'Bottoms' director Emma Seligman explains that NFL star Marshawn Lynch took a role in the raunchy comedy as a way to honor his queer sister, Marreesha Sapp-Lynch.
, Seligman revealed that she initially assumed Lynch would turn down the role of scene-stealing high school teacher Mr. G, and she was "so shocked that he even was considering it.
Sapp-Lynch also told PEOPLE that her brother asked her for her input on the film, and she encouraged him to take the role in the first place. She added that Lynch didn't necessarily understand when she came out as a lesbian in high school, but he's since become her biggest cheerleader, helping her to plan her 2021 wedding and walking her down the aisle.
"From the beginning when he read the script, he said that I came to mind," Sapp-Lynch said. "I was like, 'Most definitely you should do it.' I just told him, 'It'll get you to understand, get more knowledge about the lesbian community.'"and Seligman said that Lynch was a "proud brother" who constantly talked about his sister. "He kept on being like, 'That's my sister!'" she recalled.
Lynch, of course, is best known for his football career, but the former running back and Super Bowl champ has also amassed an impressive acting resume, appearing in shows like
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