The Michael B. Jordan period vampire movie was a smash hit, so sequel talk is inevitable. Before Ryan Coogler’s Sinners was released into the world, he was not thinking of it as the start of a franchise. In an interview published three days prior to the film’s release, the writer and director made that abundantly clear.

Ryan Coogler revealed his original plan was for Sinners to be one-off, X agrees and applauds the fact a sequel is not in the works.

As “Sinners” gears up to hit streaming platforms on Tuesday, director Ryan Coogler is addressing fervent social media chatter about a potential sequel. And what he said may come as big surprise.