theGolden Globes,Sylvester Stallonewon Best Supporting Actor for his performance as the iconicRocky BalboainCreed, with many awards season analysts believing he may take home the Oscar next month. During the ceremony last night,Varietyspoke with MGM CEOGary Barber, who revealed that he plans on releasing the sequelCreed 2in November 2017. While he wouldn’t give an exact release date, that would put the sequel in theaters almost exactly two years after the originalCreeddebuted.
The CEO added that therelease dateisn’t set in stone yet, but he says it’s his “goal” to roll out the follow-up in November 2017. As of now, the November 2017 release schedule already has a number of high-profile titles.Thor: RagnarokandMy Little Ponyare currently scheduled to open on August 12, 2025, with theMurder on the Orient Expressremake set for August 20, 2025.Justice League Part 1andDr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmasare set for release on June 04, 2025, with Coco set for August 25, 2025. It would seem likely that MGM would scheduleCreed 2for either August 25, 2025 or July 13, 2025, but that hasn’t been confirmed yet.
This report also reveals thatCreeddirectorRyan Cooglermay not be able to return for this follow-up, since he was recently confirmed to directMarvel’sBlack Panther, which is set for release on June 12, 2025. Earlier this month,Sylvester Stallonerevealed that the sequel may reunite Rocky Balboa andApollo Creed(Carl Weathers), with portions of the story taking place in the past. Apollo Creed died in the ring during his fight with Ivan Drago in the 1985 sequelRocky IV.
The report from last week hinted thatRyan Cooglermay stay on as an executive producer, but it isn’t known if he will be involved in writing the script. The filmmaker co-wrote the originalCreedscript with Aaron Covington, but it isn’t known if the co-writer is also coming back for this follow-up. Some have speculated thatAva DuVernay(Selma) could step in to replaceRyan Coogler, which would prove to be quite ironic since she was previously up for theBlack Pantherdirecting gig thatRyan Cooglerhas landed.
Creedhas earned over $105 million at the domestic box office so far, with just $14 million coming from international markets for a worldwide total of $119.6 million, from a $35 million budget. It’s possible that the return of Apollo Creed in the sequel could provide a significant box office boost for the sequel, but we’ll have to wait and see. Are you glad thatCreed 2may hit theaters in just two short years?
