Black Pantherstar and self-confessed nerd Michael B. Jordan is not slacking off during the pandemic as he continues to schedule what will be a very busy 2021. He’s already set to produce a live-action moviestarring DC Comics’sStatic Shockfor Warner Bros., but now Jordan is also adding a directorial debut to his portfolio.
The news came on the back of a report by Deadline addressing MGM’s dismissal of any possibility that007’sNo Time to Diewould hit the streamingavenue as a last resort measure for the studio. Those rumors are unsurprising as MGM is pined for the profits they had lined up in their books for 2020 with James Bond, yet it also made their plans for the future stand out, namely theCreed IIIproject starred and directed by Jordan.
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Jordan had been in the shortlist to directCreed III, after starring first under Ryan Coogler and Steven Caple Jr. inCreed IandII, respectively. Producer Irvin Winkler promised the actor that he would he get his fair chance to star and direct, just like Stallone did in severalRockymovies.
MGM executives are rightfully excited aboutCreed IIIgiven the Adonis Creed spin-offs revitalized theRockyname in an unexpected way, with the film receiving rave reviews and pushing Sylvester Stallone’s name for an Oscar nomination.
With acombined box office haulof $387.7 million, theCreedsaga is no Hollywood underdog; it remains MGM’s biggest hard hitter after007. This would mean that Jordan is in no way being handed an easy task, but instead he’s being asked to keep theCreedname from falling into the same downward spiral that separates Academy Award for Best PictureRocky Ifrom the likes ofRocky IVandV.
Creed IIIproduction details are still TBA.
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