Michael B Jordan signs first-look deal with Warner Bros.

Michael B. Jordan is expanding his relationship with bosses at Warner Bros. Pictures Group by signing a production deal.

The Black Panther and Creed star has inked a first-look deal for his Outlier Society production company, which he founded in 2016.

"Warner Bros. is the perfect home for myself, my brilliant president of production, Alana Mayo, and Outlier Society," Jordan says. "I have a tremendous amount of respect for their visionary leadership and commitment to producing a broad slate of films, which gives us more range and more opportunity as producers. Most importantly, they share my passion for telling unique, creatively-fulfilling stories and giving a voice to the next generation of talent."

The new agreement comes after Jordan helped bosses create their new inclusion policy last year (18).

"I helped Warner Bros. write their inclusion policy for the studio...," he told U.S. talk show The View in November (18). "It's pretty much the first step to open up the doors and set a precedent for other studios to follow that lead."

"It just basically means that it's mandatory in every department to see a person of colour, a woman, somebody from the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community...," he continued. "Warner Bros. are stepping up and doing that. It is a huge step, it's a major (step). So salute to Warner Bros..."

Inclusion policies hit the headlines last year (18) after Frances McDormand used her Best Actress acceptance speech at the Academy Awards to encourage her peers, industry executives, and directors to add inclusion riders to their contracts to help ensure equal opportunities for all in Hollywood. Her empowering remarks prompted Jordan to announce he would introduce the riders at Outlier Society as standard for all of their film and TV endeavours.