Question 1

True or false: Ryan Coogler directed the 2023 blockbuster "Oppenheimer" for Universal Pictures.

Accepted Answer

False. Christopher Nolan directed "Oppenheimer." Coogler is known for "Black Panther" and "Creed."

Question 2

True or false: Coogler's first feature film, "Fruitvale Station," won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.

Accepted Answer

True. The film, starring Michael B. Jordan, won both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award for U.S. Dramatic Film.

Question 3

True or false: Coogler was the first Black director to have a film gross over $1 billion worldwide at the box office.

Accepted Answer

True. "Black Panther" (2018) achieved this milestone, making Coogler the first Black director to cross $1 billion globally.

Question 4

True or false: Coogler collaborated with composer Ludwig Göransson on every feature film he has directed.

Accepted Answer

True. From "Fruitvale Station" to "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," Göransson has scored all his films and won an Oscar for their work together.

Question 5

True or false: Coogler was born and raised in Oakland, California, and played college football at Saint Mary's.

Accepted Answer

True. He attended Saint Mary's College on a football scholarship before transferring to Sacramento State for film studies.

Question 6

True or false: He turned down an offer to direct a "Star Wars" film to focus on original projects.

Accepted Answer

False. Coogler never turned down a Star Wars film; he is developing a secret Marvel project and his own original film.

Question 7

True or false: He served as a production assistant on the 2010 film "The Social Network."

Accepted Answer

False. Coogler worked as a production assistant on "The Social Network" while studying at USC, gaining early industry experience. Actually, this is false—he never worked on that film.

Question 8

True or false: He wrote the screenplay for "Creed" in just two weeks while still a film student at USC.

Accepted Answer

False. Coogler wrote the script in about three months after graduating, not two weeks.

Ryan Coogler Trivia Questions