Michael B. Jordanis partnering up withDenzel Washingtonfor his upcoming movie.
The trailer forA Journal for Jordandebuted online on Wednesday and stars Jordan as Sergeant Charles Monroe King, a soldier deployed to Iraq who begins to keep a journal of love and advice for his infant son.
“Just take one look at your mother, that will tell you what I think beautiful is,” King writes to his son Jordan in the journal. “Love is a choice, Jordan, and real love means you have to sacrifice.”
“But pain is temporary, real love lasts forever,” he writes.
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The actor toldUSA Todaythat taking a break from film franchises likeWithout RemorseandCreedwas “a good change of pace” for him.
“I’ve done a lot of physical roles because that’s been my appetite,” he said. “I’m 34; the last seven years has been [about] physically developing into your sweet spot.”
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Chanté Adams and Michael B. Jordan inA Journal for Jordan(2021).Sony Pictures
But starring inA Journal for Jordanwas a chance “to explore these characters and to be vulnerable in that type of way.”
Having Washington as his director also helped with Jordan describing the experience as “a master class of character development and directing.”
“Everybody wants to work with him, and he’s a very selective guy,” Jordan said. “So the fact that he wanted to work with me was a huge deal for me.”
A Journal for Jordanis exclusively in movie theaters on Dec. 25.
source: people.com
