Jack O’Connell on ‘Sinners,’ Honoring His Irish Heritage and Ryan Coogler: “He Cultivates Something Phenomenal”

Why Is There Irish Music in the Very Bluesy ‘Sinners’? Ryan Coogler Explains

“Sinners” filmmaker Ryan Coogler tells IndieWire about his reverence for Irish music and its narrative importance in his vampire film.

A ‘Touch of Whiskey’ and an Irish Jig: How Jack O’Connell Became a Celtic Vampire in ‘Sinners’

Jack O’Connell had a secret weapon in his arsenal when he was cast as Remmick in Ryan Coogler’s latest film, Sinners: the ability to dance an Irish jig. Playing the antagonist vampire, who has been alive for hundreds of years, would require O’Connell to sing and dance — neither of which he’d ever done in a project before. But, as a good Irish boy growing up in Derby, England, he had taken Irish dancing lessons from around age six, and even won…

Jack O’Connell on ‘Sinners,’ Honoring His Irish Heritage and Ryan Coogler: “He Cultivates Something Phenomenal”

English actor Jack O'Connell spoke to THR about how Ryan Coogler lured him onto 'Sinners' with the promise of traditional Irish dancing.

Sinners' Irish vampires – and that Irish jig – explained by Jack O'Connell

Plus, the actor talks returning to his childhood for that Irish dance scene: “I consulted a dance coach from around here. We just hooked up, hired a space, and out came the jig again”