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Watch: Rocky returns to train Apollo’s son in latest ‘Creed’ trailer

Come Nov. 25, the Rocky franchise will return for a seventh round with Creed, which stars Sylvester Stallone and Michael B. Jordan, who plays Adonis Johnson, son of former rival Apollo Creed. Now, a second trailer has revealed more about the film’s plot.

    by Nick Vadala
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Come Nov. 25, the Rocky franchise will return for a seventh round with Creed, which stars Sylvester Stallone and Michael B. Jordan, who plays Adonis Johnson, son of former rival Apollo Creed. Now, a second trailer has revealed more about the film's plot.

Stallone returns, of course, as Rocky, who agrees to train Jordan's Adonis after the young fighter decides to follow in his famous father's footsteps as a fighter. However, as the latest trailer shows, Rocky's health is failing as training begins.

Additionally, it appears that Paulie Pennino has passed away in between Rocky Balboa and Creed, leaving Rocky mourning both the loss of his wife, Adrian, who passed away after Rocky V, and brother-in-law. With those elements combined with Adonis' apparent troubled past, the two must overcome enormous odds to rise to the top.

The upshot, though, is that Philadelphia shines as a city in the latest trailer, so at least it isn't all bad.

Check out the previous trailer below: