In 1998, Adonis “Donnie” Johnson, the son of an extramarital lover of former heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, is serving time in a Los Angeles youth facility when Creed’s widow, Mary Anne, pays him a visit and offers to take him in.

• Creed
• Ryan Coogler
• Michael B Jordan
• Sylvester Stallone
• Tessa Thompson
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
• Warner Bros
• New Line Cinema