'Creed II' punches back at how Russian characters are depicted in movies
In the new movie "Creed II," the titular fighter faces a new opponent. He speaks Russian. His name is Drago.
Wait, wasn't that a plotline in the "Rocky" films?
Yes, this summary sounds familiar - those of sequels and reboots often do, and "Creed II" is a sequel of a reboot, after all. In the follow-up to the 2015 hit, legacy boxer Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) can't resist going toe-to-toe with Viktor Drago, the son and trainee of Ivan Drago, the former Soviet heavyweight who fatally knocked out Apollo Creed.
"Creed vs. Drago, Round 2: It is, as various
