--- description: Balboa agrees to coach Adonis and help him develop his own skill as a boxer title: Watch the First Trailer for 'Creed' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7827c71296424320/698859378e0601dd714613bb/478827664.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch the First Trailer for _Creed_, the Latest _Rocky_ Spinoff by [Joanna Plucinska](/author/joanna-plucinska/) ## Joanna Plucinska Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 1, 2015 2:50 AM CUT  Actor Michael B. Jordan attends BKB 3, Big Knockout Boxing, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on June 27, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada Actor Michael B. Jordan attends BKB 3, Big Knockout Boxing, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on June 27, 2015 in Las Vegas, NevadaBryan Steffy — Getty Images by [Joanna Plucinska](/author/joanna-plucinska/) ## Joanna Plucinska Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 1, 2015 2:50 AM CUT The _Creed_ trailer has dropped, demonstrating Sylvester Stallone’s willingness to roll out iconic boxer Rocky Balboa in yet another film. But _Creed_ has a new protagonist — Adonis Johnson Creed, played by Michael B. Jordan of _Fruitvale Station_ fame. Director Ryan Coogler, who also worked on _Fruitvale Station_, the Sundance favorite that launched Jordan’s career, brought the actor back in to star in this boxing film. The trailer shows the young boxer looking to understand his father’s fraught and legendary boxing career. Creed’s father, Apollo Creed, made his name going up against heavyweights like Balboa, but died tragically in the ring against Soviet athlete Ivan Drago (played by Dolph Lundgren in _Rocky IV_). 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