‘Creed III’: Tessa Thompson and Michael B. Jordan went to couples therapy to build their characters

Tessa Thompson and Michael B Jordan decided to go to couples therapy to prepare their latest boxing movie, ‘Creed III’.

Reprising their roles as Bianca Taylor and Adonis Creed on the big screen (characters they first played eight years ago in the spin-off from ‘Rocky’, ‘Creed’), the action movie sees the couple in murkier emotional territory than fans have been able to know.

“We did an interesting experiment. Mike and I went to therapy together as Bianca and Adonis, because we wanted to see what a couple who had been together for many years felt like.“, Thompson told exclusively to Digital Spy.

“when we first see [a Adonis en ‘Creed III’], is retired. Bianca has gone from being a performing artist to being a producer. So she was very curious“, he added.

“What that means for both of you and for the relationship. Also what it means to be parents for intimacy. I don’t have children, but I have friends who do and I know how that can affect their married life.”

“So we wanted to talk about those things, but we had to be precise because it had to have depth. Although we didn’t have a lot of space to talk about it within the film. Much of that work we did in rehearsals.“.

Thompson, whose other major titles include “Westworld” and “Annihilation,” also spoke about the collaborative nature of making “Creed” movies.

“One thing I love about playing this character is that I feel like I’ve always been invited to be a co-author. and to bring a lot of ideas to the writers and whoever is directing at the time, about what I think he might be doing or saying or thinking“concluded the actress.

‘Creed III’ will be released in theaters on March 3.