>> thanks for joining us, remember, abc 7 morning starts half an hour earlier tomorrow morning. 4:00 a.m. tonight -- kurt russell. from "creed ii" tessa thompson. and music from jake owen. and now, for good measure, jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: hi, everyone. welcome, welcome. very nice. i'm jimmy, i'm the host. thank you for watching. thank you for coming. thank you for joining us on this -- oh, i know it's -- i'm sure i don't have to tell you. [ cheers and applause ] that's very kind.

this is a very important day. you probably saw the parade outside, the blue angels flying over our theater. it's because it's my birthday. [ cheers and applause ] by the way, nothing dumber than a 51-year-old man telling you it's his birthday. [ laughter ] i got a lot of calls. i got a lot of e-mails today. my friend, dan, sent me an e-mail that i think -- that stood out. he wrote -- he asked how old i was today, i said, 51. he said, oh, my mother died at 51. [ laughter ] i want to thank dan for that uplifting statement. this is very strange. there's a woman, a woman i don't know, who does something strange on my birthday every year.shart my honor. i don't get invited to the party. [ laughter ] it's my birthday party for her. the woman's name is katie carl. i found out about this from my sister-in-law. every year, on november 13th, katie invites her friends and coworkers to come over and celebrate my birthday. i don't think she's even a fan. she just does it.

[ laughter ] been doing it a long time. there are photos going back to -- that's 2011. 2014. 2016. 2017. i thought it might be fun to check in to see what she's doing this year and so joining us now from seattle, please welcome katie carl and her friends. wow. lot of people there tonight. >> hi, jimmy. >> jimmy: katie, remind me again of how this got started. >> it was kind of an accident. so, my senior year of college, we had a party and we didn't have a theme, so we searched it online and it was your birthday so we went to the store and we got cake and beer and that's that. jmy: and it wopi gold because it's whoopi's birthday today. >> oh shoot, i'm sorry. >> jimmy: apologize to her, not me. since i can't be there in person tonight, i have a surprise for

you, okay? >> uh-oh. >> jimmy: i sent a special guest and i know you don't know about this or i hope you don't know about this. send in the special guest. there he is. [ cheers and applause ] he's going to hang out with you there tonight. guillermo, why did you bring a cake of yourself? it's my birthday. >> guillermo: well, you told me to do it. >> jimmy: i did? okay. all right. may i ask -- >> guillermo: happy birthday, jimmy. >> jimmy: thank you, guillermo. you guys have fun. guillermo will stay. somebody should get guillermo a drink immediately. >> yes. >> jimmy: yeah, all right. and by the way, he's like a pinata. if you hit him with a stick, candy will come out. >> guillermo: no, tequila. >> jimmy: have fun, guys.

thank you, katie. thanks all of katie friends. don't feed him after midnight. he turns into a gremlin. all right? i got a lot of well wishes today from family and friends, but the first wish i got, every year my aunt chippy calls me at the crack of dawn. she gets up before the sun comes up so it's now to the point where i mute the telephone the night before. i think, oh, i have to turn off the phone so she doesn't wake me up but this year she got help from my wife and brother and flew here from las vegas to wake me up in person in the middle of the night. [ cheers and applause ] no, no, this is not something i want to be encouraged, but look at this. >> aunt chippy. good morning. it's time. >> really? it is? ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ >> give me the pot. i'm going to wake jimmy up and wish him a happy birthday. i brought the chippy dales -- >> aunt chippen dales.>> g the . >> you're the aunt chippy. >> i don't want to be an aunt. they're so good looking. i outhaunt chippy-dales. >> they're the chippendales. hey'rehiy das.>> i bughthet ch iat i brought the aunt chippendales from las vegas with me. just to make it even more exciting. let's go. >> he's going to hate this one. ♪ ♪

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>> aren't you happy you're 51? happy birthday, bubbela. >> does molly know about this? >> no, she doesn't have any clue. >> bye, jimmy, happy birthday. >> i need a cigarette. i need a pack of cigarettes. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you. thank you, aunt chippy. what a wonderful gift that was. thank you. she just got out of jail. that's aunt chippy, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] that was, like, the opposite of a sex dream right there. [ laughter ] right. in even less happy news, the world lost a great talent yesterday. one of the great creative minds in american history, stan lee passed away. age 95. he was an idol to generations of comic book nerds, me being one of them. and there was an international outpouring of sadness and

respect for stan online, but no one felt this loss more than the men and women who dress up as super heroes outside our studio on hollywood boulevard. >> the final chapter to lee's own story came to a close monday at age 95 when the legend passed away at cedars-sinai. the famous costumed characters on hollywood boulevard, many modeled after lee's characters, said they felt the loss. >> no, i can't believe that. that is, i don't know, it's just really sad. >> that he's died, you know? that he's dead? >> jimmy: what a loving tribute to this great man from two of his most iconic characters. [ cheers and applause ] more high-profile members of team trump are said to be on the chopping block. the president is reportedly planning to give the ax to kirstjen nielsen, his secretary of homeland security. nielsen has done her best to please the president. she strongly supported his policy of taking children away from their parents at the border but i guess in the end she juste

kelly is also rumored to be on the way out. the president's been rumored to want to fire him for a while. but he's been too chicken to fire people face-to-face and john kelly is the guy who does it for him. so now trump has to figure out a way to get john kelly to do it to himself. now melania's getting in on the action. did you see this? the first lady's spokeswoman today took what they say is an unprecedented step of releasing a public statement calling for the firing of a top aide to the national security adviser. the aide's name is mira ricardel. first lady's office said, it is the position of the offi serving in this white house. in other words, be best is now, be gone. [ laughter ] it is a different thing. apparently mira ricardel and

members of melania's camp had an argument over the seating arrangements on a flight from africa. according to the story, ricardel wanted melania to sit in the middle section of the plane and melania wanted to jump out of it. [ laughter ] [ applause ] whatever the case, melania decided this is the best way to go. and it's very strange for a first lady to do something like this, to publicly call for a member of the national security team to be fired. but i'm sure michelle obama and laura bush did this all the time. betty ford once had the white house chef beheaded. [ laughter ] that's right. he made cauliflower one too many times. and while the turmoil was being tilled in the east wing, president trump was bright and early in the west wing waging a twitter war on france. trump lashed out at the french today, mocking their performance in world wars i and ii, and really who better to mock a country's war record than the guy who dodged the draft because of bone spurs while playing on the basketball team.

[ cheers and applause ] the president also defended himself. he's pushing back against reports that he skipped a world war i memorial service because of the rain. he wrote, by the way -- which is a good way for a tweet to start -- by the way, when the helicopter couldn't fly to the first cemetery in france because of almost zero visibility, i suggested driving. secret service said no, too far from airport, and big paris shut down speech. next day at american cemetery in pouring rain, little reported, fake news. basically, trump blamed the secret service because he didn't want to ruin his blowout and now he's mad at people. but as far as the speech in the rain goes, this is the speech he was talking about. >> the american and french patriots of world war i embody the timeless virtues of our two republics. >> jimmy: see, he didn't get wet at all in that speech. trump is really mad at t manuel macron. they did not have a good visit. we decided to have fun with that. with all the unpleasantness going on, we went out in the

you know, france gave us the statue of liberty in 1886 as a symbol of friendship, so how would americans feel about our president sending her back? >> we're out here asking people what they thought about about trump's announcement to the french this week that he wants to give back the statue of liberty because he doesn't like the message it sends about tired and poor immigrants. >> i voted for trump, and i think that's a pretty low statement on his part. >> trump made the announcement to the french this week that he wants to have them take the statue of liberty back because he doesn't like the message it sends about giving your tired and poor immigrants. how do you feel about that? >> whatever he says, i think it's great. [ laughter ] >> absolutely. i think it's a good idea. >> it would take forever to take it back to france. i mean, you've seen how big it is. so, i don't see the point investing in pointless transfer. >> he said that green is hands down the most unflattering color on big women. how do you feel about that? >> well, i think -- i think green is a weird color, so i don't know. i don't know how i feel about

what he said. >> it would save the american tax $1.2 million to retrofit the pipes in the white house if we melted down the statue of liberty for the copper. how do you feel about that? >> yeah. that part, i'm not really so sure. if he's going to do it, then if it saves money, that would be good. >> if you were president girard depardieu, would you say something to him? >> i would simply not respond. >> to president gerard depardieu, please do not take the statue of liberty back. >> president gerard depardieu, we're glad we finally have a auence moaning ]ome balls. >>im: that's a depar-don't. the midterm elections were a week ago today. seems like a month ago. not all the races having called yet. there are three recounts going on in florida right now. in the senate race, rick scott, the republican, is up by 0.2% which triggers an automatic recount. i wanted to check in with florida to see how that recount is going. we reached out to an election

official there. gene moran from opa-locka county, let's check that out. gene, hi. gene, gene? can you hear me? >> hello. hello. who's there? >> jimmy: it's jimmy kimmel, gene. sorry to interrupt you. i see you're counting votes there. >> yes, jimmy, 24/7. 985425, 985426 -- and thank goodness may i say for crack cocaine and sunny d. [ laughter ] i am wired to the gills right now. >> jimmy: well, you look great. you're counting all those votes by hand? i thought they were doing a machine count. >> machine count? i am the machine. [ laughter ] gene the machine, they call me. >> jimmy: oh. >> 985427. >> jimmy: gene, before you finish, are you all by yourself there? >> oh, no, jimmy, i've got the secretary of state, gary belcher, by my side. come on in here, gary. >> jimmy: oh, wow. >> gary, gee. listen.

>> jimmy: wow. hi, gary. gene, when do you think you guys will be finished with this count? >> good question. right about now i'm just about wrapping up the 2000 election. >> jimmy: oh. [ laughter ] >> we got a little behind on that. and then it's -- next up is the 2001 teen choice awards. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh, wow, you're still counting ballots for that and the 2000 election? >> yes siree. and i don't know who this george w. bush character is but he's getting trounced. >> jimmy: oh, well, all right. well, i guess we'll let you get back to the count. that seems important. >> much appreciated. where was i? was it 398? what was the last number -- >> jimmy: i'm sorry, gene, i wasn't paying attention. >> how about you, gary? could you help me out? oh, you spilled the sunny d and you're getting it all over the ballots from dade county. are you high on something? i'm sorry, we got to throw all this in the trash and start

over. >> jimmy: i'm so sorry, gene. thank you, though. >> where's number one? would you help me out? number one? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we're in good hands. we have a great show tonight. music from jake owen, tessa thompson is here and we'll be right back with kurt russell. stick around. >> happy birthday, jimmy! she should be holding a doll... not an iv. he should be having candy... not chemo. they should be playing outside ...not hurting inside. thanks to you, st. jude children's research hospital is changing how the world treats and defeats childhood cancer. we freely share our science and help find cures and save kids with cancer evewhere. st. ju hd push the overalliv 2 0

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>> jimmy: look at that. that's a wholesome party. tonight, from the new movie "creed ii," tessa thompson is with us. then, he's a singer and has a tv show too. his show "real country" premiered earlier tonight on usa, jake owen from the

mercedes-benz outdoor stage. [ cheers and applause ] tomorrow night after the cmas, emily blunt and tair ron edger ton will join us. we'll have music from kane brown. and a country music edition of "mean tweets." and on thursday, our former first lady michelle obama and one of our founding fathers, lin-manuel miranda, will join us here on the show. please join us for that. [ cheers and applause ] our first guest has had more family members on this show than i've had. he's a great actor who played everyone from elvis to planet and now a jolly old elf in the new movie "the christmas chronicles." it premieres on netflix thanksgiving day, please welcome kurt russell. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

>> jimmy: a little something for you from the band. >> i just wanted to say thanks for having me on your show and happy birthday. this is my wine and this is for your birthday. >> jimmy: that's nice of you. thank you very much. i appreciate that. >> fine pinot noir. i hope you like that. >> jimmy: you make this yourself? >> yes, i do. >> jimmy: do you stomp on it with your feet? like they do in the old country? >> it's a little more complicated than that. >> jimmy: and more hygienic than that, probably. what's the best gift you ever gave anybody, birthday gift, whatever gift? >> i can remember kind of one of the most interesting was when i was 12 years old, i was doing a television series called "the travels of jamie peters." and charlie bronson had joined the show. at that time, charlie had a notorious reputation as being a little -- >> jimmy: what year was this for charles bronson? >> '64, before he became - >> jimmy: "death wish." >> yes, before he became a big movie star. so i was 12 and i heard it was his birthday so i went out and i was thinking, what could i get him? so i think i got him a

remote-controlled airplane. and i came to the set with it and i gave it to him and he just kind of looked at me and looked at the ground and then he walked away. [ laughter ] and i was like, okay. you know, and the crew was like, oh, kurt, don't worry, it's charlie. he's kind of, you know, don't worry about it. and then a few minutes later, assistant director said, charlie wants to see you in his room. so i knocked on the door and he opened the door and he looked at me and he just said -- he looked at me and he couldn't even really look at me. he said, nobody ever really got me a present before for my birthday. >> jimmy: oh, wow. >> and i realized this was -- and he said, thanks. he closed the door and then later on, when it was my birthday -- >> jimmy: wow, that's the saddest thing i ever heard. [ laughter ] w, a little bit laterheinof and he got these fantastic skateboards for himself and myself for my birthday. >> jimmy: he skateboarded?

>> he started skateboarding. and then we were told one day -- i was told that i couldn't skateboard around the lot on mgm anymore. >> jimmy: oh, wow. >> so i stopped. and charlie said, hey, how come you don't skateboard anymore? where's your skateboard? i said, they told me i couldn't skateboard anymore. who told you that? and i said, that guy over there. and so a couple minutes later, he had a skateboarding and he had my skateboard and he said, come on with me. we went up to -- i think it was the head of the studio. we just walked by the secretary. just walked in. and he said, hi, we're going to be skateboarding around the lot. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: what a life you've had. >> that was kind of interesting. >> jimmy: i want to ask you about a story that your son oliver told me when he was here, like -- around halloween, because it was a halloween story and as i recall, he was -- you know what i'm talking about? >> i saw this. i was in london a few weeks ago. >> jimmy: he said that he got

arrested for shooting a paint ball gun with his friends, going around shooting paint ball guns. >> true. >> jimmy: first of all, you came and picked him up and the police were excited that it was you. but then afterwards, he said your punishment is he -- you made him shoot his new car up with the paint ball gun. >> yeah. yeah. you know, listen, never -- never ruin a good story with the truth. so i'm not going to say that didn't happen. i don't remember it that way, but -- but it happened. i remember it very well, he and his friends were out -- i think they were firing at each other. and they hit a couple of cars in between, and yeah, i got called in and i had to pick them up and it was that moment of, like, i totally got it because i had done that kind of stuff, you know? >> jimmy: right, yeah. >> i didn't want to -- but you got to -- you're the dad, you got to come down on him, you got to be the obstacle. >> jimmy: you have to pretend that you're mad. >> but i don't remember shooting his car up. i don't remember him having a car at that time but i guess he did.

>> jimmy: maybe you guys shot up a neighbor's car. [ laughter ] maybe it was the head of mgm. >> like i said, i'm not going to wreck ollie's story. i kind of liked it. >> jimmy: there's a story that -- another story involving you and your son that i want to ask you about because i don't know the details on this story, but you guys saw a ufo, true? >> oh, you're talking about -- yeah. yeah, it is true. >> jimmy: in a plane, right? >> yeah, well, goldie had an experience and i -- she wrote about it in her book, but anyway, she's -- she's not just a firm believer, she had an experience. so one time, oliver -- i was flying. it was in a time where i was kind of like i had -- just a couple of years earlier learned to fly. i was in a period in my life where any excuse to fly would do. he wanted to go to phoenix to see a friend and i said, sure, i'll fly you there. so we flew -- >> jimmy: my dad wouldn't drive me to the mall, by the way. [ laughter ] maybe bowling.

i think sky harbor, and there's these bank of lights, six lights, in the shape of a triangle going back, right over the airport, and i'm looking at them as i'm coming in, you know, on the horn, talking to them and i'm coming in, and i'm not saying anything about it because i'm kind of confused by it but i can't tell if this is going to be an issue or not with landing. and oliver said, hey, pa, what are those lights? and it was -- and i said, yeah, i don't know. i don't know what they are. and so anyway, i called up the tower and i said, what are you guys painting tonight over the airport? and they said, we're not showing anything. what are you seeing? i said, well, there's six lights anthaiw. and i said, look, i can't identify it. it's flying and it's six objects. so that's what it is, right? so we landed. i dropped him off, flew home. years later, i come home and goldie's watching this show on

ufos, and the most reported one of all-time was this one in phoenix and i'm watching -- i start to see this show, and i said, wait a minute. that's the night ollie and i were landing in phoenix. i remember that. and i had -- i said, wait a minute. i've got it in my logbook. so i went to my logbook and i didn't mention anything about reporting the ufo, but my flight was logged. so i said, yeah. and on the show, they talked about 20,000 people reporting it and only one general aviation pilot. and i said, that's me! [ laughter ] so the weirdest part of that to me, though, was i had never thought about it from the time i landed until i saw that tv show, and when i saw oliver the next day, he hadn't either. >> jimmy: really? >> i thought that was kind of bizarre. >> jimmy: that's when you know you have an interesting life when you go, yeah, a ufo. [ laughter ] kurt russell is here. his movie "the christmas chronicles." we'll be right back.

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attention all units, i have a team of reindeer headed south on michigan avenue by the water tower. >> they're not that far away. that way, go! >> the car can't fly, santa. >> right. habit. left on state, right on erie, left on michigan. >> how do you know so much about chicago? >> i know every street in the world, kid. teddy, you think maybe we could pick it up a little bit? >> put your seat belt on. >> state street, go! >> jimmy: that is kurt russell as santa in "the christmas chronicles." premiers thanksgiving day on netflix. are you worried about your grandkids seeing you as santa and it confusing them? >> no. one time goldie and i were in

colorado, took wyatt to go see santa down at the mall. asone li we can lve thi this, so fou some gi wannteth it d thou? and i said, yeah. you know, let me see it. it was a good outfit. >> jimmy: uh-huh. >> big beard and i could bring the eyebrows way down and everything and i said, yeah, i'll do this. so, you know, i got into what i thought was a good santa mode. i was mall santa for about an hour and a half, wyatt came and joined me. >> jimmy: wow. >> what was great about it, and this was verified when i was working on this show. when kids see you from far away, when i was in full regalia, as it were, working, and the little kids would see you from afar and stare at you. just absolutely stare at you. sometimes i'd say to the parents, bring them over. and as they closer, their eyes would just go down. kids can't look at santa.

they don't -- and that day -- >> jimmy: he knows what they're up to. >> yeah. [ laughter ] he knows all that stuff. you know, that was part of the fun of this for me was that i -- santa claus was a big deal in our family. >> jimmy: sure. >> still is. and he was a bit of an intimidating figure, because you were supposed to be asleep when he comes around, but you always wanted to catch a glimpse of him. so that happens every year at our place. we have a ranch in colorado where everybody comes, all the kids, grandkids, everybody's there. it's pretty spectacular because it's all decked out. >> jimmy: and the kids try to get a glimpse of santa. >> we have christmas eve, trim the tree, christmas eve dinner and when it starts to get dark, we hang the stockings up, the fire's going. we always choose somebody new every year to read "'twas the night before christmas." then generally right after that, don't be surprised if you hear bells, sleigh bells. that's when the kids begin to panic and pandemonium reigns and they run to look in the window.

he even peeked in the door one year. and they freaked out completely. and i said, you're blowing it, he's not going to leave any presents, you're going to get coal! every year it's a panic and they run upstairs. >> jimmy: your story is better than our family version of the story. [ laughter ] my uncle vinnie would dress up as santa every year and the costume didn't quite fit because he's a big guy and he has big, black, hairy arms. just black hair coming out of the thing. and i remember he also wore polo cologne. [ laughter ] >> you don't smell like santa! >> jimmy: i sat down and i said to santa, you smell like my uncle vinnie. [ laughter ] and it was all downhill from there, life-wise. well, it's great to see you. congratulations on santa clausing it up. kurt russell.tmas chronicles" starting thanksgiving day on netflix. we'll be right back.

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>> jimmy: hi there, welcome back. jake owen is on the way. you know our next guest as the sword-wielding, hard-drinking, pegasus-riding valkyrie in "thor: ragnarok." her new one is "creed 2," it

opens a week from tomorrow. please welcome tessa thompson. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: you look like a princess. >> thank you. i really love this dress. i feel like i'm sort of like the queen of a renaissance fair. this is for you, by the way. happy birthday. >> jimmy: oh, thank you. this is not going to jump out and bite me or anything, is it? >> i don't know. i got it backstage, so you tell me. >> jimmy: thank you. where did you get this dress, may i ask? >> this is by a designer named christopher john rogers. isn't it cool?] >> jimmy: it is cool. it's kind of like frayed on the side. i thought maybe it was a costume you found in a shop or something. >> yeah, just on hollywood boulevard. no, no. >> jimmy: you grew up in this neighborhood. >> this is fashion. >> jimmy: this is your hood right here in hollywood? >> yeah. as a kid, my dad had a place on vine and yucca.

>> jimmy: that's weird for a kid to be here. >> it's incredibly weird because you see the neighborhood go through so many changes. i remember a place i used to go to with my dad all the time growing up, like when i was 16, became a very popular club and i remember passing it and britney spears was walking in and trying to get in and him being like, i don't remember you, you're not coming inside this club, you're not of age. >> jimmy: wow, a young mousketeer-age britney spears. trying to get into the club. >> no, i think she was old enough to get in. >> jimmy: you couldn't get in. i see. >> no, i think britney was in there, which is why i wanted to get in. >> jimmy: did you not have a fake i.d.? >> well, i did but that was maybe some months later so that incident really, i was like, i got a get a fake i.d. so i had a fake i.d. that said i was 26 and from nevada. but at the time, i had braces, so it would work only if i just kept my mouth shut, you know, so if somebody said something to me and i needed to respond, i would be like -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's how people do

it now anyway. >> it's true. >> jimmy: you and i were here on this very stage together over the summer. >> we were. >> jimmy: shooting a scene for "creed 2." >> yes. i was the musical act. >> jimmy: you were the musical guest. michael b. jordan was here. he was in character, i was in character as me. [ laughter ] >> you were -- i thought you did a really incredible jimmy kimmel. >> jimmy: how did that scene come out? was it good? is it the best part of the movie? >> did you not -- they haven't -- it got cut. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, yeah. it got cut. >> yeah, it got really cut. like the whole thing. not just a part of it. >> jimmy: none of it is in the movie. >> i don't know if it's because you, like, out-acted us or what was happening. >> jimmy: it definitely -- that seems unlikely. yeah. >> no, you were really good. >> jimmy: well, all i was doing is the same crap i do every single night. [ >> yh, but is od crap. j fantastic. and you know, it was funny, i was doing the musical guest, and i was, like, i felt like

rihanna, beyonce, i felt so cool. and i was backstage because you were doing the show that night. i think it was jamie foxx and somebody else. but i had a pregnant belly, because in the movie at that point i'm pregnant. so i was backstage trying to hobnob with everyone but also conceal the pregnant belly. but yeah, it was really fun to be on the show. i'm glad to be here officially. are you going to cut this? >> jimmy: no, no. i would never take it out on you. >> all right. >> jimmy: but you know, it's a sore point. i've been cut out of a lot of movies. >> have you? >> jimmy: i was the original darth vader. [ laughter ] >> right. well, you still might be in some of the shots, you just wouldn't know it, right? >> jimmy: yeah, what are you going to do. i was in a "rocky" movie once.cl and i, were teenagers growing up in las vegas and we were from nevada with fake i.d.s too.

>> yeah i had your fake i.d. that's why it didn't work. >> jimmy: you may have. and we were just way in the background of the movie, like in a crowd scene. >> are you actually in it or did you get cut too? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no, that one, we were left in. yeah. >> yeah. >> jimmy: you can barely see us but i guess i had my fun is what we're saying. >> yeah. well. >> jimmy: "creed" was a very big success. that was a big deal. sylvester stallone actually cast you in the movie, right? >> well, sort of, yeah. ryan coogler was interested in me. at the time, he was thinking maybe he wanted a musician to play the part because she is a musician. but apparently sylvester stallone was up one night watching b.e.t. >> jimmy: okay. >> i know. [ laughter ] and he saw me on a show, much like this, i think, 106 and park or something, i was giving an interview and he was like, this is our girl. >>and i was so grateful that i never asked him why were you watching b.e.t.? [ laughter ] but he's such a multifaceted human. he watches black entertainment television. >> jimmy: maybe he was watching with his daughter or something like that and it just so happened that you popped up.

maybe. >> jimmy: it's a good thing that he was watching. so ryan coogler already knew about you beforehand. >> yeah, i had met witan michael b. jordan to do a chemistry test, which is like so awkward. you know, they just put two people in a room and, like, how do they get along? >> jimmy: is that really how they do it? >> yeah, sort of, sometimes, when you have to play a love interest. >> jimmy: what kind of room? is it like a hotel room? [ laughter ] what is it, a conference room or what? >> hopefully it's not a hotel room. i think we've all learned recently in hollywood if they say come to a hotel room, maybe not. >> jimmy: don't go to the hotel room. >> sometimes it's like a place in sherman oaks. it's like an office space. >> jimmy: and are they watching you to see if you have chemistry? >> yeah. >> jimmy: who's in the room? >> typically the director, the casting director, hopefully -- >> jimmy: that's so terrible. >> it's awful. it's really, really terrible. >> jimmy: but you must have had chemistry. >> yeah, apparently there is a part of the footage where he is caught looking at my butt. [ la >> yeah. >> jimmy: so they're fil the

whole thing too.ngmi >> j: trmyimdis hestted av t ow achnything about chemistry so i don't know why. but apparently it worked. i don't know.'st apng ou feel like you have to fake engage with him even if >> absolutely. >>ou dstnge. you just have a natural rauca w, emy.orit>>im jmys