Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan recently shared the detailed past for the Smokestack twins from Sinners. The filmmaker and star revealed the missing pieces of Smoke and Stack’s lives. Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan reveal Smoke and Stack’s origin story in SinnersRyan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan laid out the intricate timeline that leads to the start of Sinners. pic.twitter.com/Moq4MpEBAg — PROXIMITY MEDIA (@proximitymedia) January 27, 2026“Mary was older, so, that was when Stack and Mary happened,” Coogler said. During this split, Stack and Mary moved to Little Rock, while Smoke and Annie (Wunmi Mosaku) settled down.