Sinners actor reveals secret name used to disguise Ryan Coogler film before release

Sinners actor reveals secret name Ryan Coogler's film was given in casting

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00:00My hair looks good today, so I'm going to answer this question, or at least part of it.

00:03I started my career as an actress. I was in Gone Girl and Mistress America, a TV show called Notes Art in the Jungle.

00:10A while back, I decided to focus on writing. I wrote a book, and also on music.

00:15The day that I was set to make my debut at the Grand Ole Opry, I get a call.

00:20I get asked to audition for a top-sequent film.

00:23It'll do grilled cheese, which I gathered was not real, but I like grilled cheese, so it worked.

00:27I did the scene, and the casting associate was like, hey, you know you have to sing in this.

00:32And I was like, do you want me to sing right now?

00:34And they were like, oh, we found this video of you walking down a crowded street naked while singing, so we'll just send that to the director.

00:39And I was like, I guess it worked. I got the part.

00:42They're so excited when I found out it was Ryan Coogler directing and Michael B. Jordan starring.

00:45Downside was that I did have to cancel a tour that I was going on, with the exception of my set at Stagecoach.

00:52Pretty much right after this moment, I flew back to Louisiana to film this scene.

00:56Fortunately, I'm going to get to go back to a lot of the cities I missed last year this coming June.

01:01Maybe I'll even sing Go Lassie Go.