Not exact matches
Jordan puts his inherent sweetness to compelling use in Creed, playing the young boxer
Adonis (Donny) Johnson,
illegitimate son of the champion Apollo Creed.
Jordan stars as
Adonis Johnson, the
illegitimate son of former boxing champion Apollo Creed, who was taken in at a young age by Apollo's widow, Mary Anne (Phylicia Rashad), after bouncing around the foster care system as a kid.
Creed was the last name of Rocky's friend / rival Apollo (Carl Weathers), but Creed the movie follows Apollo's
illegitimate son,
Adonis (Jordan).
SYNOPSIS: Apollo Creed's
illegitimate son,
Adonis, aspires to be a boxer like his father.
The boy is
Adonis, or «Donny,» the
illegitimate son of Apollo.
Creed's protagonist is
Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan),
illegitimate son of the late Apollo (Carl Weathers), who defeated Rocky in the original film.