Sylvester Stallone wanted to show the ghost of Apollo Creed in one scene of "Creed II." But director Steven Caple Jr. didn't know how to pull it off in a way that would work with the tone of the movie. Caple also wondered, would actor Carl Weathers reprise the role as the way he looks today, or would he have to be de-aged to look like he did in the "Rocky" movies? Instead, Caple tried to include the voice of Creed talking to his son at a dramatic point in the movie.