Creed 3

Michael B. Jordan directs and stars in 'Creed 3.' The film is his directorial debut. Jonathan Majors and Tessa Thompson also star in the film.

(In an interview with MTV, she said her co-star’s sexiness might disarm her when he’s a director: “It’s going to be ammo, I think, for me when he is engaging with me as a director,” Thompson admitted, to the collective nod of everyone who thinks Jordan is just too fine. The sexist man alive (per [People](https://www.vulture.com/2020/11/michael-b-jordan-named-2020s-sexiest-man-alive.html) magazine’s astute observation in 2020) directs and stars in [Creed 3](https://www.vulture.com/2020/12/michael-b-jordan-set-to-make-directorial-debut-with-creed-3.html), reprising his role as the unyielding boxer Adonis, the son of Apollo Creed from the original Sylvester Stallone movies. “I’m just going to tell him to dial down the sexiness.”) I hope she isn’t part of the camp who thinks Jonathan Majors got it going on, too, because the actor, who also plays Marvel’s Kang the Conqueror, has been cast as the movie’s villain, Damian, and that would probably make the handsomeness on set too much to bear. While details about Jordan’s directorial debut been kept under wraps since the project was green-lit in 2020 — he’s taking the reins from Ryan Coogler and Steven Caple Jr., who directed the first and [second films](https://www.vulture.com/2018/11/creed-ii-review.html), respectively — first-look photos of the ripped movie star seated in the boxing ring suggest the juiced-out Adonis is more than ready for the fights to come. In an interview with Jordan [has two jobs](https://youtu.be/DFO26YM7V4E) (in the upcoming Rocky franchise installment).

On Monday (17 October), Jordan shared the teaser posters from the forthcoming film featuring himself and Jonathon Majors, who will play boxing rival Anderson ...

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Here's our first look at Adonis Creed's new opponent. Read more at Empire.

In the black gloves we have our first look at [Jonathan Majors](https://www.empireonline.com/people/jonathan-majors/) as Creed’s fearsome latest opponent, Anderson Dame. [Tessa Thompson](https://www.empireonline.com/people/tessa-thompson/) will return as Bianca Taylor, with Phylicia Rashad as Mary Anne Creed, Wood Harris as Tony "Little Duke" Evers, and Munteanu also back as Drago Jr. Jordan](https://www.empireonline.com/people/michael-b-jordan/), three new posters for Creed III have just entered the ring.

Michael B. Jordan will make his directorial debut with the movie, while Jonathan Majors joins as the film's villain.

[Erik Killmonger](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a38830870/black-panther-michael-b-jordan-mcu-return/), while Majors has just joined the MCU as the franchise's next big bad. Stallone, who played Rocky Balboa in the Rocky franchise that spawned the Creed series, will produce the movie, however. [Creed 3](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a36059245/creed-3-release-date-cast-plot/) has given fans a first look at a pair of Marvel stars in the upcoming boxing movie: [Michael B. Majors will play the movie's villain, Anderson Dame. Two posters have been released featuring Jordan in one and Majors in the other. Jordan](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a39334601/marvel-michael-b-jordan-will-smith-i-am-legend-2/) and [Jonathan Majors](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a36887969/jonathan-majors-responds-superman-casting-rumours/).

It's been almost four years since Creed II continued the legacy of the Rocky franchise, spinning off into its own tale of sporting glory.

Jordan’s directorial debut](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2570849/why-creed-3-right-project-michael-b-jordans-directorial-debut), and that probably wouldn’t be the case if he fundamentally disagreed with the story. The dude is built and looks hungry for victory behind [a body built from trauma](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/creed-iiis-jonathan-majors-on-how-his-characters-chiseled-physique-is-linked-to-trauma). That match came with a potential cost already built in, as the son of Apollo Creed stood a real chance of dying in the ring. [thirsting after Creed III’s new antagonist](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/after-set-photos-of-jonathan-majors-creed-iii-look-leaked-the-internet-is-feeling-thirsty), but this first official look at his character, Anderson Dame, only reinforces why. Jordan’s Adonis Creed return to the ring in the actor’s directorial debut, Creed III. “You can’t run from your past.” That’s the sort of cryptic message that teases a pretty dark and dangerous path ahead for Creed III.

Creed 3 star Michael B. Jordan has revealed a trio of new images from the upcoming Creed sequel, including a glimpse at his new rival - leading some fans to ...

Fire and blood incoming.](/articles/house-of-the-dragon-episode-9-ending-explained-recap-book-changes) [Creed 3](/movies/creed-iii) star Michael B. [Rocky III](/movies/rocky-iii) back in 1982, played by the inimitable Mr. [Creed 3](/movies/creed-iii) to include Clubber Lang storyline. Jordan Shares First Look Featuring Jonathan Majors1h ago - Jonathan Majors steps into the ring as Anderson Dame.](/articles/creed-3-michael-b-jordan-first-look-clubber-lang) [Netflix Rolling Out Profile Transfer Amid Account Sharing Crackdown14h ago - Netflix is nudging users to start their own accounts.](/articles/netflix-rolling-out-profile-transfer-amid-account-sharing-crackdown) [A Plague Tale: Requiem Review17h ago - A safe but exciting sequel with an impressively alarming amount of rats.](/articles/a-plague-tale-requiem-review) [Jason Voorhees Actor Ted White Dies, Aged 9621h ago - White played Voorhees in the franchise’s fourth instalment.](/articles/jason-voorhees-actor-ted-white-dies-aged-96) [House of the Dragon Episode 9 Ending Explained22h ago - The Dance of the Dragons is upon us. from your past,” reads the tagline, leading some fans to speculate that Dame could be connected to the Rocky III character, Clubber Lang (Mr.

First looks of Creed 3 have surfaced, teasing the intense battle between Michael B. Jordan as Adonis and Jonathan Majors as his new foe.

Creed 3 will look to continue the momentum of the franchise while competing against The Creed franchise is a spinoff of the [Sylvester Stallone Rocky films](https://gamerant.com/sylvester-stallone-rocky-creed-rights-fight/) and centers around Adonis Creed, the son of Rocky Balboa's close friend and competitor, Apollo Creed. Kang The Conqueror will be the actor's first malicious endeavor before appearing as Damian, a role that will look to contain emotional complexity inside and outside the ring.

Creed III is the eighth instalment in the Rocky film franchise. It is the first film in the series not to feature Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa.

Jonathan Majors will star as Anderson Dame - this is Majors’ first role in the Rocky and Creed films. He played boxer Rocky Balboa in all eight previous films in the franchise, having been convinced to reprise his role in Creed by director Ryan Coogler, and decided to return for the first sequel. The new film will be the first in the series not to feature Rocky Balboa, but will see the introduction of a new opponent for Creed to take on. Creed III sees Adonis Creed at the top of his game, having become world champion and defended the title in the previous film. Creed was trained up by Rocky Balboa and became the [ heavyweight champion](https://www.nationalworld.com/sport/other-sport/cain-velasquez-who-is-former-ufc-heavyweight-champion-and-wwe-wrestler-and-why-has-he-been-arrested-3592720) in the first spin-off [film](/topic/film) which was released in 2015. Jordan](nationalworld.com/news/people/lori-harvey-dating-after-split-from-michael-b-jordan-3808142) as the titular boxer Adonis Creed - the son of Apollo Creed who was killed by Ivan Drago in Rocky IV.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj0NL-HrXB1/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link It's shocking that Creed worked. On paper, yet another Rocky sequel- and a spin-off at ...

In the aftermath of Creed 2, Stallone has become engaged in a bitter rivalry with Rocky's producer Irwin Winkler. In addition to a competent script and a solid performance from Michael B. However, in the hands of Ryan Coogler and Michael B.

Michael B. Jordan on working with Jonathan Majors and Tessa Thompson on Creed III and why accessibility and inclusion is so important.

Coming out of lockdown and quarantine, which is when a lot of the pre-production and prep was going on, there was a lot of stuff going on in the world and this was my escape. With not a lot of examples of those things out there, and this being a movie that has all of those in one, it’s very important for this franchise to continue to put those themes in the forefront and normalize them in a way that we can actually do something about it. I just felt that there was a lack of representation that didn’t seem truthful and honest to the sport of boxing, so I wanted to put that in there. I wanted to get to the next stage of the next crossroads for them, with the next level of life and experience as young adults, dealing with professional career and family, and the choices that come along with that. Knowing that I got that support in front of the camera and knowing they were giving me the space to do all the other things that a director has to do, and they still showed up every day, giving 110%, I’m blessed. The Mexican culture is such a pillar within the sport of boxing, and it felt like there wasn’t really a lot of representation throughout the films, in that type of way. That was something that I was nervous about. We’re just normalizing it, and that was something that was really important for us to do throughout the story. And I had a clear vision for the story that I wanted to tell, because I’ve been marinating on it and developing it for such a long time. Every day was a struggle, but honestly, it was the team of people that I had around me that got me through it. I was just waiting for the right opportunity to step up and get behind the camera. My experience being on set, since I was a kid, is having a shorthand with a lot of the crew that have been around throughout my movie career.

Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors face off in the boxing ring in the first trailer for "Creed III," the latest entry in the "Rocky" spinoff series.

The “Lovecraft Country” star insisted the physicality of his character played into his emotional arc as a hellbent boxer willing to risk everything in the ring. “Trust is a huge thing, and having earned each other’s trust being in scenes together, and now having her trust me as a storyteller was the biggest compliment that she’s given me thus far,” he said. “This movie has a lot of me in it and hopefully a lot of other people as well. Thematically, Jordan teased that “family is always the core” of the “Creed” movies, as well as heart, so it was important to weigh in on what Donnie and Bianca’s lives are like now as they navigate their marriage, parenthood and careers as young adults. Jordan](https://variety.com/t/michael-b-jordan/) versus [Jonathan Majors](https://variety.com/t/jonathan-majors/) in the first trailer for “ [Creed III](https://variety.com/t/creed-iii/),” and who will win this brawl is anybody’s guess. He explained: “The challenge of accomplishing it all, the multitasking nature of it to develop story, try to stay in shape and give all the departments what they individually need and then have my process as Adonis, it’s really hard to put into words. In fact, Jordan first approached “Creed” director Ryan Coogler about the prospect of directing while filming the first movie in 2015 and Coogler gave him some sage advice. “I would empathize with them and say, ‘It’s okay man, I get it.’ I did not get anything,” he admitted. “But seriously, for the montage, what are the stakes? “Having a character that I’ve played twice before — it’s been seven, eight years living with this guy — so to be able to tell the story of where I believe Adonis is at,” he continued. I must have a problem because it’s lowkey torture, but at the same time, it’s so much fun.” “I spent the last seven years of my life living out my wildest dreams,” Donnie says.

Michael B. Jordan directs the third installment in the Rocky Balboa spinoff series Creed 3. The movie brings fellow MCU alum Jonathan Majors in as Adonis ...

The trailer is both a great sell for the film and also a hell of a promo for the big Creed-Dame fight. The second film [is better not talked about](https://www.polygon.com/2018/11/16/18098571/creed-2-review-michael-b-jordan). Jordan) against the son of Rocky Balboa’s (Sylvester Stallone) rival Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren), Jonathan Majors plays Anderson Dame, a childhood friend of Creed’s who shared his rough upbringing but without the golden parachute of boxing royalty there to rescue him. [Creed](https://www.polygon.com/2015/7/1/8877037/creed-movie-trailer-rocky-apollo-sylvester-stallone) movie was the kind of film that made you want to run a lap around the entire goddamn globe. I can’t wait to see them fight it out.

The lead actor makes his directorial feature debut with the highly anticipated sports drama, which will land in theaters in March 2023.

I think it was a reflection of where I was in my life professionally and personally, and I have a lot to say around that, so I figured I'd progress things there. I think it was important to get to a pivotal point in Adonis' career. Mentally for me, it was just taking it a day at a time, but at the same time, it was ten steps ahead. Me and him bonded in a way that I never had an opportunity to. Having him as that running mate and scene partner made all the difference in the world. Dealing with Bianca, Tessa Thompson's character, since Creed and how that evolved to her becoming a mother and the possibility of our child being hard of hearing and ultimately being deaf, how the family evolves and grows, how do they deal with that obstacle and turn it into a superpower? I wanted to create a story where everybody felt like they could relate to something in this movie. She's deaf, and learning ASL and normalizing it was a really big deal for us. I think it was naturally the right evolution of the Creed family. It was a community of people that didn't get true representation as much as they should have, and we use this as an opportunity to do that. I just felt like it was the right time. Here are a few of the highlights.

Creed III just debuted its trailer, with director and star Michael B. Jordan explaining what this latest film achieves.

It’s always been something that has been on the young actor’s mind according to him, but it took ‘Creed’ director Ryan Coogler giving the advice to “jump in the deep end and go for it” that really cemented this latest venture for Jordan. Having a character that I’ve played twice before — it’s been seven, eight years living with this guy — so to be able to tell the story of where I believe Adonis is at,” the actor explained to reporters at a global press conference. And with every great hero story comes the protagonistic driving force of the story. Growing up, the duo both boxed—and Major’s protagonist starts to come out at this point—with him claiming that “he was always better” than Donnie. In the beginning of the trailer, Creed is certainly on top—“I spent the last seven years of my life living out my wildest dreams,” the champion boxer says. Not long after, we find out the connection between Major’s character, Dame, and the title boxer we’ve seen—Dame has spent the last 18 years in prison, and Creed knew him as a young kid.