Tessa Thompson confirms Michael B Jordan will direct Creed III

Michael B. Jordan is to direct 'Creed III'.

That's according to his co-star Tessa Thompson, who joked she is going to tell him to "dial down the sexiness" when he is directing her on set, in reference to the 33-year-old actor being named PEOPLE Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive in 2020.

She said: "He is directing the next 'Creed'."

Referring to Jordan's new title, she said: "It’s going to be ammo, I think, for me when he is engaging with me as a director.

"I’m just going to tell him to dial down the sexiness."

Thompson admitted she "cannot wait" to joke with Jordan about the accolade when they are making the movie.

Speaking to MTV News, she quipped: "I’m going to pretend it hasn’t happened. They’re going to make another ‘Creed’ very soon, and I don’t need the Sexiest Man Alive to be … I don’t need it. I don’t need any of it. It’s too much for me to shoulder, it’s too much for me to handle.

"I’m so happy for him. And I will give him a lot of crap about it in person. I cannot wait."

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