zdask
Home
/
Arts & Entertainment
/
Michael B. Jordan Breaks Down “Technicality” of Playing Twins in ‘Sinners’
Michael B. Jordan Breaks Down “Technicality” of Playing Twins in ‘Sinners’-May 2024
May 8, 2025 4:53 AM

Michael B. Jordan took on double duty for upcoming horror film Sinners, playing twin brothers Smoke and Stack in the Ryan Coogler-helmed project.

Somebody told me something about another guy walking around here looking like me, its crazy, the star joked at Thursdays New York premiere of the movie, which is set in the 1930s South and sees the brothers leave their troubled lives behind to start over in their hometown, only to encounter a greater evil upon their arrival.

Jordan told The Hollywood Reporter on the carpet that the biggest challenge of playing twins was the technicality of how we shot both characters. I did every scene like four times, fives times, so I think the balance between going back and forth was difficult at times but you find a rhythm and after a while it was second nature. I had a lot of fun. The film also deals with the supernatural and involves vampires, with Jordan pointing to Vampire in Brooklyn and Lost Boys as two of his favorite films in the bloodsucker genre.

Those are two ones that were pretty dope for me and I loved the cast and the storyline, he added. Eddie [Murphy] was so smooth in Vampire in Brooklyn; seeing yourself as a vampire was pretty cool.

Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack OConnell, Wunmi Mosaku and Delroy Lindo co-star in the film, with the latter speaking about the musical elements present in the story.

Delroy Lindo reveals the highlights of working with Ryan Coogler on #SinnersMovie pic.twitter.com/KbQZwlpmxi

The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) April 3, 2025 Its central to the foundation of this narrative, its central to the history of this culture and central to the history of this country, Lindo said, as Wunmi Mosaku added that theres blues music throughout the whole movie, which helps provide for a unique combination rooted in community, love, music, inspiration, ancestry, hope and then also vampires.

OConnell teased that he was living my best Beyonc life on this one when it came to the musical scenes, and promised viewers whatever you think it is, think again. But guaranteed its a good night out or day, whenever youre going to see it.

Sinners hits theaters April 18.

Neha Joy contributed to this report.

Director Ryan Coogler joins the cast of #Sinners at the NY premiere pic.twitter.com/0ArbStnp2a

The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) April 3, 2025

Comments
Welcome to zdask comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
Arts & Entertainment
Copyright 2023-2025 - www.zdask.com All Rights Reserved