2. Creed

Release Date: November 25th

Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson

Directed by: Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station)

Talk about a movie that came out of no where. I knew this was in production, but I had no clue it was even coming out this year until the trailer hit. Rocky Balboa is one of my favorite movie characters of all time, so anything with him involved I’m going to take notice. The movie itself looks incredible. Reuniting director Ryan Coogler with Michael B. Jordan, whom both did a great job with Fruitvale Station, and combining them with Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky is an interesting combination to be sure. My expectations are extremely high for this. One of the noteworthy parts of the trailer though is Michael B. Jordan’s voice over, “A great fighter once said, ‘It ain’t about how hard you can hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit. And keep moving forward.” Okay, did anyone else take that as Rocky is going to die?!?! In the span of one month, I could witness the on screen deaths of Rocky Balboa and Luke Skywalker. That would wreck me.

Oscar Alert! Even if the movie is really great, this will probably fall through the cracks. I don’t think it’s out of the realm of possibility though that Sylvester Stallone scores a Best Supporting Acting nomination. How awesome would that be!

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