Warning: This article contains spoilers for Creed 3.Not only was Creed 3 the first film in the Rocky franchise to not feature Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa, it also replaced him. Set seven years after Creed 2, the third movie focuses on Michael B. Jordan's Adonis Creed and his life in Los Angeles, examining how the world heavyweight champ, now overseeing a new generation of fighters and building a life for his family, responds to a dark horse from his past disrupting everything he worked so hard for. Jonathan Majors' Damian Anderson, once Donnie's best friend, has tracked him down after eighteen years in prison with a chip on his shoulder and a score to settle.

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