Deadline has mentioned it was going to happen numerous times, but Michael B. Jordan has now committed to a step up to a new title: director.
He’ll helm the third installment of Creed, per MGM, which has dated the film for Thanksgiving, 2022. Jordan’s big moment — this is his directorial debut — was spoiled by his onscreen leading lady Tessa Thompson as a tossaway in an online interview.
But most knew this was in the cards for several years since Irwin Winkler, producer of the original Rocky films and the Creed spinoffs, revealed that Jordan was going to be the director of the third film.Script is by Keenan Coogler and Zach Baylin, based on an outline by Ryan Coogler.
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