Actor Tessa Thompson has confirmed that her Creed co-star Michael B Jordan will direct the third installment within the sports activities drama movie sequence.
There had been stories that Jordan will each reprise his function as boxer Adonis Creed and in addition helm the brand new movie for MGM Studios.
Thompson can be set to return as Bianca, a singer-songwriter with progressive listening to loss and Adonis’ girlfriend who turns into his fiancee by the top of Creed II, which launched in 2018.
Asked if Jordan was turning director with Creed 3, the actor informed MTV News, “He is directing the next Creed.”
Jordan was additionally named People journal’s Sexiest Man Alive 2020 and Thompson mentioned she is but to speak to him concerning the title.
“I haven’t talked to him about it as a result of I’m gonna faux it hasn’t occurred.
“We’re gonna make another ‘Creed’ very soon, and I don’t need the Sexiest Man Alive to… you know what I mean, I just don’t need it. I don’t need any of it. It’s too much for me to shoulder. It’s too much for me to handle. I’m proud of him,” she mentioned.
The actor, who lately starred in Sylvie’s Love reverse Nnamdi Asomugha, mentioned she is going to ask Jordan to “dial down the sexiness” on the units of Creed 3.
“We’re not going to make it until later in the year. Who knows what happens? I don’t know if he will still be the ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ in six months. It could be Nnamdi,” she added.
Sylvie’s Love, a interval drama, launched on Amazon Prime Video on Christmas Day.