Black
Panther
fame
director
Ryan
Coogler
was
detained
by
Atlanta
police
in
January
2022,
after
they
mistook
him
for
a
robber
at
the
Bank
of
America.
The
director
confirmed
the
reports
with
Variety
and
said
that
'the
situation
should
have
never
happened.'
According
to
the
outlet's
reports,
The
Atlanta
police
had
detained
and
handcuffed
the
filmmaker
after
he
went
to
Bank
of
America
to
make
a
transaction
on
January
7.
Coogler
opened
up
about
the
event
and
said,
"This
situation
should
never
have
happened.
However,
Bank
of
America
worked
with
me
and
addressed
it
to
my
satisfaction
and
we
have
moved
on."
The
filmmaker
revealed
that
during
his
visit
to
the
bank
he
was
wearing
a
hat,
sunglasses
and
a
COVID
face
mask.
He
reportedly
handed
the
teller
a
withdrawal
slip
which
at
the
back
read,
"I
would
like
to
withdraw
USD
12,000
cash
from
my
checking
account.
Please
do
the
money
count
somewhere
else.
I'd
like
to
be
discreet."
However,
since
the
transaction
exceeded
USD
10,000
it
triggered
an
alert
and
the
teller
misinterpreted
the
situation
as
an
attempted
robbery
and
called
the
police.
Meanwhile,
the
cops
discovered
the
filmmaker's
black
Lexus
SUV
outside
the
bank
with
its
engine
running
and
two
passengers,
a
woman
and
a
man,
seated
inside.
The
police
report
revealed
that
Coogler's
description
matched
the
description
of
a
male
suspect
that
was
"attempting
to
rob
the
Bank
of
America."
Coogler's
colleagues
were
detained
in
the
back
of
a
police
vehicle
while
the
filmmaker
was
handcuffed
and
taken
out
of
the
bank
by
two
of
the
officers.
The
group
was
let
go
after
verifying
his
identity
and
his
Bank
of
America
account.
The
police
report
also
said
that
Coogler
requested
the
name
and
badge
numbers
of
all
the
officers.
On
the
work
front,
Coogler
has
been
busy
filming
the
sequel
to
the
hit
Marvel
film
Black
Panther:
Wakanda
Forever,
in
Atlanta.
The
film
is
set
for
release
in
November
2022.