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Ryan Coogler Shares Definitive Backstory for Sinners’ Twins Smoke and Stack

The director’s newly disclosed timeline clarifies off‑screen motivations as Sinners earns 16 Oscar nominations plus a lead‑actor nod for Michael B. Jordan.

Overview

  • Coogler told Proximity Media that the twins killed their father, hid at Mary’s mother’s home, then went to New York, enlisted, and fought in France before briefly returning.
  • He said the brothers then split for roughly three years, with Smoke settling with Annie and Stack pairing with Mary in Little Rock.
  • According to Coogler, the loss of Smoke and Annie’s daughter strained relationships and prompted both brothers to leave their partners for Chicago.
  • The film opens after that period, with the twins coming home from Chicago and using stolen money to try to start anew without detailing every earlier step on screen.
  • Sinners has 16 Oscar nominations including Best Picture and Best Director, and Michael B. Jordan is up for Best Actor at both the Oscars and BAFTA.