Ryan Coogler speaks out on potential Sinners sequel

Ryan Coogler says 'Sinners' will not be getting a sequel.

The filmmaker wrote and directed the acclaimed horror movie, which is set in 1932 in the he Mississippi Delta and stars Michael B. Jordan as twin brothers Smoke and Stack who return to Clarksdale wafter serving in World War I and open a juke joint only to be confronted by a supernatural evil.

Coogler has told fans there will not be a follow-up film as it was always his intention for 'Sinners' to be a standalone story, following his work on franchises 'Black Panther' and 'Creed'.

In interview with Ebony magazine, he said: "I’ve been in a space of making franchise films for a bit, so I wanted to get away from that.

"I was looking forward to working on a film that felt original and personal to me and had an appetite for delivering something to audiences that was original and unique.”

Coogler wanted movie goers to watch 'Sinners' - which also stars Hailee Steinfeld, Wunmi Mosaku, Miles Caton and Jack O'Connell - and come away with the feeling it was a "holistic and finished thing".

He added: "I wanted the movie to feel like a full meal: your appetizers, starters, entrees and desserts, I wanted all of it there. I wanted it to be a holistic and finished thing. That was how I was asked all about it. That was always my intention."

'Sinners' has been a box office hit and has earned over $350 million at the global box office and it will be available on streaming platforms and VOD on 3 June.

Coogler recently revealed that the plot for 'Sinners' was inspired by the Metallica song 'One', which featured on the metal band's 1988 LP ' ...And Justice for All'.

Speaking to the San Fransisco Chronicle, he said: "I wanted the movie to feel like a song, so I used Metallica’s One."

The filmmaker explained how the song "starts off intense, then gets melodic and going somewhere just crazy. But by the time you’re finished, it was clear you were always going to get there."

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich even worked on the score for the horror film.