Technically, this boxing drama is the ninth Rocky film but, for the first time in the series, Sylvester Stallone’s Philly pugilist is nowhere to be found. Yay! The franchise needed fresh blood and that’s exactly what new director, Michael B Jordan, and new cast member Jonathan Majors provide.
A little info, for those not familiar with every branch of the Rocky family tree. Back in 2015, the focus shifted to Adonis ‘Donnie’ Johnson, the illegitimate son of Rocky’s foe-turned-friend, Apollo Creed.
