Jonathan Majors, who plays the complicated adversary Damian in Creed III, has released a series of teasers revealing fresh information about the character.
Jonathan Majors, wearing a white t-shirt, stands on the side of the road in Lovecraft Country, intently thinking about something.
New information regarding Jonathan Majors's antagonist in Creed 3 has been revealed.
After a slow start, Majors is on a roll thanks to Loki's introduction of Kang the Conqueror, who will play a significant part in the next stages of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Meanwhile, he'll be taking on a totally different kind of challenge when he co-stars with Michael B. Jordan in Creed III.
Of course, Michael B. Jordan's portrayal of Adonis Creed, the son of Rocky's late friend Apollo, was the impetus for the Creed series, which itself was a spinoff of the Rocky franchise.
Since Sylvester Stallone's Rocky is not anticipated to return for Creed III, Michael B. Jordan's Creed will have to go it alone.
This time around, Jordan is taking on even more of the franchise's workload than usual, serving as both director and star.
And with Majors joining the cast as Damian, Jordan's Adonis will have a formidable foe to spar with in Creed III.
Related: "Rocky Balboa Already Gave Rocky an Ending," so "Creed 3" doesn't have to.
As could be expected, details about Majors' participation in Assassin's Creed III are being kept under wraps for the time being.
But in a recent interview with Men's Health, Majors did drop a hint regarding Damian's past and how he acquired the tiger's eye.
Below, you'll find Majors' comments:
You may be building muscle for a variety of reasons.
As a result of her losses, Dame has a strong body.
Something was missing in his life, and filling that void was what drove him to achieve so much.
Seeing Dame's corpse makes you think, "Ah, that explains it."
If you look like that, you can't possibly be happy.
Where Does Majors' Damian Rank Among Previous Antagonists in the Rocky Films?
To What Degree Does Creed 3 Have a Villain?
Author of the SR Character Theory, Jonathan Majors
Of course, there have been a lot of memorable bad guys in the Rocky and Creed movies.
As the major adversary in both Rocky and Rocky II, Apollo Creed can rightfully claim to be the first true bad guy.
By Rocky III, however, Creed had become Balboa and Stallone's Balboa's best friend, laying the stage for Apollo's sad demise in Rocky IV.
Although Apollo Creed is the quintessential example of the enemy-turned-friend, Rocky fought plenty of other foes who were not as interesting.
Clubber Lang, portrayed by Mr. T in Rocky III, stands out as the most infamous of these because of how one-dimensional a villain he is.
The portrayal of Lang in the first Rocky film is often cited as the source of accusations that the franchise is racist.
The villain of Rocky IV, the monstrous Russian Ivan Drago, who is responsible for the death of Apollo Creed, is the ultimate caricature.
Thankfully, Florian Munteanu's portrayal of Drago's son Viktor in Creed II helped redeem him somewhat.
The Dragos were given more development in Creed II than they had had in the first film, elevating them from one-dimensional villains to genuine threats to Adonis and Rocky.
Based on Majors' latest comments regarding Damian, it appears that Creed 3's nemesis will be more in line with today's nuanced antagonists and less of a collection of wrestling-heel tropes.
The odds of Majors being the most iconic villain in the Rocky/Creed saga are greatly increased as a result of this.
