Ryan Coogler
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Ryan Kyle Coogler is an African-American filmmaker and producer who is from Oakland, California. He is known for directing the Black Panther film series, Creed, a Rocky spin-off and Fruitvale Station. He frequently casts Michael B. Jordan in his works. He produced the Creed sequels, Judas and the Black Messiah and Space Jam: A New Legacy. He is married to Zinzi since 2016.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 60 wins & 84 nominations total
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Credits
Producer
- 2024
- 2024
Director
- 2024
Writer
Personal details
- Height
- 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Born
- Spouse
- Zinzi Coogler2016 - present
- ParentsJocelyn Coogler
- Publicity listings
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- TriviaPartnered with Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker who agreed to develop and produce his first feature-film project, Fruitvale Station (2013).
- Quotes[re making Fruitvale Station (2013)] We shot here [BART station] for three nights after the station was closed, Everybody was there with us: BART employees, safety monitors, train drivers, all the cast members and crew. Some of us would pray; others would just keep to themselves. The energy of it hit everybody. It was the hardest thing I've done in my life, making this movie. Having to see [real-life hero] Oscar die so many times. And having to see the people react to it. That never gets easy, man. Never.
- TrademarksFrequently casts Michael B. Jordan.
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