Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” Is Getting A Sequel?

A new listing over at Production Weekly indicates a sequel is in the works for Ryan Coogler’s critically acclaimed smash hit “Sinners” is in the works with the site saying the project is “in development”.

If accurate, it both is and isn’t a surprise. The film was originally pitched as having franchise potential, but Coogler himself told Ebony last month with this film he wanted to get away from “making franchise films for a bit”.

The result was “Sinners” worked just fine on its own: “I wanted the movie to feel like a full meal: your appetizers, starters, entrees and desserts, I wanted all of it there.”

However, success breeds sequel talk. The film remains the best-reviewed wide release of the year, and is up to $341 million worldwide with $270 million of that from U.S. domestic audiences where it was a gargantuan hit.

Coogler is expected back for the sequel, but the filmmaker is busy at present getting to work on his reboot of “The X-Files” franchise along with lining up a potential “Black Panther 3” with Denzel Washington.

Who would return is currently unclear. The film is set to hit digital storefronts next week ahead of a disc release in July.

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