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How Ryan Coogler Discovered Musical Prodigy Miles Caton for ‘Sinners’ and What the New Actor Learned from Michael B. Jordan

Ryan Coogler cast newcomer Miles Caton for a key starring role in 'Sinners,' which is Caton's first film role.

When Ryan Coogler began developing his latest film “ Sinners,” he knew one role would be particularly key: that of Sammie, the teenage cousin of Michael B. Jordan’s gangster twins Smoke and Stack. His powerhouse vocals have attracted the attention of gospel greats like Fred Hammon, Faith Evans, Erica Cambell and Bishop TD Jakes, as well as Oscar- and Grammy-winner H.E.R., who enlisted Caton to join her on tour all before he’d finished high school. Here, Caton reflects on the whirlwind experience of making his big screen debut with “Sinners,” which hits theaters on April 18, and what he learned from entering Coogler and Jordan’s orbit.

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