{"id":40007,"date":"2023-11-18T22:28:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T21:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1929438"},"modified":"2023-11-19T00:53:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-18T23:53:57","slug":"michael-b-jordan-to-direct-creed-4-rocky-producer-has-really-good-plot","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/michael-b-jordan-to-direct-creed-4-rocky-producer-has-really-good-plot\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael B Jordan to direct Creed 4 \u2014 Rocky producer has \u201creally good plot\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Jordan previously hinted at expanding the &#8220;Creed universe&#8221;. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Katelyn Mensah\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 18 November 2023 at 21:28 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Rocky franchise producer Irwin Winkler has confirmed that Michael B Jordan will return to direct Creed 4, as per <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DEADLINE\/status\/1725962628714135687?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the Deadline Contenders event, Winkler also confirmed that the movie will go into pre-production a year from now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re planning to do Creed 4 right now, and we have a really good story, really good plot,\u201d Winkler said.<\/p>\n<p>The producer, who worked on all three Creed films and five Rocky films, noted that he is \u201cnot supposed to say\u201d but that Jordan \u201cwill be\u201d returning to direct the fourth instalment.<\/p>\n<p>The Creed team is planning to go into pre-production \u201cabout a year from now\u201d, according to the producer, after having to put production on hold due to the WGA strike, which has since reached a deal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Irwin Winkler confirms Michael B. Jordan will direct \u2018Creed 4\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DeadlineContenders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DeadlineContenders<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nF4siAFslu\">pic.twitter.com\/nF4siAFslu<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DEADLINE\/status\/1725962628714135687?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>Creed 3 marked Jordan\u2019s directorial debut, with him expected to take the helm once more.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after the global success of Creed 3, which saw Jordan reprise his role as Adonis \u2018Donnie\u2019 Creed as he took on an old friend, Damian Anderson, in a boxing match.<\/p> <p>Jordan previously confirmed plans for a fourth instalment of the Creed movies were in the works earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if there were plans for a fourth film or a potential spin-off, Jordan told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/creed-4-confirmed-michael-b-jordan-wants-to-expand-the-creed-verse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IGN<\/a>: \u201cI just want to expand the Creed-verse within reason, but definitely expect other things around Creed for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actor also hinted to <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2023\/02\/michael-b-jordan-teases-creed-universe-creed-iii-premiere-directorial-debut-team-effort-1235273856\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deadline<\/a> earlier this year about expanding the Creed Universe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBuilding the Creed universe is something that I\u2019m really excited about,\u201d he told the publication.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/hunger-games-prequel-director-best-order-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">Hunger Games prequel director reveals best order to watch films in<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/scifi\/madame-web-cast-characters\/\">Madame Web cast: Full list of characters in Spider-Man spin-off<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Looking for something to watch? 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