Jonathan Majors' Creed 3 Update Is A Great Sign For The Movie's Big Fight
The big fight in Creed III has the potential to be one of the Rocky franchise's best, and Jonathan Majors' recent comments about being punched are another positive sign of the boxing movie’s authenticity. The Creed movies reinvigorated the Rocky movie franchise with their combination of realistic fights and powerful drama. With Michael B. Joran taking on directorial duties for Creed 3, it seems as if the fights between hero and villain will be more brutal and bloodier than ever.
Creed 3 will pick up the story from Creed 2, with Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) back in the ring to defend his heavyweight title against Jonathan Majors' villain, Anderson Dame. It’s the ninth installment in the Rocky boxing franchise and the first one without Sylvester Stallone (though he's stayed on as a producer). It is rumored that Jonathan Majors' villain will be Clubber Lang's son, though this has not yet been confirmed.
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Jonathan Majors has recently stated that he "got punched in the face about 100 times" while filming Creed 3. While stressing that he didn't sustain any serious injuries, the fact that numerous blows were landed during the fight scenes serves to highlight just how authentic Jordan is trying to make Creed 3. It's a fine line to balance the safety of the actors while striving for realism, and modern audiences are trained to spot the old Hollywood editing tricks, sound effects, and camera angles that disguise the fakeness of a hero/villain movie fight. The authenticity of the boxing matches in the Rocky movies is a mixed bag, but the fighting in the Creed films has maintained a sense of realism from the start, and Jonathan Major’s comments indicate that Creed
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