

Rocky
- Created by
- Sylvester Stallone
- First Film
- Rocky
- Latest Film
- Creed III
- Films
- Creed 4
- Cast
- Tessa Thompson
- Movie(s)
- Creed III
The Rocky franchise follows boxer Rocky Balboa's rise from underdog to champion, and later, Adonis Creed's journey to honor his father, Apollo Creed. The films chronicle Rocky's several rises and falls, and both it and the Creed series deal with their titular character's internal and external struggles both in the ring and out.
The Creed series revitalized the Rocky franchise for modern times, and one retcon about Apollo's history was central to the spin-off series' success.
Sylvester Stallone is unlikely to appear in Creed 4, but I am okay with this thanks to perhaps the most underrated movie in the Rocky series.
Creed 4 has been confirmed, but there haven’t been any major announcements about the highly anticipated sequel since the release of Creed 3.
Some fans desperately want Sylvester Stallone to return in Creed 4, but it might be best if Rocky never appears in another film in the franchise.
Creed and Rocky are two movie franchises that can't avoid comparison, and the next instalment of Creed may prove its superiority overall.
There is one Rocky movie that is almost unanimously considered the worst, but it is also the one that cannot be skipped upon rewatching Creed.
Rocky Balboa and Adonis Creed are two of boxing cinema's greatest heroes, and deciding who would win in a hypothetical fight is not easy.
After not appearing in the third film in the Michael B. Jordan-led series, it is unlikely that Sylvester Stallone will appear as Rocky in Creed 4.
While Rocky and Creed have packed some of the greatest cinematic punches, there are plenty of other knockout boxing movies to check out.
The Creed franchise has produced three excellent movies so far, and moving forward it needs to be cautious not to break one a Rocky franchise record.
Rocky Balboa usually only fights once or twice per Rocky movie, but Rocky III had the Italian Stallion get in the ring more than any other film.
Rocky Balboa had a legendary boxing career in his movie franchise. Here is Rocky's professional fight record, as well as his brawls outside the ring.
Rocky is undoubtedly an iconic movie, but another boxing film which honors the legacy of Rocky actually uses its theme song, "Gonna Fly Now," better.
Clubber Lang, played by Mr. T, was Rocky III's fearsome and abrasive villain, but he had a legitimate grievance with Rocky Balboa and Mickey.
A cult classic director reveals why he rejected Rocky after Sylvester Stallone personally brought him the script, and then slept in his car.
The Rocky movies are iconic in many ways, but their execution leaves much to be desired, meaning the Creed trilogy does a lot of things better.
By directing both Creed III and the Creed 4, Michael B. Jordan is honoring Sylvester Stallone, who directed several Rocky movies.
The worst of the Rocky movies has been redeemed by the Creed trilogy, making a rewatch of the franchise’s release order a much better experience.
When it comes to Sylvester Stallone's original Rocky movies, which ones remain on top?
Will Sylvester Stallone return as Rocky Balboa? We explore his Creed III exit and future plans.