Ryan Coogler explains the personal reason he fought to own the rights to his new movie 'Sinners' and none of his other films

"Sinners" writer-director Ryan Coogler.

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• Ryan Coogler will own the rights to his new movie "Sinners" in 25 years.
• The filmmaker told Business Insider he wants to own the movie for entirely personal reasons.
• Coogler said he doesn't own any of his other features and has no plans to own future titles.

At the start of 2024, "Black Panther" and "Creed" director Ryan Coogler's latest movie, "Sinners," was at the center of a heated bidding war.