Michael B. Jordan has spent a good chunk of this year in the UK at work on the new reimagining of “The Thomas Crown Affair,” a project he’s wearing all the hats on – acting, directing, writing and producing.
He’s not been far from the public eye with “Sinners” still one of the year’s most talked about and lauded films. It’s also widely expected to be up for serious awards consideration come year’s end.
Ahead of that film scoring a limited IMAX re-release in two weeks, and potentially being up for a bunch of awards, Jordan sat down to talk with Variety about his schedule.
Asked about a fourth “Creed” film and whether it’s still coming, he says:
“Eventually, definitely. It’s a franchise that’s been really kind to me in a big way. I love MGM and Irwin Winkler and everything they’ve got going on. I think there’s a bit more story to be mined through that.
Do I want to be in the ring boxing for the next 15 years? Not so much. But I think there are clever ways and interesting characters we’ve established that we might want to see where that goes, along with some introductions to new ones I have in mind. I still might be able to get a couple of really good swings at the franchise a bit more.”
Back in May, it was revealed that Amazon Prime Video had ordered “Delphi,” the first live-action TV series set in the same universe as the “Creed” franchise. At the time, it was said to focus on the young athletes who populate the titular boxing gym of the films.
From the sounds of it, there’s been an adjustment to that premise with Jordan saying:
“We’re spinning off doing Adonis’s daughter, Amara’s story, the television show that’s picked up at Amazon. So you’ll be seeing different parts of the Creed-verse, I like to call it. These little IPs are going to keep the universe alive without it being completely reliant on just me to push it through the finish line every time as a boxer. I’ll be adjacent.”
Marco Ramírez will serve as showrunner as well as executive producer on the show. The three “Creed” films have grossed more than $660 million at the worldwide box office and Jordan starred in all three films as Adonis ‘Donnie’ Creed.
