Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan re-team for boxing drama "Creed," after winning much acclaim for their first pairing, "Fruitvale Station," in 2013. 

The "Rocky" spin-off, which also co-stars the original Rocky, Sylvester Stallone, as well as Tessa Thompson, will see Rocky Balboa acting as a trainer and mentor to the son of one of his previous opponents, Apollo Creed, as he preps to follow in his father’s footsteps in the ring.

All eyes will probably be very interested in seeing what Coogler does next, so I anticipate that this won’t be a project lacking in press and critical attention when it’s released in November. The month of its release (typically when studios unload their Oscar-worthy material) is also noteworthy. And the Academy seems to love a good boxing drama (see "Rocky," "Million Dollar Baby," "Raging Bull," and "The Fighter" to start). This year will see the release of at least 2 of them that just might be in contention for Oscars – the other being Antoine Fuqua’s "Southpaw" which stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a fighter on the rebound, and Forest Whitaker as his trainer. 

Stallone shared the above on-set photo of he and Jordan, in a training scene.

Looking forward to checking out the film’s first trailer…