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A fourth Creed film is in development, with Michael B. Jordan set to direct the upcoming installment as franchise producer Irwin Winkler revealed it.
Jordan made his directorial debut with “Creed 3,” in which he also starred as heavyweight champion Adonis Creed from the “Rocky” spin-off film series. The third installment, which premiered in theaters in March of this year, overwhelmed the box office with its debut weekend of $58 million, a record total for the boxing franchise.
MGM did not respond to Variety’s request for comment on “Creed 4.”
Jordan first appeared as Adonis in 2015’s “Creed,” followed by the 2018 sequel and 2023 threequel. Sylvester Stallone reprized his role as Rocky Balboa in the first two installments of “Creed” and became Adonis’ mentor , the son of his former rival Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers). “Creed 3” is the first part of the long-running series without Stallone.
Back in March, Variety reported that Jordan and Amazon were in talks about a film and television universe that would expand the world of “Creed” boxing.
Although details are still scarce about what projects are being discussed, sources said discussions are underway to explore ways to capitalize on the success of the MGM film franchise on Prime Video following Amazon’s acquisition of MGM.
Deadline was the first to report the “Creed 4” news by publishing a Video clip on X/Twitter from Winkler announcing the upcoming film.
“We’re planning on doing ‘Creed 4’ right now – it’s in the works – and we think we have a really good story and a really good plot,” Winkler said, adding that the plans include “e.g. “Everyone else was delayed because of a strike,” but “we’ll probably start pre-production in a year.”