# @variety on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DSNWYv-ALTh
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/37938994-variety-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-12-13T15:25:32.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Variety (@Variety) — https://gondola.cc/Variety

## Caption

Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose — and that rallying cry still holds true for #MichaelBJordan and #JessePlemons. The two first crossed paths on #FridayNightLights, and while their careers took them in different directions, they’ve been quietly cheering each other on ever since.

Jordan jumped from “Friday Night Lights” to Coogler’s “Fruitvale Station,” kicking off a streak that led to “Black Panther,” “Creed,” and now 2025’s “Sinners,” where he plays twin brothers in a vampire-ridden Jim Crow South. The film became a breakout critical and box-office hit. Plemons built his own powerhouse path with “Breaking Bad,” “Fargo,” and a string of standout films. This year, he reunites with Yorgos Lanthimos in “Bugonia,” playing a conspiracy theorist convinced aliens are taking over.

Now, Jordan and Plemons sit down together for the first time in years to talk about working with directors multiple times, how music shapes their performances, and the joy of watching each other rise.

Watch the full video now on the CNN app and read the conversation at the link in bio.

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Photographs by Alexi Lubomirski
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Production: Emily Ullrich
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Agency: Nevermind Agency
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fridaynightlights, michaelbjordan, jesseplemons

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