UMichael B. Jordan engxoxweni nomagazini wabesilisa baMadoda wezeMpilo wakhuluma ukuthi muva nje ucabanga kakhulu ngamagugu azoshiya abe ngumlingisi waseHollywood. Ubandakanyeka emsebenzini iminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amabili futhi ukholelwa ukuthi usevele wafika ezindaweni ezithile eziphakeme emsebenzini wakhe wokuba yisibonelo sabalingisi abaqala.
Ngasikhathi sinye, uJordani uyavuma ukuthi wedlula izindima eziningi, naphezu kokuthi wathola iziphakamiso ezanele, ikakhulukazi ngemuva kokuba ifilimu iphume nokubamba iqhaza kwakhe ":" Angikwazi ukudlala zonke izibalo ezimnyama zomlando. Kukhona abanye abadlali abanethalente abafanele babe nethuba lokukwenza. "
Lesi sithombe esikuhlobo lwedrama yemvelo safakwa khona ngezehlakalo zangempela ezenzeka ngo-2009. Lapho-ke umfana osemusha wadubula iphoyisa, futhi emadolobheni amaningi aseMelika aqala ukukhombisa imiboniso, izidumbu kanye nokwesula kwamaphoyisa.
Abagxeki baphawule ukuthi njengoba umlingisi eJordani wambulwa ngempela kule filimu. Futhi umenzi weqhaza lesibonelelo sika-Oscar ukholelwa ukuthi, naphezu kwempumelelo, akakwazi ukudlala bonke abalingiswa abamnyama bomlando, ngoba kukhona abanye abalingisi abamangalisayo, abanethalente nabo abadinga ukusebenzisa leli thuba futhi bafake izithombe zabantu bangempela kuma-movie.
Khumbula, umlingisi uyaziwa nakwifilimu ethi "Okumnandi Nesine", "Lesi sikhathi esibi", kanye nokuqhubeka kokuchuma kochungechunge lwamadwala - "Creed: Ifa lika-Rockyvester I-stallone.