Michael B. Jordan Also Cried Watching 'Sinners'

Spike Lee Asks Ryan Coogler Why Studios Turned Down ‘Sinners’ as the Duo Champion Movie Theaters, Michael B. Jordan and More: ‘I Believe in Cinema’

Spike Lee asks Ryan Coogler why studios turned down 'Sinners' as the duo meet up for Variety's Directors on Directors series.

Michael B. Jordan Also Cried Watching 'Sinners'

Michael B. Jordan wears a Burberry trenchcoat and T-shirt; David Yurman earrings.Michael B. Jordan disappeared so fully into the dual roles of identical twin brothers Smoke and Stack in Ryan Coogler’s Sinners that even his own mother didn’t recognize him. “My mom was taken aback! She didn’t see me, her child, which is the biggest compliment,” Jordan says. (Though, he’s quick to note, the costumes by Oscar-winning Ruth E. Carter helped aid in the…

🎧 Michael B. Jordan Tuned Out His Inner Director to Play Twins in ‘Sinners’

DOUBLE TROUBLE Michael B. Jordan, who plays twins in Sinners, tells me his research was paramount to crafting the performances. “Identical twins are such a unique nuance.” (Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)ShareSubscribe nowSubscribe on Apple PodcastsWatch on YouTubeThere are some things, Michael B. Jordan tells me, that you can never un-see. As a professional actor since he was a teenager, he has presumably seen a lot — including the fic…