Black Panther director Ryan Coogler reflects on the runaway success of his new vampire movie Sinners: "When I take my feelings out of it, I’m not surprised"

Sinners is the critically acclaimed, out-of-this-world original movie that we don't deserve

April 24, 2025 · 1 min · 52 words · Traci Evans

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Ryan Coogler says he isn’t surprised about the massive success of period vampire horror Sinners.

“I havent even begun to reckon with the fact that this movie is number one.

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Wunmi Mosaku as Annie in Ryan Coogler�s vampire horror Sinners

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