Hollywood, United States, March 16, 2026 (AFP) - Ryan Coogler: from indie to blockbuster to Oscar

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Ryan Coogler launched his career with an indie look at police brutality in America. He moved on to transform the Marvel universe culture with his blockbuster "Black Panther" films. And now, just shy of his 40th birthday, Coogler is an Oscar winner, for best original screenplay for horror period piece "Sinners," an unlikely mash-up of racial segregation, Southern blues and vampire-fueled gore. The Warner Bros film -- starring Coogler's steady coll......

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