Steven Caple Jr., who directed Creed II, says collaborating in an inclusive environment with black producers, actors and writers behind the scenes for the sequel was exciting.

The 30-year-old Cleveland, Ohio, native shared what it was like working with the films stars, including Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad and Sylvester Stallone, and the importance of inclusivity behind the camera.

Here goes these people of color, women, coming together to collaborate on something which I was excited about because I feel like I dont see that as much on a big-scale project, Caple told HuffPost. Its beautiful, he later added.

Creed II had two black producers; both Jordan and Ryan Coogler, who directed the first Creed, served as executive producers of Creed II. Caple brought on Juel Taylor , a black screenwriter, who co-wrote the screenplay with Stallone. The films story is by Sascha Penn and Cheo Hodari Coker, the latter of whom is also black.