'I wanted to honor these kinds of relationships and what it means to be a girl dad,' said Jordan, who reprises his role as Adonis Creed in the sports drama film (via toofab)
"Muhammad Ali was one of the models for Apollo Creed, and of course, he has a daughter, Layla," Jordan, 36, said."So that was something that was stirring around in my head, how to make it fresh and different, and I kind of knew at the end of 'Creed' that I wanted to have a daughter."
The"Black Panther" star recalled attending a screening for his 2019 drama,"Just Mercy," which was hosted by Bryant, who also shared daughters Natalia, 20, Bianka, 6, and Capri, 3, with wife Vanessa Bryant. "We were on the 'Just Mercy' tour and Kobe Bryant hosted a screening. And [Jordan's 'Just Mercy' co-star] Jamie Foxx has a strong relationship with his daughter, who was into basketball, she was playing basketball," Jordan told Indiewire."And Kobe's sitting there talking about Gianna and basketball and the Mamba Academy and everything."
"I just remember stepping out of myself for a second, and I'm looking at these guys that I have real admiration for and hearing them talk about their daughters," said."I was like, 'Man, I'm pulling from all of this right now for the movie. I wanted to honor these kinds of relationships and what it means to be a girl dad."
"Creed II" -- which marks the directorial debut for Jordan -- sees Adonis Creed going head to head against his childhood friend (
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