Michael B. Jordan Explains Why Sylvester Stallone Won't Be In 'Creed III'

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'Creed' has been a very popular boxing movie franchise since 2015. There has been two since 2015 as it starred both Michael B. Jordan and the legendary Sylvester Stallone. Jordan played the role as the son of legendary boxer, Apollo Creed. Sylvester's role was being Jordan's trainer as in these films, he also trained Creed. With MBJ being casted as Adonis Creed, he ended up becoming one of the most dominant boxers in his weight class as he was carrying his father's legacy. 

In a new interview withIGN, MBJ had a discussion about why Stallone won't be coming back for the third installment of "Creed." For a lot of the cast, it was simply expected that he wasn't planning to.

"I think that Sly let it be known that he wasn’t coming back for this one but I think, you know, his essence and his spirit… there’s always going to be a little bit of Rocky within Adonis. But this is a Creed franchise, and we really want to build this story and this world around him moving forward."

MBJ added that even though Stallone will not return for "Creed III," the respect for Stallone is obviously still there. He also says that there's a "shit-ton of love" for what Stallone helped build.

"So, it’s always respect and always a shit-ton of love for what he’s built, but we really want to push and navigate Adonis forward and the family that he created. So, hopefully you guys will love what I’m thinking… what we’re cooking up. I think it’s going to be something special."

MBJ has also been trending on social media over the last three months as he and Lori Harvey revealed that the two are a couple. This was after a few months of speculation. The two were originally seen landing together in Atlanta the day before Thanksgiving on a Delta flight. At the end of December, they were also seen in Salt Lake City, UT, for a winter trip as they spent New Year's Eve together. At that point, it was evident that MBJ and Harvey were starting to date.

Lori and MBJ have since been posting more photos together on social media, which includes some vacation shots. When MBJ posts photos of himself, Lori is also seen in the comments section adoring her man. Another great piece of news for MBJ is that her father, Steve Harvey, approves of him as well. This didn't appear to be the case in Lori's last relationship with Future, as those two dates from the end of 2019 through the first half of 2020.