Ryan Coogler said his multifaceted deal with Warner Bros., that gives him complete ownership over his hit action-horror film "Sinners," is not a new concept in Hollywood, nor is he the first filmmaker to make such a request.

In Sinners, the vampire Remmick (O'Connell) wants nothing more than to make blues musician Sammie (Miles Caton) part of his coven. But to give in to this monster's sweet song (and jig) would cost Sammie his soul.

Ryan Coogler's Proximity Media is the company behind "Sinners," the Oscar-nominated "Judas and the Black Messiah," and the podcast "In Proximity."