Ryan Coogler Gives a Special Shout Out to Christopher Nolan for His Brilliant Advice in ‘Sinners'

Published 04/20/2025, 3:49 PM EDT

The most awaited vampire movie of the year, Sinners, has successfully managed to make a spectacular entry in theatres. Released this weekend only, this Michael B Jordan starrer is venturing fast towards not only becoming a commercial but also a critical success. And besides its talented starcast, a majority of this credit also goes out to the director Ryan Coogler, who has proven a visionary for this movie.

However, it was not just Ryan Coogler, but also the involvement of the extraordinary Christopher Nolan, who contributed to the movie's success, to whom Coogler has given a special shoutout.

Ryan Coogler sweet gesture towards Christopher Nolan in Sinners

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In theatres, when Sinners finished and the credits rolled, there was the unexpected mention of another visionary director, Christopher Nolan. About this, Ryan Coogler revealed that he has taken the advice of Nolan about shooting the movie with a large-format photography. He also revealed during an interview with Proximity Media that he often reaches out to the Oppenheimer director for advice, but this time he got it for Sinners, and Nolan suggested the right thing. "It was about working with IMAX ... he was the first call I made," revealed Coogler.  

In the movie, Michael B Jordan portrays the double role of the twin brothers, which is not an easy act to shoot. To capture its perfect vision, he filmed the movie on 65mm film on advice from Christopher Nolan, who is celebrated for his excellent cinematography in movies like Interstellar, Inception, and others. Before this, Ryan Coogler has also revealed that he took IMAX advice from Emma Thomas and referred to her and Christopher Nolan as the masters of the IMAX form, and called their advice an incredible experience. 

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As it can be seen that Christopher Nolan's advice and Ryan Coogler's hard work has paid well as the movie which is on the path of glory.

How is Sinners doing after release?

Sinners, which is described as the "new vision of fear", has been one of the most talked-about movies of this year. After its release, it quickly skyrocketed and, according to Forbes grossed nearly $600 million worldwide and has emerged as the highest-grossing movie of this year till now. According to Variety, on the first day of its release, it cashed out $19.2 million.

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With the ongoing phenomenal success, it is turning out to be a threat to A Minecraft Movie, which was released some days ago and is expected to enter the one billion club. Critically, it has earned a 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and is being called "brilliant, bold, and ambitious" by professionals. The fans are also giving the movie a thumbs up all around, and the cast is appreciated for its strong performance. Clearly, going to Christopher Nolan has boded well for Ryan Coogler and Sinners.

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Shafaque Taha

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Shafaque Taha has been writing for more than half a decade now, and her passion for literature of any form is an early life habit. With more than 700 published articles in the sportainment, she is now armed with vigor to bring the same enthusiasm as an Entertainment Writer at Netflix Junkie. For her, entertainment provides a liberty to further explore the humanities with the forum of music and shows/movies in a world of ever-evolving art.

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