Rocky Spinoff Creed Might Star Michael B. Jordan

Ever since rumors surfaced that Michael B. Jordan was in the running to play Johnny Storm in Josh Trank's Fantastic Four reboot, he has been a popular subject of conversation on Comicbook.com.  Michael B. Jordan also played Steve Montgomery in Josh Trank's found-footage superhero movie Chronicle. Lately, Michael B. Jordan has been winning rave reviews for his starring role in Fruitvale Station, so it should come as no surprise that he is a very in-demand young star in Hollywood. According to Deadline, MGM is in talks with Michael B. Jordan to have him play the grandson of Apollo Creed in a Rocky spinoff called Creed. Creed will be co-written and directed by Ryan Coogler. Aaron Covington is Coogler's co-writer. The film is a continuation of the Rocky saga, which will make it the seventh film in the Rocky series. Sylvester Stallone is set to reprise his role as Rocky Balboa, retired fighter-turned-trainer.