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Screen Geek
2 days ago
- Business
- Screen Geek
'Sinners' Sequel Rumored To Be In Development At WB
The 2025 new release Sinners was a major success in every way – financially, critically, and with moviegoers. Therefore, it may not be surprising to hear that a sequel to Sinners is rumored to be in development at Warner Bros. Ryan Coogler tackled the movie which placed a traditional vampire plot amidst the drama and tensions of two criminal brothers returning to their hometown in Mississippi in 1932. Michael B. Jordan played both of the brothers, a pair of twins, while other cast members included Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O'Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, and Delroy Lindo. While most of these characters met the kind of fate you'd expect to see in a vampire movie, there is certainly enough room for a follow-up, and that means the aforementioned sequel is a very real possibility. Although nothing is confirmed at this point, a listing on Production Weekly mentions Sinners 2 , suggesting that the film is in development. When considering the success of the film, however, and the many possibilities for expanding the story, it's a listing that does make sense. For those who've seen the film, they know that the movie features a post-credits scene where Michael B. Jordan's Stack and Hailee Steinfeld's Mary are both alive as vampires in 1992. A sequel could follow these characters in that time period, or any other moment in history between 1932 and now. Furthermore, some fans have even clamored for a prequel, one that could further track the spread of vampirism from Ireland to the southern United States. As of this writing, Sinners grossed $341 million worldwide with a $90 million budget. Its earnings led the film to become the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2025. When considering Sinners is an original IP, the accolades are even more impressive. Of course, we'll have to wait and see if a Sinners sequel even gets an official greenlight. For now, however, the possibility of such a follow-up seems high. Stay tuned to ScreenGeek for any additional updates regarding the possibility for Sinners 2 as we have them.
Reuters
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Reuters
Coogler's 'Sinners' brings cinematic spotlight to Clarksdale, Mississippi
CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, May 30 - Clarksdale didn't just provide history and blues for director and writer Ryan Coogler's hit movie about art, Jim Crow and vampires. One of the Mississippi Delta town's musicians contributed to the "Sinners" script. After a special screening in the town, which has no cinema, Coogler told the audience gathered in a community hall about the first time he described the movie's plot to a group of Clarksdale blues musicians he had asked to contribute to the score. He said he hesitated when he got to the part about the vampires. He went ahead. Then, Grammy winner Bobby Rush filled the silence. "I had a girl once that was a vampire," the musician joked. The line was given to Delta Slim, played by Delroy Lindo, a piano-playing character who brings both comic relief and depth to the movie. Thursday's screening and discussion came after Tyler Yarbrough, a community organizer and movie buff in Clarksdale, wrote an open letter asking Coogler and Warner Brothers to bring the movie to a town where people drive 80 miles (130 km) to Memphis, Tennessee to get to a cinema. Warner Brothers outfitted the Clarksdale Civic Auditorium with a big screen, projector and sound system. There was even popcorn. "Sinners" has been widely acclaimed by reviewers and moviegoers, who praised the film for its stars' performances, its showcasing of African American art, and its wrestling with painful history and big ideas. According to Variety, by the end of its opening month of April "Sinners" had grossed $122.5 million in North America and $161.6 million worldwide. At what was billed as a community screening, it was apparent the community was not just the geographical entity of Clarksdale. The audience came together around art and American history, including Jim Crow, the legal and often brutally policed racial hierarchy that subjugated Black people in America's South. Shelby Simes arrived at 7 a.m. from nearby West Helena, Arkansas, earning first place in a line that had grown to hundreds by the time the doors opened about an hour before Thursday's 11 a.m. screening, the first of six scheduled over three days. Simes said Coogler's film, which she had already seen seven times, was particularly important at a time when what many see as the truth about the Black American experience has been criticized by President Donald Trump as "improper, divisive or anti-American ideology." "They're taking books off shelves," Simes said. "They're not teaching us properly in the schools." She said with "Sinners," which is fiction but offers a realistic portrayal of the Jim Crow era, Coogler and his team made the past tangible. "I love how they were able to create a path to talk to our ancestors," she said, echoing the reaction of other Black viewers. Michael Johansson, who has worked with community members to memorialize lynchings in the county where the University of Mississippi is located, said it made sense for Coogler to weave vampire folklore into his storyline. "The horror genre is appropriate for the damage, the cruelty, the barbarism of what has been done to Blacks in this nation," said Johansson, who came from Jackson to see the movie on Thursday. Andrea Driver, who supports library sciences students at the University of Mississippi in Jackson, was touched on a personal level. She cried when she saw that a young character had survived horror and reached old age. "He somehow carried that experience with him for years and didn't perish, didn't take his own life. I don't know that I could live with those memories my whole life," she said, saying it spoke to the experience of many Black Americans. Poet C. Liegh McInnis, who was born and raised in Clarksdale, noted the hometown audience recited the Lord's Prayer along with a character during a tense moment in the film. He said Coogler had drawn from history, folklore and religion. "I love the fact that Coogler gave us a three-dimensional film," he said. "Sinners" is set at a time when Clarksdale was a bustling agricultural center in which Black residents were exploited. Many fled north, bringing the blues to cities such as Chicago and Kansas City. While Coogler set his movie in Clarksdale, he filmed it in neighboring Louisiana, in part because Mississippi lacked infrastructure such as the soundstages he needed. Clarksdale Mayor Chuck Espy said the attention "Sinners" had brought could help revive his majority Black town of about 14,000, where 40% live under the poverty line. He hoped to capitalize on Clarksdale's status as a cultural capital by expanding performance and educational opportunities. Coogler saw a future for Clarksdale because of the entrepreneurial spirit that led residents to reach out for Thursday's screening, and its cultural resources. "The thing that you guys have is a thing that can't be taught," he said.
New York Times
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
The Culture Desk: Wesley Morris on ‘Sinners,' Drake and Letting the Vampires In
If you've seen Ryan Coogler's movie 'Sinners,' then you're probably still talking about 'the scene.' You know the one. Our critic Wesley Morris talks with the writer Rembert Browne about vampires, juke joints, Coogler's unprecedented movie deal, and a theory on how it all comes back to the beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar. The New York Times Audio app is home to journalism and storytelling, and provides news, depth and serendipity. If you haven't already, download it here — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter.
Geek Tyrant
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Video Explores The Long History of Vampires and Why They Change From Sexy or Scary — GeekTyrant
Here's a video from PBS's Storied that explores the long history of Vampires and shift why they shift from terrifying to seductive and back again. In one story vampires are terrifying, bloodthirsty killers, and the next, they're brooding, sexy heartthrobs. The video dives into 'what that says about our fears, desires, and identity. Sexy… scary… sexy… scary… it's a cycle centuries in the making.' Check out the video below and share your thoughts on how vampires are portrayed these days.
BBC News
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Adolescence co-creator Jack Thorne's vampire play tour cancelled
The UK tour of Let the Right One In, written by the co-creator of Adolescence, has been cancelled due to "unforeseen circumstances".The production was due to begin its tour at Northampton's Royal and Derngate in October and finish in Liverpool in April is based on the best-selling Swedish novel and award-winning film by John Ajvide Lindqvist.A spokesperson for the show's producers said: "Due to unforeseen circumstances, the UK tour of Let the Right One In is no longer able to proceed as planned." They said ticket holders would be contacted directly by their point of purchase with refund tour was to follow a sold-out run at Manchester's Royal Northampton, it was due to go to Bromley, Bristol, Salford, Fareham, Cardiff, Southend, Eastbourne, Glasgow and play tells a story of vampires, love, loneliness and survival, and was directed by Bryony Shanahan. It comes after the Netflix series Adolescence, co-written by Thorne and actor Stephen Graham, which shows the aftermath of the stabbing of a teenage girl, with a 13-year-old boy from her school arrested for her was released soon after Toxic Town, another hit the 46-year-old wrote for the streamer, which was based on the true story of the Corby toxic waste case. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
