New CREED III Photo and Michael B. Jordan Shares How Anime Inspired The Fight Scenes
It’s no secret that Michael B. Jordan is a fan of anime, and it turns out that it influenced him while making his directorial debut with Creed III. The new movie will be the ninth in the long-running franchise and he was looking to make things feel a little different this time around, and anime gave him that edge he was looking for.
During a recent interview with Collider, Jordan revealed that since so many Rocky films had been done previously, he wanted to be more creative when it came to presenting how the boxing fight scenes were filmed. He explained:
“It was a gift and a curse. There’s been eight other movies before me, and we’ve shot — you can shoot a boxing match so many different ways. I think ‘cause I was kinda put in a corner, it forced me to be more creative and really think outside the box of how to make the fights different … and I had a huge Japanese anime influence on a lot of my fighters.”
We’ll just have to wait and see what type of impact anime had on these fight scenes. But, it’s pretty cool that he looked at anime to help in his efforts to change things up a bit. I’ve also got a new photo for you to check out below.
In the film, we see Creed faceoff with an old childhood friend, who is looking to settle a score after getting out of prison. This character’s name is Damian, and he is being played by Jonathan Majors. This looks like it’s going to be one hell of an intense fight!
The synopsis for the film reads:
After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed (Jordan) has been thriving in both his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian (Majors), resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian – a fighter who has nothing to lose.
The rest of the cast includes Tessa Thompson, Wood Harris, Florian Munteanu, and Phylicia Rashad, as well as new cast members Selenis Leyva, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Spence Moore II, Mila Davis-Kent, and Canelo Álvarez.
Creed III will be released on March 3rd.
