Michael B. Jordan Opens Up About the ‘Pressure’ of Working With Denzel Washington

Michael B. Jordan’s next film, A Journal for Jordan, is directed by none other than the legendary Denzel Washington. 

Jordan opened up to Essence about the pressure of working with someone as esteemed as Washington and the pressure that he felt to make him proud. 

“I think there was a pressure of just wanting to make him proud. That’s the G.O.A.T. right there,” Jordan told the outlet. “But I knew it was an opportunity for me to learn and get a masterclass up close and personal in character development and acting and directing as well and how he ran his ship and production. I really observed and learned as much as I could day in and day out. It was a little pressure, but at the same time, it was a healthy pressure. I allowed it to motivate me to try to bring it each and every day.”

The film is based on the memoir written by Dana Canedy. The story focuses on the letters her fiancé, First Sergeant Charles Monroe King, wrote to his son while deployed in Iraq. The film also stars Chanté Adams as Canedy.

The movie will make its debut in movie theaters later this year. Check out the trailer: