Ryan Coogler Says He ‘Never’ Considered Making a ‘Sinners’ Sequel, Wanted to ‘Get Away’ From Franchise Films: ‘I Wanted It to Be a Holistic and Finished Thing’

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/ryan-coogler-sinners-sequel-franchise-1236415307/

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  1. > “I’ve been in a space of making franchise films for a bit, so I wanted to get away from that,” Coogler explained. “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.”

    > He continued, “I wanted the movie to feel like a full meal: your appetizers, starters, entrees and desserts, I wanted all of it there. I wanted it to be a holistic and finished thing. That was how I was asked all about it. That was always my intention.”

  2. Warner Bros will probably want a sequel but they’ll still throw Coogler a couple a blank checks once he’s done with Black Panther 3. They’re clearly happy with how Sinners turned out and if they’re smart, they’d do their best to keep him around. He could be their new Nolan, so to speak

  3. It wasn’t a good movie. Not sure why you would do a sequel to a mid low bar vampire film that literally took the main action core from Dusk til Dawn

  4. Crazy he says that because I rolled my eyes at those key characters surviving, that to me was definite “leaving the door open for another one”

  5. Everyone has integrity until the money dump truck backs into the driveway. 🤣

    Beeep beeep beeeep. 🚚💰💰💰

  7. A sequel would completely undercut this movie, so I’d say good call. The last scene of the “survivors” meeting again was the finish. The movie ended up being Sam’s story, and it was very final. There’s no reason to continue without Sam.

    Even an adjacent movie in the same universe wouldn’t feel right, tbh.

  8. WHile I think Sinners is a nearly perfect movie and does not need a sequel…I would 100% watch something focusing on a couple of the characters. If you’ve seen it you know who I’m talking about. Don’t want to post spoilers.

  9. Finally saw Sinners the other night. Effing amazing. A total From Dusk till Dawn homage vibe to it yet completely original. Can’t wait to see it again

  10. fair enough, but a native written and directed spin off of the Choctaw people in the same universe would be fire

  11. I don’t know that ending was pretty awesome and I would see a 90s sequel with the remaining characters tearing it up

  12. This man gets it. I wish him nothing but the g but success. Looking forward to everyone of his new movies, new IP or not.

  13. The more I read about this guy the more I like him

  14. Watched it recently and I really like the film! A great thriller

  16. Now a sequel I don’t want, BUT if we’re talking about a prequel about the brothers and what happened to them before that. I am 100% for it and would love to see that because I feel like there is a story to tell there and that’s it. We don’t need a sequel

  18. The dude made a masterpiece in just one easily watchable film. Why would you need or even WANT another? It would cheapen the experience.

    The movie stands on its own. Yes it leaves a LOT of questions at the end, but not everything always needs to be typed out for the audience. The story was a perfect one off.

  19. Love Sinners, but it needs to stay a standalone.

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