Adonis’ worst enemy will be his past in “Creed III” with Michael B. Jordan

Michael B. Jordan’s directorial debut will be marked by the premiere of ‘Creed III’, in which he will once again play the role of Adonis Creed, who, now without the help of Rocky Balboa, is preparing to take on one of his worst enemies, and this is closely linked to his past. Jonathan Majors will be an old childhood friend of the protagonist and, at the same time, his new opponent.

Through the Amazon Prime Video social networks, the first trailer for ‘I believe III’with Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors. In the preview you can see the past of Adonis Creed, when he was just a child, before being admitted to the juvenile prison, as could be seen at the beginning of the first film. Apparently, Jonathan Majors’ character will be Damian, a friend of Adonis with whom they had previously formed a gang.

Apparently, Jonathan Majors as Damian will be the villain of ‘I believe III’, after both children had completely different fates, Adonis triumphed in the boxing world, while things weren’t pleasant for Damian, but now he comes back to claim who will be the best boxer today.

It must be said that ‘I believe III It will be Michael B. Jordan’s first film as a director, who reacted on his Twitter account to the revelation: “It still seems absurd to say this, but there is no film that was more personal to me and no film that I felt more prepared to direct. I am thrilled to share the first Creed 3 trailer. To my cast and crew, thank you for working so hard to continue the legacy of the franchise. “

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Rocky won’t be back for “Creed III”

As can be seen at the start of the new trailer, Adonis mentions Rocky Balboa, who will not appear for “Creed III,” after Jordan said he preferred to focus on the protagonist’s story and leave his past behind. So Sylvester Stallone is confirmed that he will not be a part of the story of the film.

In his place, Wood Harris, who plays Tony “Little Duke”, will be the coach who will replace Rocky in the corner of Adonis. Which was not well received by some of the fans of the saga, since Rocky Balboa was the pillar on which the entire franchise was founded. We will have to wait for the launch to find out how they resolve their absence in the plot.

The confirmed release date of ‘Creed 3’ will be March 3, 2023, and in addition to Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad will also return, along with the special participation of Mexican boxer Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez, who can also be seen in part of the first trailer.