Director

Ryan Coogler

Oakland, California, USABorn May 23, 1986American
directormarvelafrican american cinemayoung filmmaker

Biography

Ryan Coogler is one of the most important filmmakers of his generation, whose work combines community-rooted empathy with extraordinary cinematic craft. His debut Fruitvale Station was a devastating, humanizing portrait of Oscar Grant. The Creed series reinvented the Rocky franchise with emotional intelligence. Black Panther became a cultural watershed — the first Black superhero film nominated for Best Picture and a landmark of representation in mainstream cinema. His partnership with Michael B. Jordan is one of contemporary cinema's most vital creative relationships.

Top Films

1Black Panther
2Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
3Creed
4Creed II (producer)
5Fruitvale Station
6Judas and the Black Messiah (producer)
7Sinners

Ryan Coogler Talks Sinners, Michael B. Jordan, Denzel, Chadwick Boseman, Nipsey Hussle + More

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