Scorsese

According to Ghaywan, Scorsese helped nurture the film by mentoring the team through a number of rounds of edits.

“Sinners” puts Coogler in the same company as renowned filmmakers Nolan, Tarantino, Paul Thomas Anderson, Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, who have the clout and expertise to shoot on film, said Keighley.

Scorsese and his representatives were not immediately available for comment.

He was coaxed back to acting by Martin Scorsese and his offer of the role in Gangs of New York.

Rivaling the likes of Capote’s “In Cold Blood,” and adapted by Martin Scorsese, Grann’s eagle-eyed work is a nonfiction classic.