Ryan Coogler Responds to mgk’s Claim He Turned Down ‘Sinners’ Audition Because Rapper Refused to Say Slur

Sinners director Ryan Coogler has responded to mgk‘s revelation implicit the summertime that helium turned down an accidental to prima successful the blockbuster movie due to the fact that of the vampire role’s usage of the N-word.

On Friday (Oct. 17), Coogler spoke alongside his woman and Proximity Media cofounder Zinzi Coogler, chap Proximity Media cofounder Sev Ohanian and Sinners actor Omar Benson Miller during the sold-out Cinespia screening of the play supernatural fearfulness movie astatine the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. And successful an interrogation with Variety astatine the screening that was published Monday (Oct. 20), Coogler commented connected the rapper’s decision.

“That’s understandable. I get it,” helium told the publication. “I cognize helium has a Black girl and acting is acting, but you person to beryllium comfy with immoderate it is.”

At the extremity of July, mgk appeared connected The Pat McAfee Show and explained wherefore the publication for his imaginable vampire relation made him uncomfortable. “Like Sinners, I was expected to beryllium successful that. The vampire, they had maine acceptable up to bash the audition — it’s the 1 that’s successful the house, truthful he’s the 2nd vampire, the 1 that the feline comes and eats the family,” helium explained astatine the time. “In the audition, helium has to accidental the N-word and I wouldn’t bash it.”

After its archetypal theatrical merchandise successful April, Sinners will instrumentality to the large surface this spooky season, Variety also reported. The Michael B. Jordan-fronted movie volition play successful prime IMAX theaters from Oct. 30 to Nov. 5. It has grossed $367 cardinal worldwide.