Ryan Coogler has crushed the box office with his latest film, Sinners. The talented writer-director set off a cultural touchstone with the Prohibition-era flick, just like he did with 2018’s Black Panther. But it’s not the vampires, the jazz or even the twin Michael B. Jordans that have Hollywood reeling. It’s the deal that he brokered with Warner Bros. Instead of agreeing to take his cut after Warner Bros. recouped its production costs, which is the industry norm, Coogler negotiated to receive “first-dollar profit,” meaning that he would get his share of earnings from initial box office profits. No fingers … Continue reading Ryan Coogler just broke Hollywood’s studio system. It’s about time