 Michael B. Jordan was set for the role of Creed's son, Adonis "Donnie" Creed, and Stallone was set to reprise his character of Rocky.Original producers Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff would produce, along with Stallone and Kevin King-Templeton.On April 25, 2014, while talking to "THR", Coogler stated that he had sent his latest draft to the studio, and confirmed the involvement of Jordan and Stallone.