Coogler previously thanked fellow filmmakers Spike Lee, Quentin Tarantino, and Brian De Palma for helping to inspire his leap of faith with “Sinners.” He also credited audiences for purchasing tickets to go to the feature in theaters.

The movie, Sinners, stars Micheal B Jordan as the lead actor, playing the role of two different characters. Although the director Ryan Coogler has said that he never meant for the film to be a sequel, he explained why he made the movie.

Ryan Coogler has no plans for a Sinners sequel, which is by design. In a resurfaced interview posted before the Michael B. Jordan-starring film was released in theaters, the filmmaker said he thought of Sinners as a “full meal.”