Caple Jr. caught his first big break when his student film A Different Tree won HBO's Short Film Competition in 2013.
Caple Jr.’s feature film debut The Land premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, where it was acquired by IFC Films. It tells the story of four teenage boys who devote their summer to escaping the streets of Cleveland to pursue a dream life of professional skateboarding. The film was released on July 29, 2016. Caple Jr. would go on to be named by The Playlist as one the 25 best breakthrough Directors of 2016.
Stallone said of appointing Caple Jr. as director: “I believe it’s important for the Director to also be a part of this generation like I was in mine, to make the story as relatable as possible. We are extremely lucky to have the talented young filmmaker Steven Caple Jr. step up and accept the role of Director. I am confident that he and Michael B. Jordan will hit it out of the park!” Production of Creed II began in spring 2018. The film is set to be released on November 21, 2018.
Caple Jr.’s next film is the 2018 Sports action drama film Creed II, a sequel to 2015 film Creed and the eighth installment in the Rocky film series. Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone are set to reprise their roles as Adonis Creed and Rocky Balboa respectively, with Tessa Thompson also returning as Bianca.
