Ryan Coogler On How Chadwick Boseman’s Death Inspired Sinners

The director recently confessed he hadn’t fully appreciated Chadwick Boseman, simply assuming he’d always be there. In an interview with The New York Times, he discussed making Sinners and how Boseman inspired him to take on the project, which unexpectedly became a major success in 2025 after he’d directed two Black Panther films.







