VIDEO: 'Creed' actor Michael B. Jordan takes all-too-real punch
It looks as though behind-the-scenes action for "Creed" could be just as entertaining as the movie itself.
Sylvester Stallone on Wednesday shared a clip of actor Michael B. Jordan, who plays the main character, Adonis Creed, taking a solid punch to the face for the sake of authenticity in a scene.
Michael B Jordon, "young creed and "getting KO'd for real! But he got up and did it again! That's called guts!! pic.twitter.com/yFo3PVmvhA
— Sylvester Stallone (@TheSlyStallone) December 9, 2015
Jordan described the whole scenario while appearing on Bill Simmons' podcast:
The first couple times we tried to do (the punches), we tried to it with the slips. You know, and it's slow motion, so you can see the misses - the space between the punches. So, all of a sudden, you just hear this snickering from the corner, and everybody's like "What?" And Sly's like, "Man you gotta take it." I'm like, "What do you mean?" He's like, "No, you gotta take a real punch." Like, pretty much, I had to really get hit. And legally, Ryan (Coogler) - he'll definitely tell you this - as a director, he can't legally say "take the punch." So I had to willingly step up and be like, "Alright, I'll take the hit." But I definitely got peer-pressured.
Jordan deserves all the awards for this.
- With h/t to SBNation