For instance, Rocky's cancer storyline is more impactful in Creed due to the knowledge that Adrian died of cancer, something that is shown to impact Rocky greatly in Rocky Balboa.

Furthermore, after Creed II, there weren't any more obvious stories to be told about Rocky. Throughout the first two Creed films, he had opened himself up to Adonis, beat cancer, faced some old ...

Ryan Coogler, the director of the new “Rocky” spinoff film “Creed,” wasn’t even born when “Rocky” came out in 1976. For that matter, he wasn’t born when “Rocky II,” “Rocky ...

Sly Stallone said on Instagram that it's probably time to retire Rocky. "Sadly all things must pass... and end," he wrote. Duke’s Cooper Flagg is No. 1 pick in NBA draft, giving Dallas Mavericks ...

We learn a lot when we rejoin Rocky more than 15 years after the last movie. Rocky stayed in Philly, poor Adrian died from "woman cancer," and the old champ is done with sports cars.

12. It will hold up better over time. You can't watch "Rocky IV" and not notice it was made in 1985. I may eat my words on this one day, but "Creed" is a little more subtle.

Ryan Coogler, the director of the new “Rocky” spinoff film “Creed,” wasn’t even born when “Rocky” came out in 1976. For that matter, he wasn’t born when “Rocky II,” “Rocky ...

Critic's rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars If this year's soft reboot of "Halloween" bridged old and new fans to an iconic horror franchise, "Creed II" does the same for devotees of the "Rocky" series ...

Ryan Coogler makes Rocky his own with… Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) ...

Rocky & Creed Star Dolph Lundgren Reveals Cancer Diagnosis. ... In an appearance on In Depth With Graham Bensinger, the Rocky IV star revealed he was first diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2015.