Warner Bros. is likely considering a follow-up to Ryan Coogler’s vampire film, Sinners, though it’s currently planned as a one-time movie. Editor Michael P. Shawver shared that while Coogler hasn’t committed to a sequel, the director does have some intriguing concepts if he decides to make another film.
At the Critics Choice Awards, where he was up for Best Film Editing but didn’t win (losing to F1), editor Shawver spoke with CBR about Sinners 2. He revealed that director Coogler isn’t interested in making a sequel, which Shawver understands. Shawver has pitched Coogler several sequel ideas – around five or six – and finds them all compelling. He mentioned one possibility would be to explore different time periods, potentially even a prequel showing the twins’ lives in Chicago before the events of the film.
I believe each time period has its own unique feel, and what’s great about ‘Sinners’ is that it includes a lot of exciting elements like vampires and blues music. But beyond that, it also subtly teaches viewers about the economic realities of the past, things they might not have known before.
It would be interesting to explore the experiences of people after slavery, before today, and how different eras impacted them. You could even look at the 1920s, when the characters Smoke and Stack were in Chicago, to see how life was then.
Neither Ryan Coogler nor Warner Bros. has confirmed a follow-up film to Sinners, but visual effects supervisor John Shawver believes there’s plenty of story left to tell. He’s confident that with Coogler’s attention to detail, combined with his talented team and cast, any future movie would be incredibly authentic.
‘Sinners’ Gets Early Oscar Buzz as One of the Ceremony’s Strongest Contenders
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The season for awards is starting, and as many predicted, Sinners is already a leading candidate. The film has done incredibly well in theaters, making it a standout horror movie of the year. What’s really exciting is that Sinners has a chance to make awards history – horror films often get overlooked. Along with Zach Cregger’s Weapons, Sinners could be a welcome change, proving that the genre deserves more recognition.
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The movie Sinners received four awards from its seventeen nominations at the Critics Choice Awards. It also earned seven nominations at the Golden Globes, including nods for Best Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Motion Picture Drama. While the Oscar nominations are still to come, the film is currently considered a strong contender for the 2025 awards.
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