Michael B. Jordan is back as both star and director, but what about Sylvester Stallone?
Here’s our rundown of the cast of the latest installment of the beloved boxing franchise.
But while the new film is full of familiar faces, not everyone has returned from the previous films.
Michael B. Jordan, Mila Davis-Kent, and Tessa Thompson play a family in ‘Creed III’.Eli Ade/MGM/Everett
Who is back forCreed III?
Tessa Thompsonreturns as Adonis' romantic partner Bianca Taylor.
Both of her loving parents now speak frequently in American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate with her.
Filling out this multi-generational family isPhylicia Rashad, who once again plays Adonis' adoptive mother Mary Anne Creed.
Who didn’t return?
One impossible-to-miss absence inCreed IIIis, of course, Rocky himself.
Althoughhe played an integral rolein the first twoCreedfilms,Sylvester Stalloneis absent from the third installment.
Inan interview withThe Hollywood Reporterin November, Stallone called it “a regretful situation.”
It’s a different philosophy Irwin Winkler’s and Michael B. Jordan’s.
I wish them well, but I’m much more of a sentimentalist.
I’ve got a following that love Creed for whoheis.
Some of these people don’t even know who Rocky is."
Dolph Lundgren is also not returning as Ivan Drago after previously reprising his villainousRocky IVrole forCreed II.
Are there any cameos?
Despite Lundgren’s absence, Florian Munteanu does come back for a small cameo as Viktor Drago.
But things may not go according to Adonis' plan.
Creed IIIis in theaters now.
