‘Creed IV’ in the Works

The star, who directed the previous movie, is reportedly ready to once more lead the cast and handle directing chores.

(L to R) Director Michael B. Jordan on the set of his film 'Creed III,' A Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures film. Photo credit: Ser Baffo. © 2023 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved. Creed is a trademark of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Producer Irvin Winkler says that a fourth ‘Creed’ is in development.
Star Michael B. Jordan is reportedly on board to direct.
No other details have been revealed yet.

With the ‘Creed’ franchise having spawned a successful third entry this year (‘Creed III’ earned $275 million worldwide), the producing team naturally have their eye on another movie.

According to producer Irvin Winkler, who attended Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles event this weekend, ‘Creed IV’ is in development already –– and the director is someone very closely associated with the movies.

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Who is directing ‘Creed IV’?

(L to R) Director Michael B. Jordan and cinematographer Kramer Morgenthau on the set of their film 'Creed III,' A Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures film. Photo credit: Eli Ade. ©2023 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved Creed is a trademark of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Michael B. Jordan, who has played Adonis Creed since 2015’s ‘Creed’, stepped behind the camera to direct ‘Creed III’, which hit theaters this past March and co-starred a returning Tessa Thompson alongside Jonathan Majors as an old friend of the title character who seeks retribution for past wrongs.

Winkler didn’t mince words when suggesting that Jordan would be back making the new movie.

Here’s what the producer said:

“He will be. He did such a great job — he was comfortable with the camera.”

Neither production studio Amazon/MGM has said anything official about Jordan’s return, but it’s safe to assume the job is his if he wants it.

What’s the story of ‘Creed IV’?

Michael B. Jordan stars as Adonis Creed in 'Creed III,' A Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures film. Photo credit: Eli Ade. © 2023 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved Creed is a trademark of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.

As of right now, no one is saying anything about what the story of the new ‘Creed’ might entail. And, Winkler acknowledged, the writers and actors’ strikes put a halt to forward movement.

Here’s what Winkler said about the movie:

“We are planning to do ‘Creed IV’ right now. We have a really good story and a really good plot. We got a little delayed because of the strikes, but about a year from now we’re going into pre-production.”

Given that ‘Rocky IV’ introduced Ivan Drago (and the ‘Creed’ films have already revisited that character), there’s every chance the new movie will see Adonis handle his own big new boxing threat –– and deal once again with his aging physique.

Irvin Winkler talks ‘Creed III’

(L to R) Jonathan Majors stars as Damian Anderson and Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Creed in 'Creed III,' A Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures film. Photo credit: Eli Ade. © 2023 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved. Creed is a trademark of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.

According to Winkler, the team worked hard to make sure the third ‘Creed’ fit into the franchise.

“Michael and the creative team had the beautiful vision from the start to create a wholly new and different experience for this movie. It had to be firmly cemented in what we all [know] the ‘Creed’ and ‘Rocky’ movies for… it had to have great action, boxing, but we also really examined what kind of movie we were making. And a lot of that, those early days with Michael were spent crafting how we were looking at the Damian [Majors] character, which is why I think everyone responded to the depth, not only on the page, but also on the screen. You spend half the movie having deep sympathy for him and understanding his vulnerability.”