Creed II will be produced by Irwin Winkler, Charles Winkler, William Chartoff, David Winkler, and Kevin King-Templeton, with Jordan and Guy Riedel executive producing.
Best known for directing 2016’s skateboarding drama The Land (starring Jorge Lendeborg Jr.), Steven Caple Jr. will be the new Creed II director, working from a script by Stallone and Luke Cage showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker.
Time did not allow Coogler to direct Creed II given his commitment to deliver Marvel Studios’ Black Panther for a February 16, 2018 release.
2015’s Creed earned over $173 million at the worldwide box office and got Stallone a Best Supporting actor Golden Globe win and an Oscar nod.