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The director and screenwriter of

the movie

Black Panther

,

Ryan Coogler

,

He was

mistaken for a bank robber

, handcuffed and taken to a police car in Atlanta, in the United States, after the financial institution warned that a man was trying to withdraw an amount greater than 10,000 dollars.

Once his identity was verified from the police car,

Coogler was released and apologized.

Ryan Coogler

wanted to withdraw $12,000 at a Bank of America branch in Atlanta, which gave rise to an alert notice

at the financial institution, since the cash withdrawal limit is $10,000, and

it was interpreted that it was a robbery

for which 911 was called, CNN reports that it has had access to the police report detailing that on the back of the cash withdrawal form there was a

handwritten note.

"I would like to withdraw $12,000 in cash from my checking account. Please count the money elsewhere. I would like to be discreet," the withdrawal request paper said.

The Black Panther

screenwriter

had appeared on the bench wearing a hat, sunglasses and a mask against the coronavirus.

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It also happened that

two friends were waiting for Coogler in a car parked on the street

when the police arrived, so they were arrested and taken to the police car.

The director and screenwriter was handcuffed while the Atlanta police verified the call and after

verifying his identity he was released.

"This situation should never have occurred. However, Bank of America worked with me and resolved it to my satisfaction and we moved on," Coogler said in confirming the incident to the

Variety

portal .

For its part, Bank of America apologized to the director and issued a statement, which was picked up by CNN.

"We deeply regret that this incident occurred. It should never have occurred and we have apologized to Mr. Coogler."

Ryan Coogler was in Georgia, whose capital is Atlanta, at the time of the incident, working on the production of

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

, the sequel to his 2018 blockbuster.

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