“It’s an incredible honor and I bring tons of respect to it,” Jordan told Deadline of the series, which is tentatively titled The Greatest. “It’s a project where we’ve partnered with the estate and we’ll be able to tell this story with no red tape. It’s a limited series that will really dive into the life of Muhammad Ali. I’m not going to be too specific beyond that, but we’ll be able to get to know him in ways we haven’t had a chance to before. I’m really excited about it, as a boxing enthusiast and since this is the world I’ve been living in the past five or six years with the Creed franchise.”
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Jordan may not be playing Muhammad Ali in The Greatest, but we still haven’t seen the last of him in the ring. He is also set to return to the role of Adonis Creed in Creed III, which he will also direct. A premiere date hasn’t been set for the sequel as of this time. This news comes to us from Deadline.
