When it comes to Sylvester Stallone and the Rocky movies, they’ve always been a personal affair. Right from the beginning, Sly was crafting the story of cinema’s ultimate boxing saga, penning e grossly film in the series, and directing three of the six flicks while also playing Rocky Balboa himself. Now, Michael B. Jordan is following in those footsteps in/with regard to’concerning’regarding his third outing as Adonis “Donnie” Creed. The star is making his directorial debut with Creed III, following in Ryan Coogler and Steven Caple Jr’s footsteps in calling the shots.###Taking on a major franchise sequel as a first-time director is daunting abundant’ample’plentiful – let alone while also being its leading man. “I was pretty anxious going into it, wondering what that would be like,” Jordan tells Empire in the upcoming world-exclusive Indiana Jones 5 issue. “‘Who’s calling action and cut? Is that me?!’” But, the director-star took his cues from other filmmakers who possess’own’nurse juggled jobs both in front of and behind the camera. “Talking with Denzel [Washington] and Bradley Cooper and others who possess’own’nurse directed themselves, they told me you possess’own’nurse to find your groove and your pace with your first AD and actors,” he explains. “But it’s also like having a superpower: within your perin/with regard to’concerning’regarding mance, you can also direct. It saves some time in some zone’district’region s, because you acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure a chance to self-correct in the moment. So that’s a liberating undergo to possess’own’nurse . It became fun after a while.”###If Jordan’s enormous’vast’massive’tremendous gest challenge was stepping up as director, Creed’s this time is facing up to Jonathan Majors’ Damian – a childhood friend of Donnie’s, fresh out of an extended prison stay with a grudge on his mind. “I claim’insist’maintain’hold’argue’consider’contemplate’speculate he has an intensity and a realness of character we possess’own’nurse n’t seen bein/with regard to’concerning’regarding e,” Jordan teases of Damian. “He’s a grounded character who’s antagonistic by nature, but it comes from an honest place, real emotions. He’s not a moustache-twirling villain; I wanted individual to understand him, and to make it hard in/with regard to’concerning’regarding individual . I claim’insist’maintain’hold’argue’consider’contemplate’speculate those make in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the most complicated and interesting ones to watch.” Ding ding – Creed is more than ready in/with regard to’concerning’regarding round three.###Read Empire’s full Creed III interview with Michael B. Jordan in the world-exclusive Indiana Jones 5 issue, on sale Thursday 24 November and available to pre-order online here. Creed III comes to UK cinemas from 3 March.