Los Angeles, April 9, 2025
Hollywood star Michael B. Jordan has heaped praise on filmmaker Ryan Coogler and said that the director played an instrumental role in his success.
The 38-year-old actor has frequently worked with Coogler over the last decade such as ‘Creed’, ‘Black Panther’ and ‘Sinners’.
Jordan told ‘Extra’: “It’s extremely important to me … I feel like, at a time, earlier in my career when I was figuring out what type of actor I wanted to be, lead actor, you know, like where do I stand in the entertainment industry?”
“Only been a part of ensembles and in this nature, never opened a movie before, never been a lead of a film before, so I was searching for that and Ryan was the first director to believe in that, and tell me I was a movie star and believed it and made me believe it, you know?”
The actor features alongside actress Hailee Steinfeld in ‘Sinners’, a new horror movie set in the 1930s in Southern United States, and Jordan previously claimed that his co-star’s performance shows her “in a new light,” reports femalefirst.co.uk.
Jordan feels the project could actually prove to be a landmark in Steinfeld’s career.
He told WhoWhatWear: “Hailee’s performance in ‘Sinners’ is very, very versatile and honestly fun. I think it’s gonna make people lean in and get a chance to see her in a way they haven’t had an opportunity to see her in before.
“As you know, it’s tough to grow up in this industry where people get a chance to see you every step of the way, and they kinda have an idea of who you are and what you can do. I think this is one of those roles that’s gonna show Hailee in a new light.”
Jordan relished the experience of working with Steinfeld, saying that they developed a family-like bond during the shoot.
He said: “She’s extremely talented, an extremely hard worker, and a great scene partner.”
“When you’re on a project like this, in the midst of hard scenes to navigate, (and) balancing the emotional aspects and long days, you really get a chance to become a family. I’m extremely proud of her, and I can’t wait for the world to see her performance, and I truly can’t wait to see what she does next.”(Agency)
