Ryan Coogler’s latest feature, Sinners, starring Michael B Jordan, is hands down the horror film of the year, for its thrilling supernatural plot, performances, and brilliant cinematography. The vampire feature has won the hearts of the audience around the world as they find brilliant themes and a gut-wrenching story unlike any other in a familiar genre. So, naturally, fans are eager to see more of the twin brothers, Smoke and Stack. In a new interview, when Coogler and Jordan were asked about a possible prequel set in Chicago, they had a surprising reaction.
“I’ll be up for it. Not saying [director Ryan Coogler] wouldn’t, but I’m just saying, I would be up for it,” Jordan enthusiastically responded about the prequel, quipping, “He (Coogler) calls the shots.” “I don’t call no shots,” Coogler joked, turning to his wife and co-producer Zinzi Coogler. Jokes aside, the Black Panther filmmaker further added, “I mean, no, for me, my favorite movies, it feels like a world was happening before and a world is gonna happen after. So that’s the best compliment somebody can say,” which certainly leaves the door open for a future conversation about the prequel. The movie’s success is a testament to Coogler and Jordan’s vision and ability to bring characters on screen that tug at fans’ hearts. “That you care about the characters, that you want to see what happened to them, and what happened before,” Jordan added.
‘Sinners’ is a Mega Box Office Success
With the success of Sinners, Coogler now stands tall among A-list directors like Christopher Nolan, Quentin Tarantino, and Steven Spielberg, who are well known to deliver an original story in a market driven by IPs. The vampire movie has now passed the coveted $100 million mark at the worldwide box office in its second weekend and has an unyielding grip on the domestic market. The movie follows twin brothers Smoke and Stack, who in a bid to leave their troubled lives behind, return to their Mississippi hometown to start over, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
The movie casts Jordan as twins Smoke and Stack Moore, Hailee Steinfeld as Mary, Miles Caton as Sammie, Buddy Guy as older Sammie, Jack O’Connell as Remmick, Wunmi Mosaku as Annie, Jayme Lawson as Pearline, Omar Miller as Cornbread, and Delroy Lindo as Delta Slim. Further rounding off the cast are Li Jun Li, Yao, Lola Kirke, Peter Dreimanis, David Maldonado, Saul Williams, Helena Hu, and many more.
Sinners is in theatres now. Stay tuned to Collider for more such updates.
Source: Total Film
