Despite being a young choice for such a high-profile project (at 29, he’s a decade younger than the film’s leading man, Chadwick Boseman), Coogler’s critical pedigree is far more impressive than several of Marvel’s other new directors.
Fruitvale Station won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance and the Best First Film award at Cannes in 2013, and Creed is currently receiving glowing reviews.