Ryan Coogler’s fifth directorial effort is almost here, as Sinners is set to premiere on the 2025 movies schedule later this month. However, you wouldn’t have been faulted for thinking after seeing 2022’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever that the filmmaker would tackle Black Panther 3 next.

In a recent interview, Ryan Coogler explained his decision to write and direct Sinners before Black Panther 3.

Filmmaker Ryan Coogler explained in a new extensive interview why he decided to helm the period vampire horror feature Sinners before Black Panther 3. Coogler’s debut movie was Fruitvale Station. He followed it up with Creed,