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Ryan Coogler wrote the best sequel ever in College
How Ryan Coogler and Aaron Covington went from casually geeking out over Rocky in college to pitching a bold idea, a sequel to Rocky but with a twist, making it about the son of nemesis, Apollo Creed.
That random idea didn’t just revive a legendary franchise. It brought Sylvester Stallone back into the spotlight with an Oscar nomination and helped launch Coogler’s career toward films like Black Panther.
u/Gullible-Nobody4242 — 11 hours ago