Coogler added that seeing Boseman “that up close” while filming Black Panther and having “to do scenes across from” him helped Jordan — who played villain Erik Killmonger in the 2018 superhero film — “lock in” to play twin brothers in Sinners, which released on April 18.

"Black Panther" director remembers Disney execs being worried about Chadwick Boseman's accent while visiting the set.

He don't turn it off till we wrap,' " Cooger recalled of his own response to the executivesRyan Coogler said in an interview that Disney executives "freaked out" when they heard Chadwick Boseman use his Wakandan accent even when cameras weren't rolling,