Sinners, Mississippi and Ryan Coogler
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Though we don't have much to go on just yet, a rumor doing the rounds online is claiming that Warner Bros. is moving forward with a sequel to Ryan Coogler's
Very few creatives manage to forge a special bond like Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler’s. Fruitvale Station, Creed, Black Panther, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Sinners
When Ryan Coogler is directing a film, chances are that you will find Michael B. Jordan in there somewhere. This is a pair we have seen in films including Coogler's feature film directorial debut, Fruitvale Station (2013), Creed (2015), Black Panther (2018) and its sequel (2022), and his recent A-class blockbuster, Sinners (2025).
Angela Bassett is one such example of this. The 2x Oscar nominee played Ramonda, the mother of T'Challa (the late Chadwick Boseman), in Black Panther and its sequel, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Bassett gave phenomenal performances in both,
Sinners is considered one of 2025’s most successful movies, but there’s no guarantee money will keep coming in once ownership rights revert to Ryan Coogler in 25 years. But once the musical-horror film’s rights go back to Coogler in 2050, it’s predicted that movie libraries and licensing deals can make the director $1 million a year.
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It feels weird to say about a director who has already achieved so much success, but it feels like Ryan Coogler is only just getting started. From his early efforts with Fruitvale Station to revolutionising both the Rocky franchise and Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU),
The couple have been married since 2016, but they've known each other since they were teenagers. Fawn over photos of them from over the years.
Featuring Michael B. Jordan, "Sinners" follows twins Smoke and Stack after they return to the small city from Chicago to start a juke joint.