Michael B. Jordan premieres ‘Creed III’, hopes to expand ‘Creed-verse’ | – #Michael #Jordan #premieres #Creed #III #hopes #expand #Creedverse
LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Michael B. Jordan is reprising his role as boxer Adonis Creed in the new film “Creed III,” and the actor-director says he hopes to expand the universe around the character in the future.
Jordan first makes his directorial debut with the third installment of the films, which began in 2015 with Creed, a spin-off of the Sylvester Stallone-starrer Rocky films and tells the story of Adonis, the estranged son of the late heavyweight champion. Creed of Apollo.
“It was tough, but I’ve never felt more alive,” Jordan told Reuters about his directorial debut at the London premiere of “Creed III” on Wednesday.
“I got a chance to have my say on everything and it was really good.”
Damian, played by his old friend and one-time promising boxer Jonathan Majors in Creed III imprisonment When he returns to life after serving his sentence, Adonis enjoys a successful career.
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Although the friendship is initially rekindled, things soon unravel when Damian insists he wants to fight in the ring.
Asked if there might be more for Creed in the future, Jordan said: “Absolutely. I alone I want to do something like live, I want to do something that maybe if you hadn’t seen the first two movies, it would still say something. story and make you feel full when you finish it.
“But I definitely plan on expanding the ‘Kredd-verse’ … from comics to graphic novels to TV and spin-offs. A lot of storytelling with these rich characters way I have and I’m leaving now. to figure out what to do.”
One potential storyline could concern Creed’s rival in Creed II, Viktor Drago, the son of boxer Ivan Drago, the character of Rocky IV. Victor appears in Creed III.
“We’re working on something, and I think it’s kind of a teaser for Creed III,” actor Florian Muntianu, who plays Victor, told Reuters.
“This movie was really about digging deep into Adonis, but I feel like Drago’s story is still unfinished, it’s not told yet, so we still have something to tell there… let’s see.”
Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Edited by Sandra Mahler
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2023-02-16 04:18:33
Source – reuters
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