“Creed III” additionally sees the return of Wooden Harris as Donnie’s uncle-figure Tony “Little Duke” Evers, Phylicia Rashad as Donnie’s adoptive mom Mary Anne Creed, Mila Davis-Kent as Donnie and Bianca’s daughter Amara Creed, and Florian Munteanu as Viktor Drago, the son of Soviet slugger Ivan Drago and the antagonist of the earlier movie. With Balboa out, Viktor and Donnie are the one associations left from the “Rocky” days. (Donnie is the son of the in-universe boxing legend Apollo Creed who died tragically in 1985’s “Rocky IV,” after being punched to loss of life by Ivan.)

Will Drago Jr. turn into a pal to Creed Jr. as Rocky did along with his former adversary? Will this Dame fellow develop into unhealthy, truly? Will there be punching? Presumably sure to all the above — and way more!

Selenis Leyva, Thaddeus J. Mixson, and Spence Moore II are additionally set to seem in “Creed III,” as is Mexican boxer Canelo Álvarez, in undisclosed roles. Michael B. Jordan is directing “Creed III,” with a script from Zach Baylin (“King Richard”) and Keenan Coogler (“Area Jam: A New Legacy”). Ryan Coogler (“Black Panther: Wakanda Endlessly”) shares story credit score.

“Creed III” opens in theaters on March 3, 2023. A fourth “Creed” movie will “for certain” occur, Jordan has stated.