With the movie in the early stages of planning, there are already a few details about Creed 4, the next film in the ever-popular Creed series. The Creed trilogy is the celebrated spinoff of the legendary, if not variably successful, Rocky franchise. Creed garnered one Academy Award nomination for Sylvester Stallone and a Golden Globe Best Actor win for the series creator. Creed II was not nearly the same awards darling but still garnered decent critical returns, with Creed III achieving even better reviews. Not just critically successful, the Creed films are all major blockbuster tentpoles as well.

The Creed films take place years after the Rocky timeline and center on Apollo Creed’s son, Adonis “Donnie” Creed (Michael B. Jordan). Rocky trains Donnie just like he used to be trained and helps him get to the top of the boxing world. The rest of the trilogy tracks many similar beats from the Rocky films while adding original elements and personal themes that make these movies their own. Creed is the type of movie franchise that can go on for a long time (particularly if Donnie can fight and Jordan remains interested), with Creed 4 being the next step.

The Most Recent Creed 4 News

Michael B. Jordan Offers A Status Update On The Sequel

Many months after the last details about the sequel surfaced, the latest news comes in the form of a status update on Creed 4 from Michael B. Jordan. Despite previous reports which confirmed the movie was in the works, Jordan mentioned (in an interview with GQ) that he isn’t currently interested in making another one. Though he plans to return to the franchise “eventually” he wasn’t able to say exactly when that would be. Explaining that he wouldn’t be interested in making Creed 4 just for the sake of making another sequel, it’s clear that Jordan wants his next installment to be a fitting successor.

Read Jordan’s comments here:

Yeah, the fourth one, eventually, not sure when, but we left that door open to build on that franchise. My thing is like, I don’t wanna make a movie just to make it, give it a little time to breathe, make people want it, miss it a little bit. And when the time is right, I’ll drop in and do another one.

Creed 4 Was Confirmed

The Sequel’s Status Is Currently Unclear

Creed 4‘s confirmation was revealed by series producer Irwin Winkler toward the end of 2023, who did offer a few small clues about the upcoming sequel. Though the confirmation announcement didn’t include details about the plot or even a release window, Winkler put an emphasis on the quality of the story when he said “We think we have a really good story“. He also alluded to a production timeline when he said “About a year from now we’re going into pre-production“. It was also announced that Michael B. Jordan would direct the next movie, showing the actor’s total commitment to the franchise.

However, little news has surfaced in the time since. That all changed in February 2025 when Michael B. Jordan seemingly put speculation about the sequel to rest. In an interview, Jordan announced that he didn’t currently have plans to make Creed 4 at the time, but that he did want to return to the series eventually. Jordan mentioned that he didn’t want to make the sequel until he had the right story, and wasn’t going to return just for the sake of making another movie.

Creed 4 Cast Details

Will Michael B. Jordan’s Creed Return?

Any Creed film will need to have Michael B. Jordan reappear in one of his best movies as Donnie, and Tessa Thompson should also make an appearance as Bianca Taylor as well. Wood Harris has appeared in every Creed film as Tony “Little Duke” Evers, so he would probably return for a fourth. However, after that, the casting for Creed 4 is up in the air. Most likely, there will be a new boxer for Donnie to face.

One potential return that is up in the air due to real-life factors is Jonathan Majors as Damian, Donnies foe in the latest installment in the franchise. In 2024, Majors was convicted of ᴀssault and promptly fired from his role as the MCU’s next big-bad, Kang. Though Majors has since been cast in a film role, it’s unclear if a blockbuster franchise like Creed would be willing to hire him back.

The presumptive cast of Creed 4 includes:

Actor	Creed 4 Role
Michael B. Jordan	Adonis Creed
Tessa Thompson	Bianca Taylor-Creed
Mila Davis-Kent	Amara Creed
Wood Harris	Tony “Little Duke” Evers

Potential Creed 4 Story Details

Who Will Adonis Face In Creed 4?

There have not been any story details released about Creed 4 but Jordan’s response about expanding the Creed universe could mean the focus of the franchise is swinging away from Donnie. With Creed running a boxing academy, there are a number of stories that could branch off from the fighters at the gym. The expanded Creed universe could see each of the fighters as part of a new film or the next movie could even be about the entire gym and depict what Donnie needs to do to train all the young talents.

When Jordan uses the term “Creed-verse”, he may have just been speaking in the lingo of the current Hollywood landscape as now every blockbuster is expected to have a universe attached to it. Creed 4 could simply just follow what happens next in the Donnie story. There are sure to be more challenges and new hurdles for the character to overcome and the formula of the franchise is certainly not broken. There might not be a need to change anything for Creed 4 and the next Rocky franchise movie could be a typical, but well-made, boxing movie.

The Ending Of Creed III Could Set Up Creed 4

How Creed III Could Connect To Creed 4

There are not any mid-credits scenes at the end of Creed III, but the final scene implies what could come next in the franchise. After defeating Dame in Dodger Stadium, Donnie joins Bianca and his 9-year-old daughter, Amara, in the ring for a family moment. The final sequence shows Donnie pretending to box with his daughter. This scene could be a tease that Creed 4 and the next movies in the Creed saga will be about Amara and Donnie’s relationship (being a father and a trainer at the same time).