The 1st of March was declared Michael B. Jordan as the Creed star got his personalized star at Hollywood Boulevard.
During the ceremony, award-winning Ryan Coogler recalled his first meeting with Jordan his feature-length debut with the independent film Fruitvale Station.
“I had just seen him work in film and television around that time but I didn’t know what type of person he was. I wanted to make sure we had good chemistry [and] we would be able to work together, to relate over the few months of shooting,” Coogler told the audience.
“We met at a Starbucks not too far from Universal Studios… We sat down right there in the lobby and we talked about our families, about our hopes, our dreams, why he got into the business… and I remember thinking, ‘Man, I hope this dude wants to do this movie because it feels like he’s going places, man,'” he continued.
“I realized that he hadn’t been a lead on a television show or in a movie yet and I said, ‘Man, we got to change that.’ But I had no idea how much we would have a chance to change that.” Coogler talked about Jordan’s work ethics in Creed and Black Panther, in which Coogler laughingly admitted he was “so happy” they didn’t “kill him” with all the physical work.
Finishing his speech, Coogler said “it’s been a ride of a lifetime” working beside Jordan. Jonathan Majors was next in line to render his living tributes to a colleague turned friend.
Majors likened Jordan’s road to success to that of the hero Hercules, saying, “Michael, to me, represents a mythical character. I don’t think it’s an act of luck or an act of chance that so many people see him as Adonis [and] that he was cast as Adonis. He has taken this story and pushed it forward… I don’t think that’s a coincidence.”
Jonathan will feature in Michael B. Jordan’s debut film as a director in Creed III, recalls his time on set, Majors said, “I watched my brother deal with many things… I watched him stand up straight and smile and be grateful and keep his heart open when folks are coming, when the haters coming — and the haters come, bro — I watched him move with integrity each and every round… I watched this man, this movie star, drive to the hood and sit in a Motel 6 with me at 4 o’clock in the afternoon on a Tuesday and we don’t know each other. That’s a champion heart.”
“It breaks my heart with so much joy and satisfaction to call you my friend, brother,” Jordan who was close to tears at this point had to keep his composure for his acceptance speech.
He appreciated his family and friends who had been in his corner pushing him towards greatness.
Jordan was full of praise for his partner in Creed, Ryan Cooger. “Pairing up with Coog changed my entire life, from trusting me to embody the grand story of Fruitvale Station in 2013 which brought two black hopeful artiste to a grandstanding ovarion at the Cannes Film Festival.
To the making of Black Panther and the creation of Killmonger one the baddest characters in MCU to finally making Adonis Creed. Coog has always been in my corner, he’s always mean something to me, he’s always seen something in me and pushed me to dream bigger of myself.” “So to say I appreciate you Ryan would be an understatement.
My gratitude to you for empowering me with this third chapter, Creed is never ending.” The much anticipated Creed III premieres on the 3rd of March, 2023.11:25 AM
