ROCKY Universe Continues With CREED

The Rocky franchise will continue on into its seventh film, but it seems that Rocky himself will not be the one throwing the punches. Deadline reports that this new Rocky picture, to be titled CREED, will avoid the insanity of putting a 67-year-old Sylvester Stallone back in the ring, and revolve around the grandson of Apollo Creed, Carl Weathers’ character from the original film. As for Rocky himself, Stallone will still return, although now solely as a mentor to the younger Creed. [full article after the jump]