Creed is why I’m Franchise Fred, because time adds layers to stories. What was a plot device for Rocky IV now paved the way for the story of a son’s struggle for identity, forgiveness and allows him to make an impact on a legend. Spoilers for Rocky IV follow, but I didn’t want to put […]
Last month the documentary Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films came out on DVD, giving Warner Bros. Home Entertainment a chance to rerelease 10 of the Cannon films in their library. These have been available already and many are available on Blu-ray, but the new set gives us a fun chance to […]
Ryan Coogler was on a Comic-Con panel on diversity in geek culture. After the #WeAreAllHeroes – The Changing Landscape of Comics, Geekdom and Fanboy Culture, Coogler was nice enough to answer some of my fanboy questions about his Rocky spinoff Creed. Franchise Fred: Did Stallone really think he was done with Rocky before you pitched […]