Memphis, Mississippi play key role in new Michael B. Jordan vampire film
Michael B. Jordan plays Smoke and Stack in Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Sinners.” (Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)
“Sinners,” Ryan Coogler’s new film, is as much a Southern Gothic vampire movie as it is a movie about the blues.
The story is set in Clarksdale, Mississippi, in 1932. Using movie magic, Michael B. Jordan stars as twin brothers Smoke and Stack.
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Elle Perry
A native Memphian, Elle Perry has earned graduate degrees from the University of Memphis and Maryland Institute College of Art. She’s written for publications including the Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Flyer and High Ground News, and previously served as coordinator of The Teen Appeal.
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