Michael B. Jordan released Ryan Coogler's "Sinner" earlier this year, once again proving his star power. The vampire thriller has earned $350 million and is calculated at the global box office, making it one of the biggest original films in the pandemic era. Jordan said in the cover story of New York magazine that he actively posts on social media or talks with the media about his personal life to “create demand for himself as a movie star.” Given the money of the "sinner" it seems to be working.

Jordan regards Denzel Washington as one of his biggest inspirations, sharing with the magazine that Washington actually gave him career advice, encouraging him to stay offline so as not to risk overexposure. Washington asked Jordan bluntly: “If they see you for free all week, why would they meet you on the weekend?”

Movie stars have been something Jordan has been working on since, from TV shows to movies. The actor appeared in movies like Hard Ball as a kid, but his TV assisted roles on “Wire” and “Friday Night Lights” really made him watch.

"I'm really, really, really, really not sure about my career (12 years ago)," Jordan said. "Am I a TV actor? Where am I going? I was like, 'Man, I just want an independent movie.' I can show what I can do, I just need to know if I can carry the movie if I can be a leader."

The script for "Fruitvale Station" ended up in Jordan and held a meeting with film director Ryan Cooger and joined his schedule. The conference changed life: "(Ryan) told me that he thought I was a movie star. He thought I was a great actor, he wanted to show the rest of the world, he wanted to make movies with me."

"Fruitvale Station" meets Critical Raves and begins a film career between Jordan and Coogler, who will continue to put the blockbusters "Creed" and "Black Panther" together to make the Blockbusters hit gold with the original "Sinners".

"Mike should be a leading period," Jordan manager Phillip Sun told New York magazine. "He happens to be a black leader. But we're not chasing characters based on color. We're chasing everything."

Washington's suggestion remains Lynch Ping of Jordan, who doesn't state it on popular social media platforms like X or Tiktok. Jordan does use Instagram, which has 25 million followers, but rarely posts outside of press conferences for his film projects. Washington directed Jordan in the 2021 romantic drama "Jordan's Diary".