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Following the big-time box office success of 'Sinners,' Michael B. Jordan is set to receive a prestigious cinema honor. Jordan, an actor, director and producer, will be honored with the 39th American Cinematheque Award on November 20th during a gala ceremony in Beverly Hills. This news comes after Jordan played twins Smoke and Stack in Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners.' So far, the film has made over $318 million worldwide.

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00:00Following the big-time box office success of Sinners, Michael B. Jordan is set to receive

00:04a prestigious cinema honor. Jordan, an actor, director, and producer, will be honored with

00:10the 39th American Cinematheque Award on November 20th during a gala ceremony in Beverly Hills.

00:15This news comes after Jordan played twins Smoke and Stack in Ryan Coogler's Sinners.

00:21So far, the film has made over $318 million worldwide.

00:30The American Cinematheque board chair said of Jordan,

00:34he has become a prolific producer, with multiple projects across our business,

00:38and his philanthropic activities are many and wide-ranging.

00:42Most recently, his outstanding performances, yes, two performances, in the worldwide smash,

00:47Sinners have cemented his place in the upper tier of movie stars, now and in the future.

00:52Jordan opened up to The Hollywood Reporter about playing two roles in Sinners at the film's red

00:56carpet premiere.

00:57I did every scene like four times, five times. So I think the balance between going back and

01:04forth was difficult at times, but you find the rhythm, and then after a while, it was second

01:09nature. I had a lot of fun.

01:10Jordan had early roles in Friday Night Lights and Parenthood, and a 2013 breakout performance

01:15in Fruitvale Station. He then rose in Hollywood with star turns in Black Panther and three Creed

01:21movies, including his directorial debut, Creed III. Coming up, Jordan is set to direct and star in

01:26the Thomas Crown Affair, and Jordan's production company, Outlier Society, has projects in

01:31development with Amazon, Paramount, and TriStar. He joins previous American Cinematheque Award

01:36winners like Ryan Reynolds, Reese Witherspoon, Spike Lee, Ridley Scott, and more. For more on this

01:41story, go to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.

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