While Viktor Drago returned in Creed 3 as a friend of Adonis Creed (Michael B.Jordan), his father was surprisingly missing from the events. The last time audiences saw both characters was at the end of Creed 2 as they returned home to Ukraine to train together.
Creed 3 took a new direction for the franchise, featuring the original character, Damien Anderson (Jonathan Majors), as its central antagonist. Ivan's son, Viktor Drago (Florian Munteanu), who was the main antagonist of Creed 2, was also present in the film as a supporting character to Adonis "Donnie" Creed (Michael B.
Viktor Drago (Florian Munteanu) returns to Creed III after serving as the primary challenger to Adonis in the preceding film. Notably, this isn't just a one-off cameo, either. Viktor and Adonis are quickly established to have buried the bad blood between their families, even becoming friends and sparring partners.
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It takes it in a different direction. I wish them well and keep punching." The actor's decision not to return makes sense from a storytelling standpoint, as Creed clearly shifts its focus solely to its titular character. It's also understandable considering what happened to Rocky Balboa at the ending of Creed 2.
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The living legend didn't appear for straightforward reasons, as Sylvester Stallone opted out of Creed III for creative differences. Stallone earned an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor as Rocky in the first Creed and has served since as the mentor of Adonis "Donnie" Creed (Michael B.
Viktor is a more sympathetic character in Creed III, working tirelessly during training to help Donnie persevere at the moment he questions his ability to keep going. By repeating a lot of Rocky III's storyline, Viktor is driven to help a former enemy he has come to see as an ally and a brother in arms.
“Creed 3” has been making waves in the box offices, already grossing over $180 million worldwide in its first two weeks. The film is also making waves among the disability community as 10-year-old actress Mila Davis Kent is the first Black deaf actress to play a role in a major film.
Creed II also revealed that Amara was born deaf, which paves the way for Creed III to explore her upbringing with her parents, and more specifically, the life experience she shares with her mother.
After his loss to Rocky, Drago was disgraced by the USSR and Ludmilla left him to raise their son, Viktor, on his own. Following the end of the Cold War, Drago was forced to move to Ukraine, where he lived a modest life while relentlessly training Viktor to be an even more formidable boxer than he was.
One letter contains a picture showing Dame with a fellow inmate that Donnie recognizes as the one who assaulted Drago. Realizing Dame orchestrated the attack, Donnie confronts him.
After Creed defeats Drago in Moscow, Drago embraces his former rival, and the two become friends, later helping Creed train against his next opponent, Damian Anderson. He was portrayed by real-life German-Romanian boxer Florian Munteanu, who also played Razor Fist in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
He seems to be a very pitiless and cold-hearted person as shown when he comments on Apollo Creed's death: "If he dies, he dies", indicating that Ivan feels no remorse (deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed) for his actions.
Michael B. Jordan and Tessa Thompson in Creed III Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. Bianca is no longer performing in order to preserve what's left of her hearing, and there's a heartbreaking moment where she's quietly singing along to someone else's performance of her own song.
It's been a big week for Mila Davis-Kent, the 10-year-old actor who stars opposite Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson and Jonathan Majors in “Creed III.”
Portrayed by Tessa Thompson, Bianca suffers from progressive hearing loss and uses a hearing aid and there is no information about Bianca's upbringing or family life. She resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she meets Adonis Creed.
With Rocky, Duke, and Paulie in his corner, Apollo is overly confident that he can dispose of Drago with ease. However, Apollo is not ready for the extreme size and strength of the Russian. After taunting Drago and landing a number of ineffectual punches, Creed is pummeled badly in the first round.
“Creed III” has just been pushed to 2023, but MGM clearly has confidence in the sequel's success. The company is continuing to aggressively expand the franchise by developing a new spin-off film, “Drago,” from screenwriter Robert Lawton (via The Wrap).
Creed III does not appear to be the last film in the franchise. There remains enthusiasm behind the scenes, and several doors are open for expanding the boxing universe that began with Rocky Balboa.
Summary. Sylvester Stallone left the Expendables franchise due to creative differences and disagreements about the direction and screenplay of the movie. Despite initially quitting, Stallone returned to the cast of Expendables 4 in 2018, but only in a smaller role and did not write the screenplay.
