New Rocky spin-off Creed arrives in UK cinemas this weekend, having won almost unanimous rave reviews. The spirit, the lean, mean fight scenes and the underdog drama of the classic first few Rocky films are all present and correct - everything from Sylvester Stallone's 1977 original, in fact, apart from the theme song.
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Survivor's 'Eye of the Tiger' is nowhere to be seen in director Ryan Coogler's grittier, modern update. So, we asked him to perform us an a capella version as an apology to fans.
As you'll see in the clip above, if the whole major-Hollywood-director thing doesn't pan out, he's got a career as a vocalist to fall back on. If only he could remember the lyrics...
Co-star Tessa Thompson also weighed in on the song's omission from the film, suggesting that in the sequel her character, musician Bianca, could perform a version.
We'll see when Creed 2 hits cinemas in (according to reports) November 2017.
Creed is out now.
