majors vs. Jordan: The actors come together to star in ‘Creed III’, the movie that comes out on March 2

Jonathan Majors and Michael B. Jordan. In their thirties, the actors are imposing their presence among the most anticipated films of early 2023 and at the same time, California talents will unite their talents for the third installment of to believe, the saga created by Silvester Stallone and which takes up the story of boxer Rocky Balboa (Stallone) and from his best friend, Apollo Creed, through his son, Adonis (Jordan).

In creed III, That will premiere in Ecuador on Thursday, March 2, in Ecuador, Majors will appear as Damian, the antagonist and old friend of Adonis who accuses him of sending himself to prison for a crime the two were involved in. And while we don’t know who will win the final battle, we can get to know them better.

Michael B Jordan

Considered a ‘young Denzel Washington’ in his early career, Michael Bakari Jordan, now 36 years old, started making himself known as a child when he modeled for certain brandsuntil he took his first steps as an actor in television series like The wire, Cold Case And House.

“My manager asked me if I wanted to try something new, like acting. I was about 10 or 11 years old at the time. I went to a few auditions for about a year and a half and didn’t get a part”, he recalled in an interview in 2022. “But at the last audition I had, they called me back, I went to another audition and I got the job”.

In 2013, her role in fruitvale station, directed by Ryan Coogler, established him as a rising star, but playing Adonis Creed, in 2015, finally gave him the recognition he’s been looking for. His success was reinforced in 2018 with Black Panther by Marvel Studiosin which he became Erik Killmonger, the heir to Wakanda who returns to claim his right to the throne. Creed III It will be his directorial debut.

Jonathan Majors

Heath Ledger’s performance in the knight of the night (2008) motivated him to become an actor and, as he said, it protected him from the environment of drug addiction and death that he grew up in and everything gave him that double view of the world that he now imprints on his characters, including Kang, the Conquerorthe opponent of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.

So in 2016 graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (United States) and just three years later, he achieved fame by starring in independent film The last black man in San Francisco, Directed by Joe Talbot. Another of the actor’s recent ventures outside of Hollywood is magazine dreams, acclaimed at the Sundance Festival.

“Each step in our lives leads us to be the hero or the villain of our story,” he said in a recent interview for Weekly entertainment. “The way I grew up, the people I grew up with, all just got out of prison and had ankle bracelets. So I knew the complexities of the guys I grew up with: ‘Yeah, you did that, but you also did this.’ And that’s what I saw in Heath’s performance.”.

About Creed III

with script from Kenan Coogler (Space Jam: A New Legacy) and Zach Baylin (King Richard) Jordan decides to expand the story of Apollo Creed’s son (Carl Weathers) albeit this time without the participation of Silvester Stallone.

“It’s the most challenging thing I’ve done in my career so far.noted Michael B. Jordan. “Whether it’s working with all departments to make sure they have what they need to do their jobs, keep me in shape, develop the story or have my own process as an actor with the character of Adonis. I pushed myself to new limits every day.”

Creed III finds its protagonist several years after the second episode and Tessa Thompson returns as Bianca, now Adonis’ wife.