Last Updated on September 26, 2024 by Angel Melanson
Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for Sinners. For a myriad of reasons, this is easily one of the most anticipated horror movies coming our way in 2025. For one, it’s a big studio original vampire movie. That doesn’t come around all that often these days. It also hails from director Ryan Coogler, of Black Panther and Creed fame, who also penned the screenplay himself. To top it all off, he’s once again partnered with Michael B. Jordan, who plays not one but two characters in the film. It only gets better from there, as this teaser reveals. Check it out.
There’s a lot to love here. The period setting. The out-of-context visuals. The most nervous cigarette rolling scene you’re ever likely to witness. There’s also nothing wrong with seeing Michael B. Jordan firing a tommy gun to close things out. Visually, it’s rather stunning and it looks hugely impressive. We’ve also got a brand new poster for the film, which you can check out below. It looks like Coogler and all involved brought their A game. The brief synopsis for the film reads as follows:
“Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.”
Warner Bros. won a bidding war for the Sinners package earlier this year, but everything was quite mysterious at the time. Rumors circulated that Jordan would be playing brothers but that was about it, save for the vampire bit. So this teaser is the first true confirmation we’ve had of anything, really. This is the first time that Coogler has directed a non-Marvel film since Creed in 2015. It’s just extra special that one of our most celebrated living filmmakers decided to tackle a big-budget horror film.
The cast also includes Oscar nominee Hailee Steinfeld (Bumblebee, True Grit), Jack O’Connell (Ferrari), Wunmi Mosaku (Passenger), Jayme Lawson (The Woman King), Omar Benson Miller (True Lies) and Delroy Lindo (Da 5 Bloods). Coogler is also on board as a producer alongside Sev Ohanian and Zinzi Coogler. Ludwig Göransson, Will Greenfield and Rebecca Cho serve as executive producers. Coogler's behind-the-scenes team includes director of photography Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Oscar-winning production designer Hannah Beachler, editor Michael P. Shawver, Oscar-winning composer Ludwig Göransson and Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter.
Sinners is set to hit theaters on March 7, 2025. For more, check out our recap of the first day of Fantastic Fest from Austin, Texas.
