As the release date forCreed 3approaches, star and director Michael B. Jordan has gone on a press tour to promote his first movie as a filmmaker. However, his ambition goes beyond that, as it seems he’s already set his sight onCreed 4and more.
While the firstCreedfilm came out in 2015,just like Sylvester Stallone, Jordan is showing no signs of slowing down when it comes to continuing to tell this inspiring sports story, whose sequel was met with an equally positive reception. With the actor most recently hostingSaturday Night Livethis past weekend, throughout his press tour, he’s been careful to share small details about what makesMGM’sCreed 3different.
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In anIGNinterview during its Fanfest event, Jordan stated he wants “to expand theCreed-verse within reason." This likely means he would reprise his role as Adonis Creed, similar to Stallone, even once his character hangs up his gloves. Within that same context, Jordan said that people should “definitely expect other things aroundCreedfor sure" after the third movie that will see him go up against a fearsome rival inhis co-star Jonathan Majors.
When Amazon bought MGM, the company acquiredCreedand theRockyfranchise alongside James Bond. Pairing that purchase with Jordan’s ambition, it’s not hard to imagine the two parties wanting to tell more stories within theCreeduniverse. Although Stallone will be absent from the franchise he created in 1975 for the first time in its history, there’s no telling whetherCreedcould bring his mentor back in future installments.
Nearly 50 years later,Rockyremains a cinema masterpiecethat, much like its fictional protagonist, shook the world by clinching Best Picture at the Oscars in 1976. Despite the series' decline,Rocky BalboaandCreedmanaged torescue its legacy. There is a lot to digest before watchingCreed 3next month, but it’s safe to say Donnie and Bianca’s happy life is about to be rocked by Adonis' old boxer friend.
Jordan will have some big shoes to fill after Ryan Coogler and Steven Caple Jr. passed on their boxing assignments. However, it seems like the actor-director is drawing inspiration fromsources like sports animeto turnCreed 3into one of 2023’s most exciting movies.
