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Coogler lived in Oakland until age eight, when the family moved to [[Richmond, California]].<ref name="eastbaytimes.com"/>
Coogler lived in Oakland until age eight, when the family moved to [[Richmond, California]].<ref name="eastbaytimes.com"/>
During his youth, he ran [[Track and field|track]] and played [[American football|football]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Grady|first=Pam|title=Ryan Coogler and the 'Fruitvale Station' effect|url=http://www.sfchronicle.com/movies/article/Ryan-Coogler-and-the-Fruitvale-Station-effect-4648364.php|work=San Francisco Chronicle|access-date=July 20, 2013|date=July 7, 2013}}</ref> He went to a [[Independent school (United Kingdom)|private]] [[Catholic school|Catholic high school]], [[Saint Mary's College High School]] in [[Berkeley, California]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Ryan Coogler|url=http://filmmakermagazine.com/people/ryan-coogler/#.WlQuEt-nFhE|website=Filmmaker Magazine|access-date=9 January 2018}}</ref> and did well in math and science.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Zakarin|first1=Jordan|title=The Unbelievable Story Of Ryan Coogler, Who Made The Most Important Movie Of The Year|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/jordanzakarin/ryan-coogler-fruitvale-station-acclaimed-filmmaker-high-scho#.pcRwl0oNA|website=BuzzFeed Entertainment|access-date=January 24, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Latimes1">{{cite web|last=Morrison|first=Pat|title='Fruitvale Station's' Ryan Coogler, the message maker|url=https://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-morrison-ryan-coogler-fruitvale-20130717,0,4061749,full.column|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=July 20, 2013|date=January 19, 2013}}</ref>
During his youth, he ran [[Track and field|track]] and played [[American football|football]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Grady|first=Pam|title=Ryan Coogler and the 'Fruitvale Station' effect|url=http://www.sfchronicle.com/movies/article/Ryan-Coogler-and-the-Fruitvale-Station-effect-4648364.php|work=San Francisco Chronicle|access-date=July 20, 2013|date=July 7, 2013}}</ref> He went to a [[Independent school (United Kingdom)|private]] [[Catholic school|Catholic high school]], [[Saint Mary's College High School]] in [[Berkeley, California]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Ryan Coogler|url=http://filmmakermagazine.com/people/ryan-coogler/#.WlQuEt-nFhE|website=Filmmaker Magazine|access-date=9 January 2018}}</ref> and did well in math and science.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Zakarin|first1=Jordan|title=The Unbelievable Story Of Ryan Coogler, Who Made The Most Important Movie Of The Year|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/jordanzakarin/ryan-coogler-fruitvale-station-acclaimed-filmmaker-high-scho#.pcRwl0oNA|website=BuzzFeed Entertainment|access-date=January 24, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Latimes1">{{cite web|last=Morrison|first=Pat|title='Fruitvale Station's' Ryan Coogler, the message maker|url=https://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-morrison-ryan-coogler-fruitvale-20130717,0,4061749,full.column|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=July 20, 2013|date=January 19, 2013}}</ref>


Coogler attended [[Saint Mary's College of California]] in [[Moraga, California]] on a [[Athletic scholarship|football scholarship]] as a [[Redshirt (college sports)|redshirt]] [[wide receiver]] his college freshman semester, intending to major in [[chemistry]].<ref name="eastbaytimes.com"/> The football players were encouraged to take a
Coogler attended [[Saint Mary's College of California]] in [[Moraga, California]] on a [[Athletic scholarship|football scholarship]] as a [[Redshirt (college sports)|redshirt]] [[wide receiver]] his college freshman semester, intending to major in [[chemistry]].<ref name="eastbaytimes.com"/> The football players were encouraged to take a
[[Creative writing|creative writing]] course. Coogler's teacher praised his work, noting that it was very visual, and encouraged him to learn [[screenwriting]].<ref name="Latimes1" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/jordanzakarin/ryan-coogler-fruitvale-station-acclaimed-filmmaker-high-scho|title=The Unbelievable Story Of Ryan Coogler, Who Made The Most Important Movie Of The Year}}</ref> As a student athlete coming up in the [[San Francisco Bay Area|Bay Area]], Coogler befriended and often played against [[National Football League|NFL]] [[running back]] [[Marshawn Lynch]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Marshawn Lynch, J.Cole & Ryan Cooglar conversation from MLK Now 2020.|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQsUvTVR6GI|language=en|access-date=2020-01-21}}</ref>
[[creative writing]] course. Coogler's teacher praised his work, noting that it was very visual, and encouraged him to learn [[screenwriting]].<ref name="Latimes1" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/jordanzakarin/ryan-coogler-fruitvale-station-acclaimed-filmmaker-high-scho|title=The Unbelievable Story Of Ryan Coogler, Who Made The Most Important Movie Of The Year}}</ref> As a student athlete coming up in the [[San Francisco Bay Area|Bay Area]], Coogler befriended and often played against [[National Football League|NFL]] [[running back]] [[Marshawn Lynch]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Marshawn Lynch, J.Cole & Ryan Cooglar conversation from MLK Now 2020.|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQsUvTVR6GI|language=en|access-date=2020-01-21}}</ref>


After Saint Mary's canceled its football program in March 2004,<ref>{{cite web|author1=Pashelka, Curtis|author2=Stiglich, Joe|title=End of SMC football saddens prep coaches|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040812073333/http://www.contracostatimes.com:80/mld/cctimes/sports/colleges/saint_marys_college_california/8102883.htm|archive-date=August 12, 2004|url=http://www.contracostatimes.com:80/mld/cctimes/sports/colleges/saint_marys_college_california/8102883.htm|work=Contra Costa Times|date=March 4, 2004|access-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref> Coogler transferred and earned a scholarship to [[California State University, Sacramento|Sacramento State]], where he grabbed 112 [[Reception (gridiron football)|receptions]] for 1,213 yards and 6 [[Touchdown|touchdowns]] during his four years playing football.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/stats/_/id/149791/ryan-coogler |title=25 ESPN.cpm: Ryan Coogler Stats |work=ESPN.com |access-date=February 28, 2015}}</ref> At Sacramento, he obtained a bachelor's degree in [[finance]] and also took as many film classes as he could fit in with the rigors of college football. Following graduation, he was accepted into the highly competitive three-year master's program at the [[USC School of Cinematic Arts]], where he made a series of [[Short film|short films]].<ref name="Filmmaker">{{cite web |url=http://filmmakermagazine.com/people/ryan-coogler/ |title=25 New Faces of Independent Film: Ryan Coogler |work=Filmmaker Magazine |access-date=January 27, 2013}}</ref><ref name="eastbaytimes.com"/>
After Saint Mary's canceled its football program in March 2004,<ref>{{cite web|author1=Pashelka, Curtis|author2=Stiglich, Joe|title=End of SMC football saddens prep coaches|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040812073333/http://www.contracostatimes.com:80/mld/cctimes/sports/colleges/saint_marys_college_california/8102883.htm|archive-date=August 12, 2004|url=http://www.contracostatimes.com:80/mld/cctimes/sports/colleges/saint_marys_college_california/8102883.htm|work=Contra Costa Times|date=March 4, 2004|access-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref> Coogler transferred and earned a scholarship to [[California State University, Sacramento|Sacramento State]], where he grabbed 112 [[Reception (gridiron football)|receptions]] for 1,213 yards and 6 [[touchdown]]s during his four years playing football.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/stats/_/id/149791/ryan-coogler |title=25 ESPN.cpm: Ryan Coogler Stats |work=ESPN.com |access-date=February 28, 2015}}</ref> At Sacramento, he obtained a bachelor's degree in [[finance]] and also took as many film classes as he could fit in with the rigors of college football. Following graduation, he was accepted into the highly competitive three-year master's program at the [[USC School of Cinematic Arts]], where he made a series of [[short film]]s.<ref name="Filmmaker">{{cite web |url=http://filmmakermagazine.com/people/ryan-coogler/ |title=25 New Faces of Independent Film: Ryan Coogler |work=Filmmaker Magazine |access-date=January 27, 2013}}</ref><ref name="eastbaytimes.com"/>


==Career==
==Career==
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=== ''Fruitvale Station'' ===
=== ''Fruitvale Station'' ===
{{main|Fruitvale Station}}[[File:Ryan Coogler at Sundance 2013, 3.jpg|thumb|Coogler accepts the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic with the crew of ''Fruitvale Station'' at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.]]Coogler's first feature-length film, ''[[Fruitvale Station]]'' (originally titled ''Fruitvale''), tells the story of the last 24 hours of the life of [[Oscar Grant]], who was shot to death by a police officer at Oakland's [[Fruitvale (BART station)|Fruitvale]] [[Bay Area Rapid Transit|BART]] station on January 1, 2009. The film was developed and produced by [[Academy Award|Oscar]]-winning actor [[Forest Whitaker]]. "I've worked with a number of truly unique voices, true [[auteur]]s," Whitaker said of Coogler, "and I can tell when I'm talking to one."<ref name="Rhodes">{{cite news|last=Rhodes|first=Joe|title=A Man's Death, a Career's Birth|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/30/movies/a-bay-area-killing-inspires-fruitvale-station.html?pagewanted=all|access-date=June 30, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 30, 2013}}</ref>[[File:Ryan Coogler Deauville 2013 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Coogler in 2013]] After the film [[Premiere|premiered]] at the [[2013 Sundance Film Festival]], where it won the top Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize in the dramatic competition, [[The Weinstein Company]] acquired [[Film distribution|distribution rights]] for approximately $2 million.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike|title=Sundance: The Weinstein Company Acquires 'Fruitvale'|url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/01/fruitvale-sundance-film-festival-dea-weinstein/|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=January 27, 2013|date=January 21, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/moviesnow/la-et-mn-sundance-2013-fruitvale-wins-grand-jury-prize-20130126,0,5342255.story |title=Sundance 2013: 'Fruitvale' wins Grand Jury Prize |first=Julie |last=Makinen |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 26, 2013 |access-date=January 27, 2013}}</ref> The film was screened in the [[Un Certain Regard]] section at the [[2013 Cannes Film Festival]],<ref name="Cannes2013">{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/article/59652.html |title=2013 Official Selection|date=April 18, 2013|access-date=April 18, 2013|work=Cannes}}</ref> where it won the award for Best First Film.<ref name="HWR-UCR">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-missing-picture-wins-regard-558551 |title=Cannes: 'The Missing Picture' Wins Un Certain Regard Prize |date=May 26, 2013|access-date=May 26, 2013|work=Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>
{{main|Fruitvale Station}}[[File:Ryan Coogler at Sundance 2013, 3.jpg|thumb|Coogler accepts the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic with the crew of ''Fruitvale Station'' at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.]]Coogler's first feature-length film, ''[[Fruitvale Station]]'' (originally titled ''Fruitvale''), tells the story of the last 24 hours of the life of [[Oscar Grant]], who was shot to death by a police officer at Oakland's [[Fruitvale (BART station)|Fruitvale]] [[Bay Area Rapid Transit|BART]] station on January 1, 2009. The film was developed and produced by [[Academy Award|Oscar]]-winning actor [[Forest Whitaker]]. "I've worked with a number of truly unique voices, true [[auteur]]s," Whitaker said of Coogler, "and I can tell when I'm talking to one."<ref name="Rhodes">{{cite news|last=Rhodes|first=Joe|title=A Man's Death, a Career's Birth|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/30/movies/a-bay-area-killing-inspires-fruitvale-station.html?pagewanted=all|access-date=June 30, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 30, 2013}}</ref>[[File:Ryan Coogler Deauville 2013 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Coogler in 2013]] After the film [[premiere]]d at the [[2013 Sundance Film Festival]], where it won the top Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize in the dramatic competition, [[The Weinstein Company]] acquired [[Film distribution|distribution rights]] for approximately $2 million.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike|title=Sundance: The Weinstein Company Acquires 'Fruitvale'|url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/01/fruitvale-sundance-film-festival-dea-weinstein/|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=January 27, 2013|date=January 21, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/moviesnow/la-et-mn-sundance-2013-fruitvale-wins-grand-jury-prize-20130126,0,5342255.story |title=Sundance 2013: 'Fruitvale' wins Grand Jury Prize |first=Julie |last=Makinen |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 26, 2013 |access-date=January 27, 2013}}</ref> The film was screened in the [[Un Certain Regard]] section at the [[2013 Cannes Film Festival]],<ref name="Cannes2013">{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/article/59652.html |title=2013 Official Selection|date=April 18, 2013|access-date=April 18, 2013|work=Cannes}}</ref> where it won the award for Best First Film.<ref name="HWR-UCR">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-missing-picture-wins-regard-558551 |title=Cannes: 'The Missing Picture' Wins Un Certain Regard Prize |date=May 26, 2013|access-date=May 26, 2013|work=Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>
Following its release, the film won numerous awards and critical acclaim, including Best First Feature from the [[Independent Spirit Awards]], Breakthrough Director at the [[Gotham Awards]], Best Directorial Debut from the [[National Board of Review]], and Best First Film at the [[New York Film Critics Circle Award]]s, among others.<ref>{{Citation|last1=Jordan|first1=Michael B.|title=Fruitvale Station|date=2013-07-26|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2334649/awards?ref_=tt_awd|last2=Diaz|last3=Spencer|last4=Durand|first2=Melonie|first3=Octavia|first4=Kevin|access-date=2017-01-23}}</ref> [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' called the film "a gut punch of a movie" and "an unstoppable cinematic force".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/fruitvale-station-20130711|title=Fruitvale Station|work=Rolling Stone|access-date=2018-02-17}}</ref> [[A. O. Scott]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote that Coogler's "hand-held shooting style evokes the spiritually alert naturalism of [[Dardenne brothers|Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne]]".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/12/movies/fruitvale-station-is-based-on-the-story-of-oscar-grant-iii.html|title='Fruitvale Station' Is Based on the Story of Oscar Grant III|last=Scott|first=A. O.|date=2013-07-11|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-02-17|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> [[Todd McCarthy]] of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' called it "a compelling debut" and "a powerful dramatic feature film".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/fruitvale/review/414010|title=Fruitvale: Sundance Review|last=McCarthy|first=Todd|date=January 20, 2013|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=January 31, 2013}}</ref>
Following its release, the film won numerous awards and critical acclaim, including Best First Feature from the [[Independent Spirit Awards]], Breakthrough Director at the [[Gotham Awards]], Best Directorial Debut from the [[National Board of Review]], and Best First Film at the [[New York Film Critics Circle Award]]s, among others.<ref>{{Citation|last1=Jordan|first1=Michael B.|title=Fruitvale Station|date=2013-07-26|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2334649/awards?ref_=tt_awd|last2=Diaz|last3=Spencer|last4=Durand|first2=Melonie|first3=Octavia|first4=Kevin|access-date=2017-01-23}}</ref> [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' called the film "a gut punch of a movie" and "an unstoppable cinematic force".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/fruitvale-station-20130711|title=Fruitvale Station|work=Rolling Stone|access-date=2018-02-17}}</ref> [[A. O. Scott]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote that Coogler's "hand-held shooting style evokes the spiritually alert naturalism of [[Dardenne brothers|Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne]]".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/12/movies/fruitvale-station-is-based-on-the-story-of-oscar-grant-iii.html|title='Fruitvale Station' Is Based on the Story of Oscar Grant III|last=Scott|first=A. O.|date=2013-07-11|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-02-17|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> [[Todd McCarthy]] of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' called it "a compelling debut" and "a powerful dramatic feature film".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/fruitvale/review/414010|title=Fruitvale: Sundance Review|last=McCarthy|first=Todd|date=January 20, 2013|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=January 31, 2013}}</ref>


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[[Kevin Feige]] confirmed in April 2018 that Marvel Studios plans to create a sequel to ''Black Panther'' once Coogler returns to direct it.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://collider.com/black-panther-2-ryan-coogler/|title=Kevin Feige Says 'Black Panther 2' Will Happen When Ryan Coogler Wants It to Happen|date=2018-04-23|work=Collider|access-date=2018-07-23|language=en-US}}</ref> In October 2018, Coogler had completed a deal to write and direct a sequel to ''Black Panther''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-2-ryan-coogler-write-direct-sequel-1151626|title=Ryan Coogler Signs on to Write and Direct 'Black Panther' Sequel|last=Kit|first=Borys|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 11, 2018|access-date=October 11, 2018|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/7366E06EB?url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-2-ryan-coogler-write-direct-sequel-1151626|archive-date=October 11, 2018}}</ref>
[[Kevin Feige]] confirmed in April 2018 that Marvel Studios plans to create a sequel to ''Black Panther'' once Coogler returns to direct it.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://collider.com/black-panther-2-ryan-coogler/|title=Kevin Feige Says 'Black Panther 2' Will Happen When Ryan Coogler Wants It to Happen|date=2018-04-23|work=Collider|access-date=2018-07-23|language=en-US}}</ref> In October 2018, Coogler had completed a deal to write and direct a sequel to ''Black Panther''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-2-ryan-coogler-write-direct-sequel-1151626|title=Ryan Coogler Signs on to Write and Direct 'Black Panther' Sequel|last=Kit|first=Borys|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 11, 2018|access-date=October 11, 2018|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/7366E06EB?url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-2-ryan-coogler-write-direct-sequel-1151626|archive-date=October 11, 2018}}</ref>


Coogler served as an executive producer on ''[[Creed II]]'', and has written the story outline for the upcoming ''[[Creed III]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jackson|first=Angelique|last2=Jackson|first2=Angelique|date=2021-03-10|title=Michael B. Jordan to Make Directorial Debut With ‘Creed III,’ Set for Thanksgiving 2022 Release|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/michael-b-jordan-creed-3-director-tessa-thompson-1234876097/|access-date=2021-04-01|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref>
Coogler served as an executive producer on ''[[Creed II]]'', and has written the story outline for the upcoming ''[[Creed III]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jackson|first=Angelique|date=2021-03-10|title=Michael B. Jordan to Make Directorial Debut With ‘Creed III,’ Set for Thanksgiving 2022 Release|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/michael-b-jordan-creed-3-director-tessa-thompson-1234876097/|access-date=2021-04-01|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref>


Coogler served as a producer on ''[[Judas and the Black Messiah]]'', directed by Shaka King,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/ryan-coogler-black-panthers-warner-bros-daniel-kaluuya-lakeith-stanfield-macro-fred-hampton-1202559976/|title=Ryan Coogler & MACRO Set Black Panthers Pic With Warner Bros; Daniel Kaluuya & Lakeith Stanfield In Talks To Star|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|date=February 19, 2019|access-date=October 20, 2019}}</ref> and will serve as producer on the ''[[Space Jam]]'' sequel ''[[Space Jam: A New Legacy]]'', starring [[LeBron James]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nba.com/article/2018/09/19/space-jam-sequel-lebron-james-ryan-coogler/|title=LeBron James, Ryan Coogler to team up for 'Space Jam' sequel|date=2018-09-19|work=NBA.com|access-date=2018-09-19|language=en-US}}</ref>
Coogler served as a producer on ''[[Judas and the Black Messiah]]'', directed by Shaka King,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/ryan-coogler-black-panthers-warner-bros-daniel-kaluuya-lakeith-stanfield-macro-fred-hampton-1202559976/|title=Ryan Coogler & MACRO Set Black Panthers Pic With Warner Bros; Daniel Kaluuya & Lakeith Stanfield In Talks To Star|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|date=February 19, 2019|access-date=October 20, 2019}}</ref> and will serve as producer on the ''[[Space Jam]]'' sequel ''[[Space Jam: A New Legacy]]'', starring [[LeBron James]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nba.com/article/2018/09/19/space-jam-sequel-lebron-james-ryan-coogler/|title=LeBron James, Ryan Coogler to team up for 'Space Jam' sequel|date=2018-09-19|work=NBA.com|access-date=2018-09-19|language=en-US}}</ref>

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Ryan Coogler
Coogler at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Ryan Kyle Coogler

(1986-05-23) May 23, 1986 (age 38)
Oakland, California, U.S.
EducationCalifornia State University, Sacramento (BA)
University of Southern California (MFA)
Occupations
  • Filmmaker
  • screenwriter
  • director
Years active2009–present
Spouse
Zinzi Evans
​
(m. 2016)​

Ryan Kyle Coogler (born May 23, 1986)[1] is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. His first feature film, Fruitvale Station (2013), won the top audience and grand jury awards in the U.S. dramatic competition at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.[2] He has since co-written and directed the seventh film in the Rocky series, Creed (2015), and the Marvel film Black Panther (2018), the latter of which broke numerous box office records and became the highest-grossing film of all time by an African American director.[3]

Coogler's films have received significant critical acclaim and commercial success.[4] In 2013, he was included on Time's list of the 30 people under 30 who are changing the world.[5] His work has been hailed by critics for centering on often overlooked cultures and characters—most notably African Americans.[6][7] He frequently collaborates with actor Michael B. Jordan, who appeared in his first three feature films, as well as composer Ludwig Göransson, who has scored four of his films.[8]

In 2018, Coogler was named the runner-up of Time's Person of the Year and he was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. [9]

Early life

Coogler was born on May 23, 1986, in Oakland, California. His mother, Joselyn (née Thomas),[1] is a community organizer, and his father, Ira Coogler, is a juvenile hall probation counselor. Both parents graduated from California State University, Hayward. He has two brothers, Noah and Keenan.[10] His uncle, Clarence Thomas, is a third-generation Oakland longshoreman, and the former secretary treasurer of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union.[11]

Coogler lived in Oakland until age eight, when the family moved to Richmond, California.[10] During his youth, he ran track and played football.[12] He went to a private Catholic high school, Saint Mary's College High School in Berkeley, California,[13] and did well in math and science.[14][15]

Coogler attended Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga, California on a football scholarship as a redshirt wide receiver his college freshman semester, intending to major in chemistry.[10] The football players were encouraged to take a creative writing course. Coogler's teacher praised his work, noting that it was very visual, and encouraged him to learn screenwriting.[15][16] As a student athlete coming up in the Bay Area, Coogler befriended and often played against NFL running back Marshawn Lynch.[17]

After Saint Mary's canceled its football program in March 2004,[18] Coogler transferred and earned a scholarship to Sacramento State, where he grabbed 112 receptions for 1,213 yards and 6 touchdowns during his four years playing football.[19] At Sacramento, he obtained a bachelor's degree in finance and also took as many film classes as he could fit in with the rigors of college football. Following graduation, he was accepted into the highly competitive three-year master's program at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, where he made a series of short films.[20][10]

Career

Early career

While at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Coogler directed four short films, three of which won or were nominated for various awards. Locks (2009) screened at the Tribeca Film Festival and won the Dana and Albert Broccoli Award for Filmmaking Excellence. Fig (2011), written by Alex George Pickering, won the HBO Short Film Competition at the American Black Film Festival, the DGA Student Film Award, and was nominated for Outstanding Independent Short Film at the Black Reel Awards. Gap (2011), written by Carol S. Lashof, won the Jack Nicholson Award for Achievement in Directing.[citation needed]

Fruitvale Station

Main article: Fruitvale Station
Coogler accepts the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic with the crew of Fruitvale Station at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.

Coogler's first feature-length film, Fruitvale Station (originally titled Fruitvale), tells the story of the last 24 hours of the life of Oscar Grant, who was shot to death by a police officer at Oakland's Fruitvale BART station on January 1, 2009. The film was developed and produced by Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker. "I've worked with a number of truly unique voices, true auteurs," Whitaker said of Coogler, "and I can tell when I'm talking to one."[21]

Coogler in 2013

After the film premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the top Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize in the dramatic competition, The Weinstein Company acquired distribution rights for approximately $2 million.[22][23] The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival,[24] where it won the award for Best First Film.[25]

Following its release, the film won numerous awards and critical acclaim, including Best First Feature from the Independent Spirit Awards, Breakthrough Director at the Gotham Awards, Best Directorial Debut from the National Board of Review, and Best First Film at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards, among others.[26] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone called the film "a gut punch of a movie" and "an unstoppable cinematic force".[27] A. O. Scott of The New York Times wrote that Coogler's "hand-held shooting style evokes the spiritually alert naturalism of Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne".[28] Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter called it "a compelling debut" and "a powerful dramatic feature film".[29]

Fruitvale Station grossed over $17 million worldwide after its theatrical run.[30] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film received a score of 94% based on 195 reviews, with a critical consensus that reads: "Passionate and powerfully acted, Fruitvale Station serves as a celebration of life, a condemnation of death, and a triumph for star Michael B. Jordan."[31] The film appeared on several critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2013.[32]

Creed

Main article: Creed (film)

In July 2013, it was reported that MGM had offered Coogler to direct Creed, a spin-off sequel of the Rocky films, which he had written with Aaron Covington .[33]

Coogler arrived at the idea for the story after witnessing his father suffer from a neuromuscular disorder. His father was a huge fan of the Rocky films, having made Coogler watch Rocky II before major sporting events he participated in, such as important football games.[34]

Creed, which was released on November 25, 2015 in the United States, reunited Coogler with Fruitvale actor Michael B. Jordan, who played Apollo Creed's son Donnie.[35] The film was widely praised by critics.[36]

Coogler won the New Generation Award from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association[37] and a Best Director award from the African-American Film Critics Association.[38] The film's star Michael B. Jordan received an award from the African-American Film Critics Association for Breakout Performance. Tessa Thompson also won the Best Supporting Actress award. Sylvester Stallone won the Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe award for his role in the film. Creed was also honored with a "Best or Top 10 Films of the Year" award from the National Board of Review, the Boston Online Film Critics Association and the African-American Film Critics Association.[39]

Black Panther

Main article: Black Panther (film)
Coogler promoting Black Panther at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International

In January 2016, Coogler signed on to co-write and direct the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Black Panther,[40][41] making him the youngest Marvel Studios filmmaker.[42] The film, starring Chadwick Boseman as the titular character, began production in January 2017,[43] and was released in 2018. Michael B. Jordan appeared as main antagonist Erik Killmonger, having thus starred in all of Coogler's feature films.[44]

Upon release, the film was an overwhelming commercial success,[45] grossing the fifth largest opening weekend box-office results of all-time,[46] as well as the second highest four-day gross in history.[47] It eventually became the highest-grossing film in history directed by an African American.[48] After the release of A Wrinkle in Time in March 2018, it was the first time the top two films at the box office were directed by an African American filmmaker— Coogler for Black Panther and Ava DuVernay for A Wrinkle in Time.[49]

The film was also a critical success. Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus reads, "Black Panther elevates superhero cinema to thrilling new heights while telling one of the MCU's most absorbing stories—and introducing some of its most fully realized characters."[50] Manohla Dargis of The New York Times called Black Panther "a jolt of a movie" and said "in its emphasis on black imagination, creation and liberation, the movie becomes an emblem of a past that was denied and a future that feels very present. And in doing so opens up its world, and yours, beautifully."[51] Brian Truitt of USA Today awarded the film four out of four stars and called it Marvel Studios' best origin film since Guardians of the Galaxy.[52] The film was also noted for its representation of black people and subject matter related to Afrofuturism.[53]

Other works and future projects

Coogler served as an executive producer on the ESPN 30 for 30 film The Day the Series Stopped, about Game Three of the 1989 World Series between the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics, when an earthquake shook the Bay Area to its core.[54]

In January 2013, Coogler said he was working on a graphic novel and young adult novel about an undisclosed subject matter.[55]

Coogler will work with Jordan for a fourth time in the upcoming film Wrong Answer, based on the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal.[56]

Kevin Feige confirmed in April 2018 that Marvel Studios plans to create a sequel to Black Panther once Coogler returns to direct it.[57] In October 2018, Coogler had completed a deal to write and direct a sequel to Black Panther.[58]

Coogler served as an executive producer on Creed II, and has written the story outline for the upcoming Creed III.[59]

Coogler served as a producer on Judas and the Black Messiah, directed by Shaka King,[60] and will serve as producer on the Space Jam sequel Space Jam: A New Legacy, starring LeBron James.[61]

In February 2021, Coogler's production company Proximity Media signed an exclusive five year deal with Disney to produce content for them, which includes a Disney+ television series based in Black Panther's home country of Wakanda.[62]

Personal life

Coogler has worked since age 21 as a counselor with incarcerated youth at San Francisco's Juvenile Hall, following in the footsteps of his father, who has long shared the same occupation.[63] Coogler is also a founding member[64] and supporter of the Blackout For Human Rights campaign, which is committed to addressing racial and human rights violations happening throughout the United States.[65]

Coogler married Zinzi Evans in 2016.[66][67]

Filmography

Feature films

Year Title Director Writer Producer
2013 Fruitvale Station Yes Yes No
2015 Creed Yes Yes No
2018 Black Panther Yes Yes No
Creed II No No Executive
2021 Judas and the Black Messiah No No Yes
Space Jam: A New Legacy No No Yes

Short films

Year Title Director Writer Notes
2009 Locks Yes Yes Also actor and sound editor
2011 Fig Yes No
The Sculptor Yes Yes

Other credits

Year Title Role Notes
2009 On the Grind Camera operator Documentary short
2010 Get Some Boom operator, sound editor and sound mixer Short film
2012 It's Just Art, Baby Camera operator and grip
2020 Soul Special thanks[68]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2013 Austin Film Critics Association Best First Film Fruitvale Station Won
Boston Online Film Critics Association Best New Filmmaker Won
Cannes Film Festival Prix de l'Avenir d'Un Certain Regard Won
Grand Prix d'Un Certain Regard Nominated
Caméra d'Or Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Most Promising Filmmaker Nominated
Detroit Film Critics Society Best Breakthrough Nominated
Gotham Awards Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award Won
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Breakout Filmmaker of the Year Won
Nantucket Film Festival Vimeo Award for Best Writer/Director Won
National Board of Review Best Directorial Debut Won
New York Film Critics Online Best Debut Director Won
Phoenix Film Critics Society Breakthrough Performance Behind the Camera Nominated
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Marlon Riggs Award Won
Sundance Film Festival Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic Won
Grand Jury Prize: U.S. Dramatic Won
2014 Black Reel Awards Outstanding Director Nominated
Outstanding Screenplay, Adapted or Original Nominated
Central Ohio Film Critics Breakthrough Film Artist Nominated
Independent Spirit Awards Best First Feature Won
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture Nominated
Satellite Awards Honorary Satellite Award Won
2015 African-American Film Critics Association Best Director Creed Nominated
Indiana Film Journalists Association Best Director Nominated
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Best Director Nominated
Los Angeles Film Critics Association New Generation Award Won
NAACP Image Award Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture Won
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture Won
New York Film Critics Online Best Director Nominated
2016 Empire Awards Best Director Nominated
2018 44th Saturn Awards Best Director Black Panther Won
Best Writing (with Joe Robert Cole) Nominated
African-American Film Critics Association Best Director Won
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Screenplay, Adapted (with Joe Robert Cole) Nominated
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Best Adapted Screenplay (with Joe Robert Cole) Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Director Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay (with Joe Robert Cole) Nominated
2019 Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Adapted Screenplay (with Joe Robert Cole) Nominated
Satellite Awards Auteur Award Won
Georgia Film Critics Association Best Adapted Screenplay (with Joe Robert Cole) Nominated
USC Scripter Award Best Adapted Screenplay (with Joe Robert Cole) Nominated
Writers Guild of America Award Best Adapted Screenplay (with Joe Robert Cole) Nominated
Black Reel Awards Outstanding Director Won
Outstanding Screenplay (with Joe Robert Cole) Nominated
2021 93rd Academy Awards Best Picture Judas and the Black Messiah Pending

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