Ryan Coogler confirmed he won’t make a sequel to Sinners despite its massive success, saying he always intended the vampire thriller to stand alone.
Ryan Coogler has no plans to revisit Sinners, his supernatural thriller that turned heads at the box office and featured Michael B. Jordan in a dual role as vampire twins.
The film, which became the only original title to crack the top 10 highest-grossing movies of 2025, won over audiences with its genre-bending style and fresh storyline.
But despite the commercial momentum, Coogler made it clear he’s not interested in turning it into a franchise.
Speaking to Ebony, the Black Panther director said he “never” intended to make a sequel.
“I’ve been in a space of making franchise films for a bit, so I wanted to get away from that,” Ryan Coogler said. “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 added, “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.”
Coogler’s career took off with 2013’s Fruitvale Station, which also starred Jordan.
He later stepped into franchise territory with Creed, a continuation of the Rocky saga, and Marvel’s Black Panther and Wakanda Forever, both of which became cultural landmarks and box-office juggernauts.
His upcoming slate includes Wrong Answer, another collaboration with Jordan, and the Disney+ series Eyes of Wakanda, a spinoff of the Black Panther universe.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Coogler is also expected to return for a third installment of the Black Panther film.
Sinners continues to hold strong in theaters as of Tuesday (May 14), with no sequel in sight.
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