Michael B. Jordan wants to make a rocking anime spin-off

Creed IIIthe newest Rocky The spin-off starring (and this time directed by) Michael B. Jordan is currently hitting the box office. So it’s not surprising to hear that MGM and its parent company Amazon have big plans for the franchise. However, it’s a little odd that those plans could include an anime series. Well, until you remember Jordan is a big anime fan. Then everything makes sense.

released last week Creed III is the latest entry in the fork of the original Rocky

movies. The franchise stars Jordan as Adonis Creed, the illegitimate son of Apollo Creed – a main character from the original films. The first two Believe Movies have been quite successful at the box office and now is this latest entry blow up, set records, and getting those responsible to gather in meetings somewhere in a boardroom and think together: “Hmmm… how can we make more of this?!” The answer: More spin-offs! And according to a report published today, one of them could be an anime series. Really.

meeting reports that for the past year, MGM and Jordan have been in talks about what’s next and how to expand the series. But now this Creed III sets box office records, those talks have intensified and plans have grown. And according to reports, Jordan and MGM appear to be greenlighting an anime series that would be a spin-off of , among a few other potential projects Believe. meeting didn’t have much else to say about the anime spin-off, but it seems perfect for the brand Creed III star and director.

In advance Creed III‘s release, Jordan explained in interviews that he wanted Creed III

to fill with anime referencesdirectly on shows how Naruto And Fullmetal AlchemistsT. He also got his co-star Jonathan Majors to learn and watch anime before working on the film to better understand the dynamic between Adonis and his rival Damian Anderson. Heck, even Creed’s boxing shorts in the movie are directly inspired by the famous anime hit, Akira. Before that he worked with Rooster Teeth in an anime-inspired web seriesto.

So really, it makes perfect sense once he has enough control over that Rocky/Believe To be in charge of the series, he could be pushing for an anime spin-off. It was only a matter of time, to be honest.