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Lupin III Posters Appear in Creed III Film
posted on by Kim Morrissy
In an interview with Polygon, Jordan elaborates on his anime influences, as depicted in his feature directorial debut. When asked why Adonis possesses anime memorabilia, he responded, "As an actor, you find ways to bring a piece of yourself and your reality to these characters and make them real and relatable as much as you can. At a certain point, Adonis was going through the same things I was going through, those same types of challenges." He described it as "a chance to almost redo the origin story."
According to Polygon, the scene also includes a Gunpla figure, a Robotech poster, and a Naruto banner.
Jordan also stated in the interview that a scene where Adonis and Damian punch each other simultaneously was directly inspired by Naruto and Sasuke from episode 450 of the Naruto Shippūden anime. (The shot itself is an homage to a scene from the classic boxing manga Ashita no Joe.) He also elaborated on the live-action camera techniques he used to replicate anime visual effects and why he takes so much inspiration from anime in general.
In a previous interview with IGN, he stated that the film draws inspiration from Hajime no Ippo, Megalobox, Naruto, My Hero Academia, and Dragon Ball Z for its fight scenes. Jordan has previously spoken about how anime inspired his performance in Creed II.
Creed III will open in the United States on Friday. It is the ninth installment in the Rocky film series.
Sources: Time Out (Kambole Campbell), Polygon (Toussaint Egan)
