Where there is Ryan Coogler , there is magic .

Warning : This article contains spoilers forSinners .

Music, madness andMichael B Jordanare just a few things you can expect from Ryan Coogler’s historical-horrorSinners.

While twin characters Smoke and Stack (both played by Michael) drive the story, the cast overall sells the strong sense of family and community — even when they’re on opposing sides.

In speaking toSinners’Omar Benson Miller, Li Jun Li andDelroy Lindoahead of its cinematic release, we learned that the familial dynamic came naturally. Michael B Jordan and Ryan Coogler’s pre-established relationship was its foundation.

BFOZ: We’ve heard a lot from your other castmates, Wunmi, Michael and Hailee about how theSinnersteam created family on set. The connection comes through so strongly on screen, how did you foster that on set?

Delroy Lindo : One does n’t create it . It ’s either there or it ’s not . It happened organically , in other words . It was very genuine . It happened over the course of our working together .

I want to believe that on any problem , one has a professional regard for one ’s colleagues , but in terms the friendship , the connections that develop with this group , it was entirely organic .

BFOZ: Having worked together before this onBlack Panther, Creed and more, did Michael and Ryan’s relationship ever make you feel left out?

Delroy Lindo : Never . Never at all . Not for one nanosecond . Never , ever , ever . That ’s not who they are .

Omar Benson Miller : Once you were cast , you were in .

Li Jun Li : Ryan went out of his way to make certain that we were treat exactly the same means . It was really a very special experience .

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Omar : Very Egalitarian .

BFOZ: During your time on theSinnersset, were there ever any hardships, like difficult-to-shoot scenes, that you needed to overcome as a cast (or, individually)?

Delroy Lindo : For me the tattle [ was ] — not hard — more challenging . Singing and the acting of the piano .

Now the irony of my saying that , is that those scene are not in the film , at long last . And I had a long treatment with Ryan about why they ’re not in the motion picture , but in terms of the making of the work , those scenes were very challenging for me .

Because Delta is a player and not just any old player , he ’s a gifted supreme player , passing well respected in this community , and I want that to come across authentically . So that was challenge . That was challenging for me .

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Li Jun Li : For me , I call back it was just some of the environment component — the rut , the bug that we were dealing with , and some of the bigger scene because of the filmy volume of the cast involved .

[ There were ] technicalities and challenges essay to get everyone ’s coverage and the choreography of move the cameras , peculiarly through that tumid montage scene , which is sew together together as a oner .

I felt like those days were passably sturdy .

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Omar Benson Miller : One of the hardest parts to shoot on this film , most challenging rather , was at the final stage for those of us who had turn over , which in this fount is just me . When Rennick ( Jack O’Connell ) gets hit with the guitar and we all get hit in the chief , we were struggle the light , so we had to get stuff right .

There was quite a few view where we were campaign the lightness .

Also , when he does theRocky Road to Dublinand we ’re doing the dance in the roofy , that all had to be done within a very inadequate window because the Sunday was coming up .

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And so with the former , we get polish off in the head , we all go down , and when we ’re crawling on the terra firma , the ground is full of bug and chiggers . The light is fare up , they ’re rushing to attempt to get the dig .

Omar : There was a lot that go into looseness , so really we ’re shooting overnight . It ’s super hot and you want to bring your A - game because we all want to perform for each other and for Ryan who trusted us with his stuff .

Catch more of Omar, Li Jun and Delroy in Ryan Coogler’sSinners— starring Michael B Jordan and Hailee Steinfeld —in HOYTS Cinemas from April 17.

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