![]() I think Mike and I are doing that in so many ways. Mike's character has his own gym and is looking after fighters and trying to think of the next generation of people inside of his sport. But I think in terms of the kind of conversations that we're having together and separately around legacy, both Bianca and Adonis have transitioned out of their careers as they once knew their careers and they are now business owners. We are both parents in this film, not parents in real life. And I think a lot of our growth is also parallel to the growth of the characters. We realized how much we've grown over the course of making these films. Obviously, we weren't just talking about how we look like babies. Tessa Thompson: I kept saying eight and then, like the other day, Mike was like, “No, it's nine.” I couldn't believe it! I remember when we were developing Creed III, we were looking at old photographs from the first one, and we both agreed we are babies in that. And for Thompson, Bianca is exactly the kind of “complicated woman of color” (a term she says is effective but as overused as “diversity”) she hopes to bring to life through her production company Viva Maude. Bianca’s story is as fascinating and thrilling as Damian and Adonis going toe-to-toe in the ring. She’s also the mother of a deaf daughter and wife to a soon-to-be retired famous boxer. She’s a successful songwriter and producer, but she’s stopped performing because of her hearing loss. ![]() The film finds Bianca at an interesting point in her career. There is no doubt that the Creed franchise revolves around Adonis Creed, but, as Thompson puts it, Bianca is the film’s “beating heart.” Jonathan Majors makes a splashy, enigmatic entry into the franchise with a performance you won’t be able to look away from (seriously, Majors’ Damian Anderson is chilling and charming, dangerous and disarming, all at once), but it’s Thompson who elevates the film from a classic showdown between two foes to a commentary on masculinity, marriage, motherhood, and what happens when two kids from Philly get everything they ever dreamed of - well, almost everything. ![]() Thompson’s Bianca isn’t the stereotypical wife or girlfriend sports films are known for. And there’s one person at the center of these subtle, beautiful scenes in the middle of a bombastic sports movie: the incomparable Tessa Thompson. In the Jordan-helmed Creed III (his directorial debut), the tender seconds between Adonis, Bianca and their daughter Amara (Mila Davis-Kent) will crack your heart wide open. In Creed, the moment when Adonis is tending to his then-girlfriend-now-wife Bianca’s twists lives in my head rent free. But since 2015’s Creed - and now again in Creed III- it’s the quieter moments of vulnerability and softness that strike the biggest chord for me. They are franchises known for epic training montages and mind-blowing bursts of physical endurance. These are two of the most legendary scenes in the Rocky/Creed universe. Jordan) sprinting through the streets of Philly with his community on quads at his back - also in gray sweats, this time with Meek Mill as his soundtrack. ![]() Rocky Balboa’s iconic ascent up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art - out of breath and in gray joggers as “ Eye of the Tiger” blares in the background.
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