If you anticipating a sequel to Sinners, then you may be waiting a long time, according to Ryan Cooler.
Speaking with EBONY in April, the renowned filmmaker shared that he has no intentions to create a sequel to his latest classic film.
“I’ve been in a space of making franchise films for a bit, so I wanted to get away from that,” he confessed. “I was looking forward to working on a film that felt original and personal to me, and had an appetite for delivering something to audiences that was original and unique.”
“I wanted the movie to feel like a full meal: your appetizers, starters, entrees, and desserts, I wanted all of it there,” Coogler continued. I wanted it to be a holistic and finished thing. That was how I was asked all about it. That was always my intention.”
According to Variety, Sinners is one of the top 10 highest-grossing movies of the year, earning $350 million at the global box office. The film stars Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, and Delroy Lindo.
The film synopsis reads, “Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their Mississippi hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.”
Taking to social media, Coogler expressed his gratitude for his fans supporting the film.
“Eternal gratitude. My heart is bursting with it. I want to thank each and every one of you who bought a ticket to see Sinners,” read the letter. “Who decided to drive to see the film in different formats. Who bought popcorn and a drink, booked a sitter and carpooled, and stood in the lobby afterward and talked and made a friend. Who changed their work schedules. Who saw the film in groups.”
“I had the gift of the opportunity of making a film inspired by my family and my ancestry, but it was always a film that we wanted to make for audiences, in theaters,” Coogler wrote. “We always had our minds on you, the audience, and felt a deep responsibility to entertain you, and move you in the way only cinema can.”