Dean's A-List Interview: Ryan Coogler on new horror film 'Sinners'
- Ryan Coogler's new film, Sinners, blends supernatural horror, drama, and music, set in 1932 Mississippi, where a community defends a juke joint from a vampire army.
- Michael B. Jordan plays identical twins Smoke and Stack in Sinners, showcasing his versatility with distinct character traits.
- Coogler expressed that this project is his first fully original film, emphasizing its personal significance to him.
- The film's setting reflects Coogler's family history, highlighting his connection to Mississippi's cultural legacy.
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'Sinners’ mixes vampires and the Mississippi Delta into Ryan Coogler’s 1st original film
the film blends elements of supernatural horror, gangster drama, romance, blues music and action across one eventful day in Clarksdale, Mississippi in, 1932 in which a community opens a juke joint and then has to defend it from a vampire army growing outside


Ryan Coogler gets personal with his new film ‘Sinners’
Ryan Coogler’s memories of hanging out with his uncle, who grew up in Mississippi, while listening to the blues in their Oakland home partly inspired his most personal and ambitious film yet, “Sinners.” It opens April 18. The acclaimed director and screenwriter from the East Bay recalls soaking up the music, the mood and the stories he heard from his Uncle James and others within his family’s Oakland home, built by his maternal grandfather. “(M…
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