How Jonathan Majors transformed his body for ‘Creed III’

Jonathan Majors is riding a wave of success following his role as Kang the Conqueror in the recent Marvel hit ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’.

Now, the 33-year-old is gearing up for the release of ‘Creed III’, which hits theaters on March 3.

The film picks up seven years after the events of ‘Creed II’, with Michael B. Jordan reprising his role as Adonis Creed.

Although Creed is comfortable living his life with wife Bianca (Tessa Thompson) and daughter (Mila Davis-Kent), he’s surprised by the arrival of an old friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian “Dame” Anderson, played by Majors.

Majors transformed his body for the role

Ahead of the film’s release, Majors told Entertainment Tonight that he knew he had to step up his preparation once he was cast in the film.

“This was the first time I was like, ‘OK, it’s gonna be on display more or less,’” said Majors. “And, as we talked about the honor of joining the Creed-verse, Rocky-verse in the new installment, you want to do right by everyone that’s coming before you.

“And you want to do right by [Jordan]. You want a bad guy? You want a formidable foe? You got it.”

Majors also stars in ‘Magazine Dreams’, a movie about an aspiring bodybuilder that was released on January 20 to positive reviews. Although he says his work on the film, and ‘Creed’, was different than Ant-Man, he’s still kept his incredible physique.

“Right now I’m probably four [percent] body fat but also five or six pounds heavier than [when I was on set],” said Majors.

“It’s a lifestyle. I’m going for overall health. I actively don’t show my body [much], I wear big clothes.”

How Majors got into fighting shape

While speaking with Men’s Health UK, Majors made it clear that workouts are key to developing his character.

“When you see these guys, it’s like, Yeah, they’re f***ing fit. But if you look at it, there’s a story there,” he said. “If I’m going to bench-press 250 in a film, I need to be able to bench-press 275 a few times…305 a few times.

“Training and working out are very important to me. I try to challenge myself to get to a place to express things in the gym the same way that I do in my line of work.”

He also shared some of the details behind the sessions he held with trainer Mark Smith, which helped him get into the shape he’s in.

Jonathan Majors’ back workout