The face-off between former friends is more than just a fight. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damien Anderson, resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. (02:01:05)įor all the latest from The Script Lab, be sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.Īnd become a member of TSL 360 to enjoy the LARGEST screenwriting education content library, featuring masterclasses, deep-dive interviews, and lectures from Academy Award-winning screenwriters, TV show-runners, producers, literary managers, agents, studio executives, and leading educators – all in one place.After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed has been thriving in both his career and family life. The result is the same, a split decision in favor of the champion who stumbles over to Adonis and pays his respect to the young man’s herculean effort. It’s a stunning twist in a fight that serves up striking similarities of the first fight between Rocky and Apollo four decades earlier. THIRD ACT TWISTįor the first time in his career, the heavily favored Conlan is knocked down, the result of a vicious jab thrown by Adonis. It’s a gift from his mom, a pair of red, white, and blue boxing shorts just like his father wore in his legendary fights against Rocky. While Adonis is in his locker room, preparing for his fight with reigning champion “Pretty” Ricky Conlan, his legacy arrives in a box. After winning the bout with a fierce knockout, Adonis is joined in the ring by Rocky and Bianca, his girlfriend.
His opponent is, Leo “The Lion” Sporino, a local fighter from Philadelphia. FIRST CULMINATION (Midpoint)Īdonis wins his first fight with Rocky as his trainer.
Rocky agrees to train Adonis, telling him that his father was special, but reminding him that Adonis will have to work hard to prove that the “apple didn’t fall far from the tree”. LOCK IN (End of Act One)Īfter visiting the grave of Paulie, his wife’s brother, Rocky meets Adonis at the same gym where he trained for his famous championship fights against Apollo. Adonis asks him to be his trainer, but Rocky politely declines. He goes to Philadelphia to meet an aging Rocky Balboa, his father’s friend and former partner. INCITING INCIDENTĪdonis Johnson, the illegitimate son of famous deceased boxing champion Apollo Creed, struggles to reconcile his tough childhood, which was marked by stints in jail and foster homes, with a fledgling career as a boxer.
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