"Sinners" director Ryan Coogler paid a steep price for the films he made | Fresh Air
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as posted by the channelRyan Coogler, the director of "Black Panther" and "Creed," talks about his new genre-bending vampire movie that takes place in the Jim Crow South. It's called "Sinners" and it stars Michael B. Jordan as twins working a juke joint in Mississippi.
He spoke with Tonya Mosley about blues music, the supernatural, and why he wanted to own the movie outright after 25 years.
This interview originally aired April 23, 2025.
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