''Black Panther'' is a 2018 American
superhero film
A superhero film (or superhero movie) is a film that focuses on the actions of superheroes. Superheroes are individuals who possess superhuman abilities and are dedicated to protecting the public. These films typically feature action, advent ...
based on the
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...
character
of the same name. Produced by
Marvel Studios and distributed by
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is
the 18th film in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios. The films are based on characters that appear in American comic books published by ...
(MCU). The film was directed by
Ryan Coogler
Ryan Kyle Coogler (born May 23, 1986) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is a recipient of four NAACP Image Awards, four Black Reel Awards, a Golden Globe Award nomination and an Academy Award nomination for Best Pictu ...
, who co-wrote the screenplay with
Joe Robert Cole, and it stars
Chadwick Boseman
Chadwick Aaron Boseman (; November 29, 1976August 28, 2020) was an American actor. During his two-decade career, Boseman received two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, ...
as
T'Challa / Black Panther alongside
Michael B. Jordan
Michael Bakari Jordan (; born February 9, 1987) is an American actor. He is known for his film roles as shooting victim Oscar Grant in the drama ''Fruitvale Station'' (2013), boxer Adonis Creed in ''Creed'' (2015), and Erik Killmonger in ''Bl ...
,
Lupita Nyong'o
Lupita Amondi Nyong'o (, ; ; born 1 March 1983) is a Kenyan-Mexican actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, and nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Award.
The daughter of Kenyan politi ...
,
Danai Gurira,
Martin Freeman
Martin John Christopher Freeman (born 8 September 1971) is an English actor. Among other accolades, he has won an Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
Freeman's most not ...
,
Daniel Kaluuya
Daniel Kaluuya (; born 24 February 1989) is a British actor. Prominent both on screen and stage, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and no ...
,
Letitia Wright
Letitia Michelle Wright (born 31 October 1993) is a Guyanese-British actress. She began her career with guest roles in the television series '' Top Boy'', '' Coming Up'', '' Chasing Shadows'', ''Humans'', ''Doctor Who'', and '' Black Mirror''. ...
,
Winston Duke
Winston Duke (born 15 November 1986) is a Tobagonian actor. He made his feature film debut in the role of M'Baku in ''Black Panther'' (2018) and is best known for portraying the character in two films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Duke w ...
,
Sterling K. Brown,
Angela Bassett,
Forest Whitaker, and
Andy Serkis
Andrew Clement Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English actor, director, and producer. He is best known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation, and voice work for computer-generated characters such as Go ...
. In ''Black Panther'', T'Challa is crowned king of
Wakanda
Wakanda () is a fictional country appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Wakanda has been depicted as being in East Africa. It is located in sub-Saharan Africa, and is home to the superhero Black Panther (comics), Black Pa ...
following his father's death, but he is challenged by
Killmonger
Erik Killmonger ( né N'Jadaka) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Don McGregor and Rich Buckler, he first appeared in ''Jungle Action'' #6 (September 1973). The character is commonly depict ...
(Jordan), who plans to abandon the country's
isolationist
Isolationism is a political philosophy advocating a national foreign policy that opposes involvement in the political affairs, and especially the wars, of other countries. Thus, isolationism fundamentally advocates neutrality and opposes entan ...
policies and begin a global revolution.
Wesley Snipes
Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist. His prominent film roles include '' Major League'' (1989), ''New Jack City'' (1991), '' White Men Can't Jump'' (1992), '' Passenger 57'' (1992), '' ...
planned to make a Black Panther film in 1992, but the project did not come to fruition. In September 2005, Marvel Studios listed a Black Panther film as one of ten films based on Marvel characters intended to be distributed by
Paramount Pictures.
Mark Bailey was hired to write a script in January 2011. ''Black Panther'' was officially announced in October 2014, and Boseman made his first appearance as the character in ''
Captain America: Civil War'' (2016). Cole and Coogler had joined by then, with additional casting in May. ''Black Panther'' was the first Marvel Studios film with a Black director and a predominantly Black cast. Principal photography took place from January to April 2017 at
EUE/Screen Gems Studios in the
Atlanta metropolitan area, and in
Busan, South Korea.
''Black Panther'' premiered in Los Angeles on January 29, 2018, and was released theatrically in the United States on February 16, as part of
Phase Three of the MCU. Critics praised its direction, writing, acting (particularly that of Boseman, Jordan, and Wright), costume design, production values, and soundtrack, but some criticized the
computer-generated visual effects. Many critics considered the film to be one of the best in the MCU, and it was also noted for its cultural significance. Organizations such as the
National Board of Review
The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures is a non-profit organization of New York City area film enthusiasts. Its awards, which are announced in early December, are considered an early harbinger of the film awards season that culminat ...
and the
American Film Institute named ''Black Panther'' as one of the top ten films of 2018. It grossed over $1.3 billion worldwide and broke numerous box office records, becoming the highest-grossing film directed by a Black filmmaker, the
ninth-highest-grossing film of all time, the
third-highest-grossing film in the U.S. and Canada, and the
second-highest-grossing film of 2018.
''Black Panther'' was nominated for seven awards at the
91st Academy Awards, winning three, and received
numerous other accolades. It was the first superhero film to receive a
Best Picture
This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards.
Best Actor/Best Actress
*See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...
nomination, and the first MCU film to win several categories. A sequel, ''
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'', was released on November 11, 2022, while a television series set in Wakanda is in development for
Disney+
Disney+ is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned and operated by the Media and Entertainment Distribution division of The Walt Disney Company. The service primarily distributes films and television se ...
.
Plot
Thousands of years ago, five African tribes war over a meteorite containing the metal
vibranium
Vibranium () is a fictional metal appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, noted for its extraordinary abilities to absorb, store, and release large amounts of kinetic energy. Mined only in Wakanda, the metal is associated w ...
. One warrior ingests a "heart-shaped herb" affected by the metal and gains superhuman abilities, becoming the first "Black Panther". He unites all but the Jabari Tribe to form the nation of
Wakanda
Wakanda () is a fictional country appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Wakanda has been depicted as being in East Africa. It is located in sub-Saharan Africa, and is home to the superhero Black Panther (comics), Black Pa ...
. Over centuries, the Wakandans use vibranium to develop advanced technology and isolate themselves from the world by posing as a
Third World country. In 1992, Wakanda king
T'Chaka
T'Chaka is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the father of T'Challa and Shuri. He was the king of Wakanda and Black Panther before T'Challa; he inherited both titles following the death of h ...
visits his brother
N'Jobu, who is working undercover in
Oakland, California
Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third ...
. T'Chaka accuses N'Jobu of assisting black-market arms dealer
Ulysses Klaue with stealing vibranium from Wakanda. N'Jobu's partner reveals he is
Zuri, another undercover Wakandan, and confirms T'Chaka's suspicions.
In the present day, following T'Chaka's death, his son
T'Challa returns to Wakanda to assume the throne. He and
Okoye
Okoye is a family name (surname) originating in Nigeria. It is an Anambra State, Anambra dialect derived from the central Igbo name Okorie (meaning someone born on orie market day, or Oye market day as known in Anambra State).
Notable people wi ...
, leader of the
Dora Milaje, extract T'Challa's ex-lover
Nakia from an undercover assignment so she can attend his coronation ceremony with his mother
Ramonda and younger sister
Shuri. At the ceremony, the Jabari Tribe's leader
M'Baku challenges T'Challa for the crown in ritual combat. T'Challa defeats M'Baku and persuades him to yield rather than die.
When Klaue and his accomplice
Erik Stevens steal a Wakandan artifact from a London museum, T'Challa's friend and Okoye's husband
W'Kabi urges him to bring Klaue back alive. T'Challa, Okoye, and Nakia travel to
Busan, South Korea, where Klaue plans to sell the artifact to
CIA agent
Everett K. Ross. A firefight erupts, and Klaue attempts to flee but is caught by T'Challa, who reluctantly releases him to Ross's custody. Klaue tells Ross that Wakanda's international image is a front for a technologically advanced civilization. Erik attacks and extracts Klaue as Ross is gravely injured protecting Nakia. Rather than pursue Klaue, T'Challa takes Ross to Wakanda, where their technology can save him.
While Shuri heals Ross, T'Challa confronts Zuri about N'Jobu. Zuri explains that N'Jobu planned to share Wakanda's technology with people of African descent around the world to help them conquer their oppressors. As T'Chaka arrested N'Jobu, the latter attacked Zuri and forced T'Chaka to kill him. T'Chaka ordered Zuri to lie that N'Jobu had disappeared and left behind N'Jobu's American son N'Jadaka to maintain the lie. This boy grew up to be Stevens, a
black ops
A black operation or black op is a covert or clandestine operation by a government agency, a military unit or a paramilitary organization; it can include activities by private companies or groups. Key features of a black operation are that it i ...
U.S.
Navy SEAL
The United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Teams, commonly known as Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy's primary special operations force and a component of the Naval Special Warfare Command. Among the SEALs' main functions are conducting s ...
who adopted the name "Killmonger". Meanwhile, Killmonger kills Klaue and takes his body to Wakanda. He is brought before the tribal elders, revealing his identity to be N'Jadaka and stating his claim to the throne. Killmonger challenges T'Challa to ritual combat, where he kills Zuri, badly injures T'Challa, and hurls him over a waterfall to his presumed death. Killmonger ingests the heart-shaped herb and orders the rest incinerated, but Nakia extracts one first. Killmonger, supported by W'Kabi and his army, prepares to distribute shipments of Wakandan weapons to operatives around the world.
Nakia, Shuri, Ramonda, and Ross flee to the Jabari Tribe for aid. They find a comatose T'Challa, rescued by the Jabari in repayment for sparing M'Baku's life. Healed by Nakia's herb, T'Challa returns to fight Killmonger, who dons his nanotech suit, similar to T'Challa's. W'Kabi and his army fight Shuri, Nakia, and the Dora Milaje, while Ross remotely pilots a jet and shoots down planes carrying vibranium weapons before they can leave Wakanda. M'Baku and the Jabari arrive to reinforce T'Challa. Confronted by Okoye, W'Kabi and his army stand down. Fighting in Wakanda's vibranium mine, T'Challa disrupts Killmonger's suit and stabs him. Killmonger refuses to be healed, choosing to die a free man rather than be incarcerated; T'Challa shows him the Wakanda sunset and Killmonger dies peacefully.
T'Challa establishes an outreach center at the building where N'Jobu died, to be run by Nakia and Shuri. In a
mid-credits scene
A post-credits scene (commonly referred to as a stinger or credit cookie) or mid-credits scene is a short clip that appears after all or some of the closing credits have rolled and sometimes after a production logo of a film, TV series, or video g ...
, T'Challa appears before the
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoniz ...
to reveal Wakanda's true nature to the world. In a post-credits scene, Shuri helps
Bucky Barnes
James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes is a Character (arts), fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Originally introduced as a sidekick to Captain America, the character was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby a ...
with his recovery.
Cast
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Chadwick Boseman
Chadwick Aaron Boseman (; November 29, 1976August 28, 2020) was an American actor. During his two-decade career, Boseman received two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, ...
as
T'Challa / Black Panther:
The king of the African nation of
Wakanda
Wakanda () is a fictional country appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Wakanda has been depicted as being in East Africa. It is located in sub-Saharan Africa, and is home to the superhero Black Panther (comics), Black Pa ...
who gains superhuman strength by ingesting the heart-shaped herb.
He ascends to the throne following the death of his father
T'Chaka
T'Chaka is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the father of T'Challa and Shuri. He was the king of Wakanda and Black Panther before T'Challa; he inherited both titles following the death of h ...
in ''
Captain America: Civil War'' (2016).
Boseman called T'Challa an
anti-hero who is "very much aware" of his responsibility as the leader of Wakanda.
Black Panther's suit, which forms around his body, was inspired by a similar design by artist
Brian Stelfreeze
Brian Stelfreeze is an American comic book artist. Stelfreeze is a painter, penciller, inker and colorist and has worked for nearly every major American comic book publisher. He is one of the original members of Atlanta's Gaijin Studios.
Career
...
in
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates ( ; born September 30, 1975) is an American author and journalist. He gained a wide readership during his time as national correspondent at ''The Atlantic'', where he wrote about cultural, social, and political issues, parti ...
's comic book series ''Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet''.
For his Wakandan accent, Boseman worked with the same dialect coach he had for ''
Message from the King'' (2016),
and worked with Marrese Crump to stay in shape between ''Civil War'' and ''Black Panther''.
To prepare for the role, Boseman visited South Africa twice; examined
Shaka Zulu
Shaka kaSenzangakhona ( – 22 September 1828), also known as Shaka Zulu () and Sigidi kaSenzangakhona, was the king of the Zulu Kingdom from 1816 to 1828. One of the most influential monarchs of the Zulu, he ordered wide-reaching reforms that ...
,
Patrice Lumumba
Patrice Émery Lumumba (; 2 July 1925 – 17 January 1961) was a Congolese politician and independence leader who served as the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then known as the Republic of the Congo) from June u ...
, speeches from
Nelson Mandela, and
Fela Kuti songs; talked to a
Yoruba Babalawo
Babaaláwo or Babalawo in West Africa (Babalao in Caribbean and South American Spanish and Babalaô in Brazilian Portuguese) literally means 'father of the mysteries' in the Yoruba language. It is a spiritual title that denotes a high priest o ...
; trained in
Dambe,
Capoeira Angola, and
Zulu stick fighting Nguni stick-fighting (also known as ''donga'', or ''dlala 'nduku'', which literally translates as 'playing sticks') is a martial arts, martial art traditionally practiced by teenage Nguni people, Nguni herdboys in South Africa. Each combatant is arm ...
; and took a
DNA test to better understand his African ancestry.
He signed a five-film contract with Marvel, beginning with ''Civil War''.
Ashton Tyler plays a young T'Challa.
*
Michael B. Jordan
Michael Bakari Jordan (; born February 9, 1987) is an American actor. He is known for his film roles as shooting victim Oscar Grant in the drama ''Fruitvale Station'' (2013), boxer Adonis Creed in ''Creed'' (2015), and Erik Killmonger in ''Bl ...
as
N'Jadaka / Erik "Killmonger" Stevens:
A
black ops
A black operation or black op is a covert or clandestine operation by a government agency, a military unit or a paramilitary organization; it can include activities by private companies or groups. Key features of a black operation are that it i ...
mercenary and former
U.S. Navy SEAL who seeks to overthrow his cousin T'Challa
and enforce his own opinion on how Wakanda should be ruled.
Jordan had wanted to play a villain for "a while",
and likened Killmonger and T'Challa's relationship to the
X-Men characters
Magneto
A magneto is an electrical generator that uses permanent magnets to produce periodic pulses of alternating current. Unlike a dynamo, a magneto does not contain a commutator to produce direct current. It is categorized as a form of alternator, ...
and
Professor X.
He added that Killmonger is strategic, thoughtful, patient, and "trained to a T".
Killmonger's bumpy, ritualistic tribal markings on his chest and torso resemble the scar tattoos of the
Mursi and
Surma tribes,
and consisted of 90 individually sculpted silicone molds that took two-and-a-half hours to apply. Jordan would have to sit in a sauna for two hours at the end of the day to remove the prosthetics.
Killmonger's
dreadlocks
Dreadlocks, also known as locs or dreads, are rope-like strands of hair formed by locking or braiding hair.
Origins
Some of the earliest depictions of dreadlocks date back as far as 1600–1500 BCE in the Minoan Civilization, one of Europe ...
hairstyle was a modern take on the character's long hair in the comics.
To prepare for the role, Jordan studied
Malcolm X
Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little, later Malik el-Shabazz; May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965) was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement. A spokesman for the Nation of I ...
,
Marcus Garvey
Marcus Mosiah Garvey Sr. (17 August 188710 June 1940) was a Jamaican political activist, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator. He was the founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African ...
,
Huey P. Newton,
Fred Hampton
Fredrick Allen Hampton Sr. (August 30, 1948 – December 4, 1969) was an American activist. He came to prominence in Chicago as deputy chairman of the national Black Panther Party and chair of the Illinois chapter. As a progressive African Ame ...
, and
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known as 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper. He is widely considered one of the most influential rappers of all time. Shakur is among the b ...
.
He also cited
Heath Ledger
Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008) was an Australian actor and music video director. After playing roles in several Australian television and film productions during the 1990s, Ledger moved to the United States in 1998 to ...
's portrayal of the
Joker in ''
The Dark Knight
''The Dark Knight'' is a 2008 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan from a screenplay he co-wrote with his brother Jonathan Nolan, Jonathan. Based on the DC Comics superhero, Batman, it is the sequel to ''Batman Begins'' (2005) and t ...
'' (2008) as an influence.
Corey Calliet, who had previously worked with Jordan on ''
Creed'' (2015), served as his trainer.
Seth Carr plays a young Stevens.
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Lupita Nyong'o
Lupita Amondi Nyong'o (, ; ; born 1 March 1983) is a Kenyan-Mexican actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, and nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Award.
The daughter of Kenyan politi ...
as
Nakia:
T'Challa's former lover and a War Dog, an undercover spy for Wakanda, from the River Tribe.
Nyong'o called Nakia a "departure" from her comic counterpart.
She begins the film fighting for enslaved women in
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
. Nyong'o trained in judo, jujitsu,
silat
is the collective term for a class of indigenous martial arts from the Nusantara and surrounding geocultural areas of Southeast Asia. It is traditionally practised in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Southern Thailand, Southern Phil ...
, and Filipino martial arts.
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Danai Gurira as
Okoye
Okoye is a family name (surname) originating in Nigeria. It is an Anambra State, Anambra dialect derived from the central Igbo name Okorie (meaning someone born on orie market day, or Oye market day as known in Anambra State).
Notable people wi ...
:
An "extremely proud" Wakandan traditionalist from the Border Tribe who is the head of the
Dora Milaje, Wakanda's all-female
special forces and T'Challa's bodyguards.
Director
Ryan Coogler
Ryan Kyle Coogler (born May 23, 1986) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is a recipient of four NAACP Image Awards, four Black Reel Awards, a Golden Globe Award nomination and an Academy Award nomination for Best Pictu ...
cast Gurira based on her performance in ''
Mother of George'' (2013), rather than her popular role of
Michonne
Michonne ( ), later revealed as Michonne Hawthorne, is a fictional character from '' The Walking Dead''. The character also appears in media adaptations of the series, most notably the television series of the same name, in which she is portra ...
in the television series ''
The Walking Dead'', which Coogler had not seen. Gurira said that the fighting skills she learned playing Michonne complemented the skills of Okoye,
but noted that the Dora Milaje are a
secret service, which covers intel as well as fighting. She explained that though the character is stoic, "she also has an unexpected sense of humor. She has a heart, but for her country and for her people."
Gurira's head was re-shaved every day to have her head tattoos applied, which took two-and-a-half to three-and-a-half hours.
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Martin Freeman
Martin John Christopher Freeman (born 8 September 1971) is an English actor. Among other accolades, he has won an Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
Freeman's most not ...
as
Everett K. Ross:
A member of the
Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ), known informally as the Agency and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, officially tasked with gathering, processing, ...
whom Freeman described as having an "uneasy peace" with T'Challa. He added that the character goes on an "enlightening journey to Wakanda" in the film.
Freeman and the filmmakers sought to depict Ross as a capable agent rather than just
comic relief
Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character, scene, or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension.
Definition
Comic relief usually means a releasing of emotional or other tension resulting from a comic epis ...
as he is in the comics.
*
Daniel Kaluuya
Daniel Kaluuya (; born 24 February 1989) is a British actor. Prominent both on screen and stage, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and no ...
as
W'Kabi: A confidant to T'Challa and his best friend who is the head of security for the Border Tribe, serving as the first line of defense for Wakanda.
*
Letitia Wright
Letitia Michelle Wright (born 31 October 1993) is a Guyanese-British actress. She began her career with guest roles in the television series '' Top Boy'', '' Coming Up'', '' Chasing Shadows'', ''Humans'', ''Doctor Who'', and '' Black Mirror''. ...
as
Shuri:
T'Challa's 16-year-old sister who designs new technology for the country.
Wright described Shuri as innovative of spirit and mind, wanting to take Wakanda to "a new place", and felt she was a good role model for young Black girls.
Executive producer Nate Moore called Shuri the smartest person in the world, even more so than
Tony Stark
Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The charac ...
.
*
Winston Duke
Winston Duke (born 15 November 1986) is a Tobagonian actor. He made his feature film debut in the role of M'Baku in ''Black Panther'' (2018) and is best known for portraying the character in two films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Duke w ...
as
M'Baku:
A powerful, ruthless warrior who is the leader of Wakanda's mountain tribe, the Jabari, who protest T'Challa being the new king.
Duke described the Jabari as people who "strongly believe that to move forward, you have to have a strong adherence and respect for the past. So they have a deep moral conscience."
Character elements from
Christopher Priest's 1998–2003 ''Black Panther'' series were adapted for M'Baku's portrayal in the film.
M'Baku is not referred to in the film by his comics alter ego "Man-Ape", since Marvel felt there were "a lot of racial implications that don't sit well" in having a Black character dress up as an ape. This aspect of the character was instead reworked to have the Jabari tribe worship the gorilla gods, with M'Baku still wearing elements of fur on his arms and legs and a chest-plate that hints at the gorilla. Moore continued, "Man-Ape is a problematic character for a lot of reasons, but the idea Man-Ape we thought was really fascinating ... It's a line I think we're walking, and hopefully walking successfully."
To further differentiate the Jabari, Duke spoke a version of the Nigerian
Igbo language
Igbo ( , ; Igbo: ''Ásụ̀sụ́ Ìgbò'' ) is the principal native language cluster of the Igbo people, a meta-ethnicity from Southeastern Nigeria.
The number of Igboid languages depends on how one classifies a language versus a dialect, so ...
rather than the
Xhosa language
Xhosa (, ) also isiXhosa as an endonym, is a Nguni language and one of the official languages of South Africa and Zimbabwe. Xhosa is spoken as a first language by approximately 8.2 million people and by another 11 million as a secon ...
spoken by other Wakandans.
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Sterling K. Brown as
N'Jobu: T'Chaka's brother and Killmonger's father.
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Angela Bassett as
Ramonda:
T'Challa and Shuri's mother, the Queen Mother of Wakanda.
Ramonda serves as an adviser to T'Challa for when he would otherwise have turned to his father.
Bassett wore a silver, waist-length wig for the role that was made from 120 pieces of hair hand-rolled into dreadlocks.
Calliet also served as Bassett's trainer before and during filming, creating
high-intensity interval training
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is a training protocol alternating short periods of intense or explosive anaerobic exercise with brief recovery periods until the point of exhaustion. HIIT involves exercises performed in repeated quick bu ...
circuits and helping to craft her diet.
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Forest Whitaker as
Zuri:
An elder statesman of Wakanda and the keeper of the heart-shaped herb.
Coogler called Zuri a religious and spiritual figure, referencing the spirituality of Wakanda from the comics, and compared him to
Obi-Wan Kenobi from the ''
Star Wars'' series. Zuri is also a "major tie back" to T'Chaka for T'Challa.
Denzel Whitaker, who is not related to Forest, plays a young Zuri.
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Andy Serkis
Andrew Clement Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English actor, director, and producer. He is best known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation, and voice work for computer-generated characters such as Go ...
as
Ulysses Klaue:
A South African black-market arms dealer, smuggler and gangster
who is allied with Killmonger.
Klaue uses a segment of advanced Wakandan mining equipment as a sonic disruptor arm-cannon that serves to replace his left arm, which was lost in ''
Avengers: Age of Ultron'' (2015).
Boseman described Klaue as a threat to Wakanda, one of the few outsiders to enter the country, and someone with access to
vibranium
Vibranium () is a fictional metal appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, noted for its extraordinary abilities to absorb, store, and release large amounts of kinetic energy. Mined only in Wakanda, the metal is associated w ...
. He compared the character to
Osama bin Laden.
Serkis added that in addition to his desire for vibranium, Klaue is motivated by a "personal" vendetta against T'Challa, and "to expose what he thinks is the hypocrisy of Wakanda".
Additionally,
Florence Kasumba and
John Kani
Bonisile John Kani (born 30 August 1943) is a South African actor, author, director and playwright. He is known for portraying T'Chaka in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films '' Captain America: Civil War'' (2016) and ''Black Panther'' (2018), ...
reprise their respective roles of
Ayo and
T'Chaka
T'Chaka is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the father of T'Challa and Shuri. He was the king of Wakanda and Black Panther before T'Challa; he inherited both titles following the death of h ...
from ''Captain America: Civil War'';
Kani's son
Atandwa Kani
Atandwa Kani (born 6 June 1984) is a South African actor. He is the son of actor John Kani.
Early life
Kani was born on 6 June 1984 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape. He was exposed to the entertainment industry at a young age by observing and l ...
portrays a young T'Chaka.
Wakandan elders in the film include
Isaach de Bankolé for the River Tribe,
Connie Chiume for the Mining Tribe,
Dorothy Steel for the Merchant Tribe, and
Danny Sapani for the Border Tribe.
Sydelle Noel
Sydelle Noel (; born July 16, 1985) is an American actress and former athlete, best known for her role as Cherry "Junkchain" Bang in '' GLOW''.
Early life
Noel was born in Hollywood, Florida. She studied at the University of Georgia on a track s ...
appears as Xoliswa, a member of the Dora Milaje.
Marija Abney,
Janeshia Adams-Ginyard
Janeshia Adams-Ginyard (born February 14, 1984) is an Emmy-nominated American actress, stunt woman and professional wrestler. She is best known for her role as Nomble, one of the Dora Milaje, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film ''Black Panther ...
, Maria Hippolyte, Marie Mouroum, Jénel Stevens, Zola Williams, Christine Hollingsworth, and
Shaunette Renée Wilson
Shaunette Renée Wilson (born January 19, 1990) is a Guyanese-born American actress. She is best known for four seasons in the role of Dr. Mina Okafor in the Amy Holden Jones-created Fox series '' The Resident''.
She appeared in ''Black Panther ...
also play Doras. Nabiyah Be initially announced that she was playing criminal
Tilda Johnson,
but her character was simply named Linda in the final film due to
Gabrielle Dennis being cast as Johnson in the
second season of ''
Luke Cage''.
Comedian
Trevor Noah voices Griot, a Wakandan ship A.I.,
Black Panther co-creator
Stan Lee has a cameo as a patron in the South Korean casino,
and
Sebastian Stan
Sebastian Stan (born August 13, 1982) is a Romanian-American actor. He gained recognition for his role as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier in the Marvel Cinematic Universe media franchise beginning with the film '' Captain America: The First Ave ...
makes an uncredited appearance in the post-credits scene reprising his role as
Bucky Barnes
James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes is a Character (arts), fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Originally introduced as a sidekick to Captain America, the character was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby a ...
, now named the White Wolf.
Production
Development
In June 1992,
Wesley Snipes
Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist. His prominent film roles include '' Major League'' (1989), ''New Jack City'' (1991), '' White Men Can't Jump'' (1992), '' Passenger 57'' (1992), '' ...
announced his intention to make a film about
Black Panther,
and began work on it by that August.
Snipes felt that Africa had been
portrayed poorly in Hollywood films previously, and that this film could highlight the majesty of the continent due to the title character being noble and "the antithesis of
fricanstereotypes".
The next July, Snipes planned to begin ''The Black Panther'' after starring in ''
Demolition Man'' (1993),
and a month later he expressed interest in making sequels to the film as well.
In January 1994, Snipes entered talks with
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production studio that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is one of the Big Five studios and a subsidiary of the mu ...
to portray Black Panther,
and Black Panther co-creator
Stan Lee joined the film by March;
it entered early development by May.
Snipes had discussions with several different screenwriters and directors about the project, including
Mario Van Peebles and
John Singleton.
When the film had not progressed by January 1996, Lee explained that he had not been pleased with the scripts for the project.
Snipes said that one of the issues with the project's development was confusion among those unfamiliar with the comics, who thought the film was about the
Black Panther Party.
In July 1997, ''Black Panther'' was listed as part of
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...
' film slate,
and in March 1998, Marvel reportedly hired
Joe Quesada
Joseph Quesada (; born January 12, 1962'' Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; page 107) is an American comic book artist, writer, editor, and television producer. He became known in the 1990s for his work on various Valiant Comics books ...
and
Jimmy Palmiotti
James Palmiotti (born August 14, 1961) is an American writer and inker of comic books, who also does writing for games, television and film.
Early life
Palmiotti attended the High School of Art and Design in New York City.
Career
Palmiotti star ...
, who at the time were editors of the Black Panther comics, to work on it;
Quesada and Palmiotti have both denied this.
That August, corporate problems at Marvel put the project on hold.
A year later, Snipes was set to produce, and possibly star, in the film,
while
Artisan Entertainment
Artisan Entertainment (formerly known as U.S.A. Home Video, International Video Entertainment (IVE) and LIVE Entertainment) was an American film studio and home video company. It was considered one of the largest mini-major film studios until ...
announced a deal with Marvel in May 2000 to co-produce, finance, and distribute the film.
In March 2002, Snipes planned to make the film or ''
Blade 3'' (2004) over the next year.
In July 2004, ''Blade 3'' director
David S. Goyer
David Samuel Goyer (born December 22, 1965) is an American filmmaker, novelist and comic book writer. He is best known for writing the screenplays for several superhero films, including '' Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' (1998), the ''Blade'' ...
stated that he felt Snipes starring as Black Panther in addition to Marvel's
Blade
A blade is the portion of a tool, weapon, or machine with an edge that is designed to puncture, chop, slice or scrape surfaces or materials. Blades are typically made from materials that are harder than those they are to be used on. Historic ...
"might be overkill".
In September 2005, Marvel chairman and CEO
Avi Arad announced ''Black Panther'' as one of ten films being developed by the new
Marvel Studios.
Marvel Studios received financing to produce the slate of ten films to be distributed by
Paramount Pictures.
In June 2006, Snipes said he hoped to have a director for the project soon,
and Marvel Studios president
Kevin Feige reiterated in February 2007 that ''Black Panther'' was in development.
By that July, Singleton had been approached to direct the film.
Two months earlier, ''
Fantastic Four'' (2005) director
Tim Story
Timothy Kevin Story (born March 13, 1970) is an African American film director. He is best known for '' Barbershop'' (2002), the '' Fantastic Four'' (2005) and the ''Ride Along'' franchise. He has been nominated for two NAACP Image Awards for O ...
expressed his interest in casting
Djimon Hounsou
Djimon Gaston Hounsou (; ; born April 24, 1964) is a Beninese-American actor and model. He began his career appearing in music videos. He made his film debut in '' Without You I'm Nothing'' (1990) and earned widespread recognition for his role as ...
as Black Panther if he were to direct another ''
Fantastic Four'' film after ''
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'' (2007),
but a third ''Fantastic Four'' film helmed by Story went unproduced.
In March 2009, Marvel hired writers to help come up with creative ways to launch its lesser-known properties, including Black Panther;
Nate Moore, the head of the writers program, was overseeing the development of ''Black Panther'' specifically.
Snipes's involvement stalled at this time, as he was convicted of failing to file a tax return, serving his sentence from June 2010 to April 2013.
In January 2011, Marvel Studios hired documentary filmmaker
Mark Bailey to write a script for ''Black Panther'', to be produced by Feige.
By October 2013, the metal
vibranium
Vibranium () is a fictional metal appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, noted for its extraordinary abilities to absorb, store, and release large amounts of kinetic energy. Mined only in Wakanda, the metal is associated w ...
, which comes from Black Panther's home nation
Wakanda
Wakanda () is a fictional country appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Wakanda has been depicted as being in East Africa. It is located in sub-Saharan Africa, and is home to the superhero Black Panther (comics), Black Pa ...
, was introduced in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios. The films are based on characters that appear in American comic books published by ...
;
Marvel had considered showing Wakanda itself as early as ''
Iron Man 2
''Iron Man 2'' is a 2010 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it is the sequel to '' Iron Man'' (2008) and the third film in the Marvel ...
'' (2010), but were waiting until they had "a full idea" of how to depict it.
In October 2014, Feige announced that ''Black Panther'' would be released on November 3, 2017, with
Chadwick Boseman
Chadwick Aaron Boseman (; November 29, 1976August 28, 2020) was an American actor. During his two-decade career, Boseman received two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, ...
cast as T'Challa / Black Panther.
Boseman did not audition for the role, instead discussing what he wanted to do with the part with Marvel,
and earned $2 million for appearing in the film.
The actor was set to first portray the character in ''
Captain America: Civil War'' (2016).
Snipes gave his support for the project, despite no longer being involved.
Feige said that Marvel was considering minority writers and directors for the film, but would prioritize "the best filmmakers, the best writers, the best directors possible. So I'm not going to say for sure that we're going to hire from any one demographic". He added that they had met with former ''Black Panther'' comics writer
Reginald Hudlin
Reginald Alan Hudlin (born December 15, 1961) is an American film screenwriter, director, producer, and comic-book writer. Along with his older brother Warrington Hudlin, he is known as one of the Hudlin Brothers. From 2005 to 2008, Hudlin was P ...
.
In January 2015, Boseman said that the film was going through a "brainstorming phase",
and the next month Marvel pushed back the release date to July 6, 2018.
Also in February, Feige stated that casting for the film was underway, and added that he was set to meet with directors about the film following the release of ''
Avengers: Age of Ultron'' (2015) at the end of April.
By May 2015, Marvel had discussions with
Ava DuVernay
Ava Marie DuVernay (; born August 24, 1972) is an American filmmaker, television producer and former film publicist. She is a recipient of a Primetime Emmy Award, a NAACP Image Award, a BAFTA Film Award and a BAFTA TV Award, as well as a nominee ...
to work on either ''Black Panther'' or ''
Captain Marvel'' (2019) as director.
In June, Feige confirmed that he had met with several directors, including DuVernay, and said that he expected a decision to be made by mid- to late 2015.
By early July, DuVernay had passed on directing the film,
explaining that she had been drawn to the cultural importance of depicting a Black hero to the whole world, but disagreed with Marvel on the story and did not want to compromise her vision.
By October 2015,
F. Gary Gray
Felix Gary Gray (born July 17, 1969) is an Americans, American film director, film producer, and music video director. Gray began his career as a director on numerous critically acclaimed and award-winning music videos, including "It Was a Good ...
and
Ryan Coogler
Ryan Kyle Coogler (born May 23, 1986) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is a recipient of four NAACP Image Awards, four Black Reel Awards, a Golden Globe Award nomination and an Academy Award nomination for Best Pictu ...
had been considered as directors for the film,
though negotiations with Coogler had cooled,
and Gray had chosen to direct ''
The Fate of the Furious
''The Fate of the Furious'' (alternatively known as ''F8'' and titled on-screen as ''Fast & Furious 8'' internationally) is a 2017 American action film directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Chris Morgan. It is the sequel to '' Furious 7'' ...
'' (2017) instead.
Joe Robert Cole, a member of the Marvel writers program, was in talks to write the screenplay,
and Marvel changed the release date once again, moving it to February 16, 2018.
By December, discussions with Coogler were reignited after the successful opening of his film ''
Creed'' (2015).
Pre-production
Coogler was confirmed as director in January 2016,
and said that the film was his "most personal movie to date" in part because he grew up reading comics,
adding, "I feel really fortunate to be able to work on something I'm this passionate about again."
After being "wooed" by Feige for months, Coogler agreed to direct the film if he could bring collaborators from his previous films to differentiate the film from other MCU films that are often "shot, composed, and edited by the same in-house people". This included ''
Fruitvale Station
''Fruitvale Station'' is a 2013 American biographical drama film written and directed by Ryan Coogler. It is Coogler's feature directorial debut and is based on the events leading to the death of Oscar Grant, a young man killed in 2009 by Bay ...
'' (2013) cinematographer
Rachel Morrison
Rachel Morrison (born April 27, 1978) is an American cinematographer and director. For her work on '' Mudbound'' (2017), Morrison earned a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography, making her the first woman ever nominated in that ...
,
as well as production designer
Hannah Beachler
Hannah Beachler () is an American production designer. She worked on the 2015 Rocky film '' Creed'', the Miles Davis biopic '' Miles Ahead,'' and most recently has become known for the film ''Moonlight'', Beyoncé's 2016 TV special and visual a ...
and composer
Ludwig Göransson
Ludwig Emil Tomas Göransson (; ; born 1 September 1984) is a Swedish composer, conductor and record producer. He has scored films such as ''Fruitvale Station'', the ''Rocky'' franchise entries ''Creed'' and ''Creed II'', ''Venom'', and ''Tene ...
, who both worked with Coogler on ''Fruitvale Station'' and ''Creed''.
Coogler felt ''Black Panther'' would be unique while still fitting within the MCU's overall narrative.
In April 2016, Feige said that Coogler was working on the script with Cole, and that filming would begin at the beginning of 2017.
He added that the film would be the first Marvel Studios production to feature a "primarily African-American cast":
Lupita Nyong'o
Lupita Amondi Nyong'o (, ; ; born 1 March 1983) is a Kenyan-Mexican actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, and nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Award.
The daughter of Kenyan politi ...
soon entered negotiations to star as T'Challa's love interest,
and
Michael B. Jordan
Michael Bakari Jordan (; born February 9, 1987) is an American actor. He is known for his film roles as shooting victim Oscar Grant in the drama ''Fruitvale Station'' (2013), boxer Adonis Creed in ''Creed'' (2015), and Erik Killmonger in ''Bl ...
joined in an undisclosed role, after previously working with Coogler on ''Fruitvale Station'' and ''Creed''.
Nate Moore, serving as a producer on the film by the end of May, stated that filming would occur in Atlanta, Georgia, with Marvel "definitely investigating shooting in Africa" as well.
At
San Diego Comic-Con
San Diego Comic-Con International is a comic book convention and nonprofit multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California since 1970. The name, as given on its website, is Comic-Con International: San Diego; but it is co ...
2016, Nyong'o was confirmed for the film, in the role of
Nakia, while Jordan's role was revealed to be
Erik Killmonger
Erik Killmonger (né N'Jadaka) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Don McGregor and Rich Buckler, he first appeared in ''Jungle Action'' #6 (September 1973). The character is commonly depic ...
. Also announced was
Danai Gurira as
Okoye
Okoye is a family name (surname) originating in Nigeria. It is an Anambra State, Anambra dialect derived from the central Igbo name Okorie (meaning someone born on orie market day, or Oye market day as known in Anambra State).
Notable people wi ...
. Coogler confirmed that filming would begin in January 2017.
Additional casting occurred from September 2016 until the start of filming, with
Winston Duke
Winston Duke (born 15 November 1986) is a Tobagonian actor. He made his feature film debut in the role of M'Baku in ''Black Panther'' (2018) and is best known for portraying the character in two films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Duke w ...
cast as
M'Baku, a role that
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (; born July 15, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Black Manta in the superhero films ''Aquaman'' (2018) and '' Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom'' (2023), Bobby Seale in the Netflix historical legal drama ...
had also tested for as well as
Michael James Shaw
Michael James Shaw (born September 16, 1986) is an American actor and writer from New York City. He is best known for his recurring role as FBI Agent Daryl/"Mike" in the TV series '' Limitless''. Shaw has also had a recurring role in ''Constantin ...
, who was later cast as
Corvus Glaive
Corvus Glaive is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a prominent member of the Black Order, a team of aliens who work for Thanos.
The character has made several appearances in media, s ...
in ''
Avengers: Infinity War'' (2018) and ''
Avengers: Endgame'' (2019), out of interest of visiting
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
before passing on the role;
Forest Whitaker as
Zuri;
Daniel Kaluuya
Daniel Kaluuya (; born 24 February 1989) is a British actor. Prominent both on screen and stage, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and no ...
as
W'Kabi;
Angela Bassett as T'Challa's mother,
Ramonda;
Sterling K. Brown as
N'Jobu;
and
Letitia Wright
Letitia Michelle Wright (born 31 October 1993) is a Guyanese-British actress. She began her career with guest roles in the television series '' Top Boy'', '' Coming Up'', '' Chasing Shadows'', ''Humans'', ''Doctor Who'', and '' Black Mirror''. ...
in an unspecified role,
later to be revealed as
Shuri.
Dominique Thorne
Dominique Thorne is an American actress. She appeared in the films ''If Beale Street Could Talk'' (2018) and '' Judas and the Black Messiah'' (2021). In 2022, she began playing Riri Williams / Ironheart with the Marvel Cinematic Universe featu ...
, who would go on to play
Riri Williams / Ironheart in the sequel ''
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'' (2022), also auditioned to play Shuri.
Florence Kasumba was revealed to be reprising her role as Ayo from ''Captain America: Civil War''.
Amandla Stenberg
Amandla Stenberg (born October 23, 1998) is an American actress. She was included in ''Time''s list of Most Influential Teens in both 2015 and 2016, and has received several accolades, including a Teen Choice Award, an NAACP Image Award, and n ...
, who is bi-racial and light skinned, was considered for a role in the film but was not comfortable taking the place of a dark-skinned actor, and described her decision to pass on the role as "really challenging".
By January 2017, Marvel received permission from the
Oakland, California
Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third ...
-based public transit agency
AC Transit
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to use their logo in the film for the opening flashback sequence. The setting was chosen due to Coogler growing up in that area.
Writing
The production team was inspired by
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates ( ; born September 30, 1975) is an American author and journalist. He gained a wide readership during his time as national correspondent at ''The Atlantic'', where he wrote about cultural, social, and political issues, parti ...
's run on ''Black Panther'', who was writing the comic at the same time as they were working on the film. Of particular inspiration was Coates's poetic dialogue,
Brian Stelfreeze
Brian Stelfreeze is an American comic book artist. Stelfreeze is a painter, penciller, inker and colorist and has worked for nearly every major American comic book publisher. He is one of the original members of Atlanta's Gaijin Studios.
Career
...
's art, and "some of the questions that it's asking".
The film was also inspired by the comic runs of
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg; August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was an American comic book artist, writer and editor, widely regarded as one of the medium's major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators. He gr ...
,
Christopher Priest (which Coogler felt most influenced the film),
Jonathan Hickman
Jonathan Hickman (born September 3, 1972) is an American comic book writer and artist, best known for his creator-owned series '' The Nightly News'', ''The Manhattan Projects'' and ''East of West'', as well as his lengthy stints as a writer on M ...
, and Hudlin. Characters for the film were picked from throughout the comics based on what worked for the film's story.
The ceremonial betrothal aspect of the Dora Milaje was not adapted from the comics for the film.
Coogler had hoped to include
Spider-Man villain
Kraven the Hunter
Kraven the Hunter (Sergei Kravinoff; Russian: Сергей Кравинов) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Debuting in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' issue #15 (August 1964) as an adversary ...
early in the process because of a scene in Priest's run that had T'Challa fighting Kraven, but the rights to the character were not available due to
Sony Pictures
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owning all rights to Spider-Man characters.
Donald Glover
Donald McKinley Glover Jr. (; born September 25, 1983), also known by his stage name Childish Gambino (), is an American entertainer, writer, director, and producer. After working in Derrick Comedy while studying at New York University, Glove ...
and his brother
Stephen
Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; ...
made some minor contributions to an early draft of the script, developing the relationship between T'Challa and his younger sister Shuri.
Moore noted that an early script had more scenes outside of Wakanda to explore "what it means to be African and African-American in the world a bit more", and hoped these could be revisited in a later film, particularly a "super cool" sequence that was
storyboarded before being cut.
Coogler and Robert Cole had considered including the
Golden Age
The term Golden Age comes from Greek mythology, particularly the ''Works and Days'' of Hesiod, and is part of the description of temporal decline of the state of peoples through five Ages of Man, Ages, Gold being the first and the one during ...
black hero
Eli Bradley / Patriot for a while, but they ultimately excluded him to focus on Wakanda.
Eli Bradley was eventually featured in the
Disney+
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miniseries ''
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
''The Falcon and the Winter Soldier'' is an American television miniseries created by Malcolm Spellman for the streaming service Disney+, based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Sam Wilson / Falcon and Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier. ...
'' (2021), portrayed by Elijah Richardson.
Feige described ''Black Panther'' as "a big geopolitical action adventure" that focuses on family and T'Challa learning to be king,
with ''Civil War'' laying the groundwork for T'Challa's morality and establishing the geopolitical landscape that he would have to deal with on returning to Wakanda.
Moore compared the politics and humor of the film to ''
Captain America: The Winter Soldier'' (2014), saying that the former would be inherent but not "preachy", and that the latter would avoid the tones of ''
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Guardians of the Galaxy is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
It may more specifically refer to:
Comic book teams
* Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), the original 31st-century team fr ...
'' (2014) and ''
Ant-Man
Ant-Man is the name of several superheroes appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby, Ant-Man's first appearance was in ''Tales to Astonish'' #27 (January 1962) but first appeared in costum ...
'' (2015).
He also said the film would be a cross between ''
The Godfather
''The Godfather'' is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel of the same title. The film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, ...
'' (1972) and the
James Bond films
James Bond is a fictional character created by British novelist Ian Fleming in 1953. A British secret agent working for MI6 under the codename 007, Bond has been portrayed on film in twenty-seven productions by actors Sean Connery, David Nive ...
as a "big, operatic family drama centered around a world of international espionage".
Coogler was influenced by 1970s films such as the works of
Francis Ford Coppola in that decade, as well as crime fiction. He also watched the film ''
A Prophet
''A Prophet'' (french: Un prophète) is a 2009 French prison crime film directed by Jacques Audiard with a screenplay by Audiard, with Thomas Bidegain, Abdel Raouf Dafri, and Nicolas Peufaillit, from a story by Dafri. The film stars Tahar Rahi ...
'' (2009) for inspiration.
Feige called the film's story "rich in culturally relevant ideas", with Boseman indicating there were parallels to "pull from" in the film in relation to
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
becoming
President of the United States
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after
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the U ...
, though Feige added that "these are conversations we were having two years ago because that is inherently the story within the comics."
Moore said the film does not depend on the plots of any other MCU films, but it does affect the wider MCU moving forward,
with Feige stating the film was "a very important" link to ''
Avengers: Infinity War'' (2018) and ''
Avengers: Endgame'' (2019).
''Civil War'' did introduce the Wakandan language, based on the
Xhosa language
Xhosa (, ) also isiXhosa as an endonym, is a Nguni language and one of the official languages of South Africa and Zimbabwe. Xhosa is spoken as a first language by approximately 8.2 million people and by another 11 million as a secon ...
, which Boseman was taught by
John Kani
Bonisile John Kani (born 30 August 1943) is a South African actor, author, director and playwright. He is known for portraying T'Chaka in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films '' Captain America: Civil War'' (2016) and ''Black Panther'' (2018), ...
, who portrays T'Challa's father, King
T'Chaka
T'Chaka is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the father of T'Challa and Shuri. He was the king of Wakanda and Black Panther before T'Challa; he inherited both titles following the death of h ...
.
Additional actors portraying Wakandans in ''Black Panther'' learned the language,
with Coogler making the use of the language "a priority... as much as possible". Coogler tried to incorporate Xhosa "in natural and authentic situations", such as when multiple Wakandans were speaking in the presence of nonnatives and wanted to say something they would not understand. John Kani's son
Atandwa served as a dialect coach on the film along with his father.
Design
Cole called the film an historic opportunity to depict a Black superhero "at a time when African-Americans are affirming their identities while dealing with vilification and dehumanization". It was important to root the film in the actual cultures of Africa, with the filmmakers consulting with experts on the region of Africa that Wakanda is supposed to be located in,
rooting the film "in reality first and then build
ngout from there".
Coogler's vision for Wakanda was inspired by the southern African country
Lesotho
Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked country, landlocked as an Enclave and exclave, enclave in South Africa. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the Thabana Ntlenyana, highest mountains in Sou ...
, a country which has historically been "an enclave, able to protect its independence because of its terrain" and was only lightly
colonized by the British;
the country's traditional blankets are also featured in the film.
Coogler compared the rarity of vibranium existing only in Wakanda to the real-life mineral
coltan
Coltan (short for columbite–tantalites and known industrially as tantalite) is a dull black metallic ore from which the elements niobium and tantalum are extracted. The niobium-dominant mineral in coltan is columbite (after niobium's original ...
that can almost only be found in Congo.
He wanted Wakanda to feel like a full country with multiple distinct tribes,
and created a project bible that detailed each Wakandan tribe to guide the design process. Special care was taken to create a futuristic look that was not alien,
as some of Jack Kirby's original comic designs appeared.
= Sets
=
Beachler wanted to honor the comic designs, but fill in the gaps with research concentrated on
Sub-Saharan Africa
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, pulling inspiration from
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...
,
Rwanda
Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ...
,
Burundi,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
,
as well as the designs of
Zaha Hadid
Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid ( ar, زها حديد ''Zahā Ḥadīd''; 31 October 1950 – 31 March 2016) was an Iraqi-British architect, artist and designer, recognised as a major figure in architecture of the late 20th and early 21st centu ...
,
and the pre-colonization architecture of the historic
Mali Empire
The Mali Empire ( Manding: ''Mandé''Ki-Zerbo, Joseph: ''UNESCO General History of Africa, Vol. IV, Abridged Edition: Africa from the Twelfth to the Sixteenth Century'', p. 57. University of California Press, 1997. or Manden; ar, مالي, Māl ...
and the city of
Timbuktu
Timbuktu ( ; french: Tombouctou;
Koyra Chiini: ); tmh, label=Tuareg, script=Tfng, ⵜⵏⴱⴾⵜ, Tin Buqt a city in Mali, situated north of the Niger River. The town is the capital of the Tombouctou Region, one of the eight administrativ ...
.
Moore described this approach of taking inspiration from many different sources as a
love letter
A love letter is an expression of love in written form. However delivered, the letter may be anything from a short and simple message of love to a lengthy explanation and description of feelings.
History
One of the oldest references to a l ...
to Africa.
Beachler looked at the architecture of existing tribes, and then tried to advance the technology naturally rather than if Wakanda had been colonized.
Circular motifs, signifying the transmission of energy, were an important theme throughout the film. Older locations depicted in the film, such as Warrior Falls, the City of the Dead, and the Hall of Kings, were juxtaposed with the more modern
Afro-punk
Afro-punk (sometimes spelled Afro-Punk, Afropunk or AfroPunk) refers to the participation of African Americans and other Black people in punk and alternative subcultures, especially in the United States.
History
The term originated from the 200 ...
style of the Golden City, the capital.
Rondavel
Rondavel is a style of African hut known in literature as ''cone on cylinder'' or ''cone on drum.'' The word comes from the Afrikaans ''rondawel''.
Description
The rondavel is usually round or oval in shape and is traditionally made with mate ...
s were incorporated into the tops of Wakanda's skyscrapers, inspired by the appearance of mountains at
Blyde River Canyon
The Blyde River Canyon is a 26km long Canyon located in Mpumalanga, South Africa. It is the one of the larger canyons on Earth but much smaller than those of Asia, the Grand Canyon and the Fish River Canyon. Unlike the Grand and Fish River Canyon ...
in South Africa.
Beachler created different sigils and architecture for each of the Wakandan tribes, with the Border Tribe inspired by
Lesotho
Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked country, landlocked as an Enclave and exclave, enclave in South Africa. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the Thabana Ntlenyana, highest mountains in Sou ...
, the Merchant Tribe having a sigil based on
Nigerian
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...
writing, and the Golden Tribe using a sun symbol found throughout Africa. Gorilla City, home to the Jabari Tribe, was originally set in a rain forest, but Coogler suggested that it be found up a mountain in snow.
Beachler based the written form of the Wakandan language on an old Nigerian language. She consulted with mining and metallurgy experts for the vibranium technology,
including for the vibranium mine where the substance is depicted as glowing blue rocks before it is refined into the
stainless steel
Stainless steel is an alloy of iron that is resistant to rusting and corrosion. It contains at least 11% chromium and may contain elements such as carbon, other nonmetals and metals to obtain other desired properties. Stainless steel's corros ...
look previously seen in the MCU. The film also adapts the kimoyo bead technology from the comics, and features sand-based technology. Beachler wanted futuristic elements of the film to be consistent with projections of what real world technology may be like in 25 or 30 years, such as the
maglev
Maglev (derived from '' magnetic levitation''), is a system of train transportation that uses two sets of electromagnets: one set to repel and push the train up off the track, and another set to move the elevated train ahead, taking advantage ...
and hovercraft technology used in vehicles. The Wakandan vehicles include a maglev train for carrying vibranium; the king's Royal Talon Fighter, which looks like a mask from the top and bottom; and the Dragon Flyer, inspired by the
Congo peafowl
The Congo peafowl (''Afropavo congensis''), also known as the African peafowl or ''mbulu'' by the Bakôngo, is a species of peafowl native to the Congo Basin. It is one of three peafowl species and the only member of the subfamily Pavoninae nat ...
.
The majority of Beachler's sets were constructed on sound stages in Atlanta, including the Tribal Council, Shuri's design space, and the Hall of Kings. The Tribal Council set was built with a glass floor through which an old ruin can be seen. The exterior set for Warrior Falls was built on a backlot north of Atlanta, and was inspired by the
Oribi Gorge. The set was , made up of a pool, and then cliff faces that were designed to be extended to with visual effects. A framework for the cliffs was hand-sculpted from industrial styrofoam, with a system of tunnels built-in to the design to allow extras to climb up to different areas of the cliffs. The framework was then covered with of foam that was sculptured to match rocks found at Oribi Gorge. The pool was filled using six large pumps, so as to create a waterfall above the ledge at the bottom. The base of the pool was made from padding so stunts could safely be carried out on the set, but designed to look like rocks and to have enough grip that the actors would not fall over in the water. The set was completed in four months, and was used for two weeks of filming.
= Costumes
=
Costume designer
Ruth E. Carter
Ruth E. Carter (born April 10, 1960) is an American costume designer for film and television, with over 40 films to her credit, who is widely regarded as having mastered the look of multiple periods and genres in envisioning the clothing and ove ...
referenced the
Maasai Maasai may refer to:
* Maasai people
*Maasai language
* Maasai mythology
* MAASAI (band)
See also
* Masai (disambiguation)
* Massai
Massai (also known as: Masai, Massey, Massi, Mah–sii, Massa, Wasse, Wassil or by the nickname "Big Foot" Mas ...
,
Himba,
Dogon
Dogon may refer to:
*Dogon people, an ethnic group living in the central plateau region of Mali, in West Africa
*Dogon languages, a small, close-knit language family spoken by the Dogon people of Mali
*'' Dogon A.D.'', an album by saxophonist Juliu ...
,
Basotho
The Sotho () people, also known as the Basuto or Basotho (), are a Bantu nation native to southern Africa. They split into different ethnic groups over time, due to regional conflicts and colonialism, which resulted in the modern Basotho, who ...
,
Tuareg
The Tuareg people (; also spelled Twareg or Touareg; endonym: ''Imuhaɣ/Imušaɣ/Imašeɣăn/Imajeɣăn'') are a large Berber ethnic group that principally inhabit the Sahara in a vast area stretching from far southwestern Libya to southern A ...
,
Turkana,
Xhosa
Xhosa may refer to:
* Xhosa people, a nation, and ethnic group, who live in south-central and southeasterly region of South Africa
* Xhosa language, one of the 11 official languages of South Africa, principally spoken by the Xhosa people
See als ...
,
Zulu,
Suri and
Dinka
The Dinka people ( din, Jiɛ̈ɛ̈ŋ) are a Nilotic ethnic group native to South Sudan with a sizable diaspora population abroad. The Dinka mostly live along the Nile, from Jonglei to Renk, in the region of Bahr el Ghazal, Upper Nile (two out ...
people in her designs.
She also examined appropriate works by Japanese fashion designer
Issey Miyake
was a Japanese fashion designer. He was known for his technology-driven clothing designs, exhibitions and fragrances, such as '' L'eau d'Issey'', which became his best-known product.
Life and career
Miyake was born on 22 April 1938 in Hiroshi ...
, French fashion designer
Yves Saint Laurent, and American fashion designer
Donna Karan
Donna Karan (, born Donna Ivy Faske), also known as "DK", is an American fashion designer and the creator of the Donna Karan New York and DKNY clothing labels.
Early life
Karan was born Donna Ivy Faske to mother Helen "Queenie" Faske (née Rabin ...
.
Winnie Mandela
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (born Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela; 26 September 1936 – 2 April 2018), also known as Winnie Mandela, was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, and the second wife of Nelson Mandela. She se ...
provided inspiration to Carter for Angela Bassett's costumes.
The Dora Milaje costumes primarily used red to reflect different African cultures, and included beaded tabards that feature talismans that would be passed down from mother to daughter. Carter wanted to avoid the "girls in the bathing suits" look, and instead have the Dora Milaje wear full armor that they would practically need for battle. She also had to take actors' stunt work into consideration.
Anthony Francisco, the Senior Visual Development Illustrator, noted the Dora Milaje costumes were based 80 percent on the Maasai, five percent on
samurai
were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retainers of the '' daimyo'' (the great feudal landholders). They h ...
, five percent on
ninja
A or was a covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan. The functions of a ninja included reconnaissance
In military operations, reconnaissance or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enem ...
s, and five percent on the
Ifugao people
The Ifugao people are the ethnic group inhabiting Ifugao Province. They reside in the municipalities of Lagawe (capital of Ifugao), Aguinaldo, Alfonso Lista, Asipulo, Banaue, Hingyon, Hungduan, Kiangan, Lamut, Mayoyao, and Tinoc. The ...
from the Philippines. The arm band and neck rings were a reference to the
Southern Ndebele people
AmaNdebele are an Mbo ethnic group native to South Africa who speak isiNdebele language. AmaNdebele mainly inhabit the provinces of Mpumalanga, Gauteng and Limpopo, all of which are in the northeast of the country. Although both are part of the ...
and denote stature. As such, General Okoye has gold bands and rings while the other Dora Milaje wear silver.
The costumes for T'Challa combined his role as king and as the head of the military, including combining a
kente cloth
Kente ( ak, kente or ''nwetoma''; ee, kete; Dagbani: Chinchini) refers to a Ghanaian textile, made of handwoven cloth, strips of silk and cotton. Historically the fabric was worn in a toga-like fashion by royalty among ethnic groups such as the ...
cloak with military boots.
Carter also used distinct colors and patterns for each of Wakanda's tribes, such as green with shells for the River Tribe based on the Suri; blue with wood for the Border Tribe; black with royal purple for the Black Panther and the Royal Palace;
plums and purples for the Merchant Tribe in reference to the Tuareg; and ochre for the Mining Tribe inspired by the Himba.
Three out of every five people in Wakanda go barefoot. The Wakandans wear "normal" clothes outside of the country, with the colors of their costumes kept consistent.
Overall, Carter created 700 costumes for the film, working with "an army" of illustrators, designers, mold makers, fabric dyers, jewelry makers and more.
Hair department head Camille Friend referenced traditional African art, fabrics, hair, and textures, and the current-day natural hair movement in her designs. Friend strived to keep the actors' hair natural, using "braids, locs and twists", and when necessary, extensions and wigs. As with Carter, Friend designed each tribe to have their own identifiable aesthetic, such as the Jabari Tribe having hair styled with "very straight, clean lines" and war-paint detail, inspired by Senegalese warriors.
Filming
Principal photography
Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production.
Personnel
Besides the main film personnel, such as actor ...
had begun by January 21, 2017,
at
EUE/Screen Gems Studios in the
Atlanta metropolitan area,
under the working title ''Motherland''.
Filming also took place at
Pinewood Atlanta Studios
Trilith Studios is an American film and television production studio located south of Atlanta in Fayette County, Georgia. Originally known as Pinewood Atlanta Studios, the studio has been used to produce many films and television programs, particu ...
,
and in the
Sweet Auburn neighborhood in Atlanta, which doubled as Oakland; the
High Museum of Art
The High Museum of Art (colloquially the High) is the largest museum for visual art in the Southeastern United States. Located in Atlanta, Georgia (on Peachtree Street in Midtown, the city's arts district), the High is 312,000 square feet (28, ...
, which served as the fictional Museum of Great Britain in London; and
Atlanta City Hall
Atlanta City Hall is the headquarters of the City of Atlanta government. It was constructed in 1930, and is located in Downtown Atlanta. It is a high-rise office tower very similar to dozens of other city halls built in the United States durin ...
, which served as a United Nations building.
Cinematographer Rachel Morrison, who was eager to work on ''Black Panther'' after working with Coogler on ''Fruitvale Station'',
first watched all of the other MCU films to understand the established "language". She wanted to "push" that language and feature more contrast in color. Visual effects supervisor Geoff Baumann provided Morrison with before-and-after shots of scenes from ''Civil War'' so she could understand what elements are captured on set and what is created digitally.
She filmed in 3.4K
ArriRaw with
Arri Alexa XT Plus cameras and
Panavision
Panavision is an American motion picture equipment company founded in 1953 specializing in cameras and lenses, based in Woodland Hills, California. Formed by Robert Gottschalk as a small partnership to create anamorphic projection lenses during ...
Primo lenses,
primarily using a two-camera set-up with a third or fourth camera on occasion. Morrison said that lighting was her biggest challenge, the magnitude of which "was much bigger than I'd experienced before", and made extensive use of Arri SkyPanel
LED
A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor Electronics, device that Light#Light sources, emits light when Electric current, current flows through it. Electrons in the semiconductor recombine with electron holes, releasing energy i ...
light fixtures, which she could preprogram from an
iPad
The iPad is a brand of iOS and iPadOS-based tablet computers that are developed by Apple Inc. The iPad was conceived before the related iPhone but the iPhone was developed and released first. Speculation about the development, operating s ...
. Some sets were completely surrounded by SkyPanels.
Shortly after filming started, Atandwa Kani stated that he would appear in the film alongside his father, the latter reprising the role of T'Chaka,
while on-set photographs revealed that
Martin Freeman
Martin John Christopher Freeman (born 8 September 1971) is an English actor. Among other accolades, he has won an Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
Freeman's most not ...
would reprise his role as
Everett K. Ross.
Marvel announced that production was underway on January 26, and confirmed the casting of Freeman, Wright, and John Kani, while revealing that
Andy Serkis
Andrew Clement Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English actor, director, and producer. He is best known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation, and voice work for computer-generated characters such as Go ...
would reprise his role as
Ulysses Klaue from ''Avengers: Age of Ultron''.
Atandwa portrays a younger version of his father's character, and also served as a cultural consultant during filming. Dialect coach Beth McGuire worked to ensure there was continuity between the various actors who had to use "Wakandan accents".
Jordan joined the production later than the rest of the core cast. He felt that this aided his performance, since his character is separate from and in conflict with the other characters. Because of this, Jordan kept to himself while he was on set.
Since ''Black Panther'' and ''Avengers: Infinity War'' were filming simultaneously in Atlanta, both production teams worked together closely to ensure a unified presentation of Wakanda in the films, as the country also plays a large role in ''Infinity War''.
Additional filming took place in South Korea,
with the city of
Busan serving as the setting of a car chase scene that involved 150 cars and over 700 people.
Coogler and Morrison referenced the car chase sequences from ''
Bullitt
''Bullitt'' is a 1968 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Peter Yates and produced by Philip D'Antoni. The picture stars Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, and Jacqueline Bisset. The screenplay by Alan R. Trustman and Harry Kleine ...
'' (1968), ''
Drive
Drive or The Drive may refer to:
Motoring
* Driving, the act of controlling a vehicle
* Road trip, a journey on roads
Roadways
Roadways called "drives" may include:
* Driveway, a private road for local access to structures, abbreviated "drive"
...
'' (2011), and ''
The French Connection'' (1971), taking the best elements from each for ''Black Panther''s sequence.
Filming in Busan began on March 17,
at the
Jagalchi Fish Market.
Filming moved to
Gwangalli Beach
The Gwangalli Beach () or Gwangan Beach () is a beach in Busan, South Korea. It is located at Gwangan 2(i)-dong (formerly in ''Gwangan-ri''), Suyeong-gu, Busan Metropolitan City, west of Haeundae Beach. It sits inside a cove spanned by the Gwang ...
on March 21,
with other South Korean filming locations including
Marine City in the
Haeundae District
Haeundae District ( ko, 해운대구) is a district ( ''gu'') of Busan, South Korea.
Haeundae has a population of about 423,000, the most populous district of Busan with 11.6% of the city population, and covers an area of 51.44 km² (19.8 ...
and at the
Gwangandaegyo Bridge.
The production crew hired hundreds of current and former film students from local universities as staff or assistant staff during the South Korea filming.
Filming in the country wrapped on March 27,
with additional location shooting also taking place at the
Rwenzori Mountains
The Ruwenzori, also spelled Rwenzori and Rwenjura, are a range of mountains in eastern equatorial Africa, located on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The highest peak of the Ruwenzori reaches , and the range ...
and
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
The Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP) is in southwestern Uganda. The park is part of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and is situated along the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) border next to the Virunga National Park and on the edge o ...
in Uganda.
John Marzano served as cinematographer for aerial footage of South Africa, Zambia, Uganda, and South Korea.
At
CinemaCon
The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) is an American trade organization whose members are the owners of movie theaters. Most of the worldwide major theater chains' operators are members, as are hundreds of independent theater oper ...
2017, Wright was revealed to be portraying Shuri in the film.
Filming concluded on April 19, 2017.
Post-production
Editing
''Black Panther'' was edited by Michael Shawver and
Debbie Berman
Debbie Berman is a South African film and television editor. She is best known for her editing work on multiple movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including '' Spider-Man: Homecoming, Black Panther,'' and ''Captain Marvel''.
Life and ca ...
, with Shawver spending time on set during filming as well as at an editing suite near the Atlanta production base.
Berman joined the film after an initial director's cut had been produced, two weeks after she completed work on Marvel's ''
Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017),
because Coogler likes to have both a male and female editing his films.
She believed that she was chosen by Marvel because she is South African, and had been expressing interest in ''Black Panther'' throughout the editing process for ''Homecoming'' after first seeing the character in ''Civil War''.
Shawver said that a lot of their time editing was spent discussing how their work was affecting the audience. For instance, Shawver felt that initial versions of the first Warrior Falls fight fell "flat" and used techniques he learned working with Coogler on ''Creed'' to have the editing move back-and-forth to mimic the back-and-forth of the fighters. He also felt that adding more reaction shots to the crowd during the fight gave more weight to T'Challa's victory at the end.
During work on the final battle, Berman pointed out to Coogler that the female Dora Milaje are rescued by the all-male Jabari tribe, which she felt undermined the focus on female characters leading up to that moment. Coogler agreed, and subsequently added female Jabari fighters to the scene through additional photography, including the first onscreen Jabari fighter in the scene. Berman felt that this was an important change that would not have been made if only men were editing the film.
As first hinted by Coogler in January 2018,
the film includes two
post-credit scene
A post-credits scene (commonly referred to as a stinger or credit cookie) or mid-credits scene is a short clip that appears after all or some of the closing credits have rolled and sometimes after a production logo of a film, TV series, or video g ...
s: one showing T'Challa address the United Nations; and one featuring
Sebastian Stan
Sebastian Stan (born August 13, 1982) is a Romanian-American actor. He gained recognition for his role as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier in the Marvel Cinematic Universe media franchise beginning with the film '' Captain America: The First Ave ...
reprising his role as
Bucky Barnes
James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes is a Character (arts), fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Originally introduced as a sidekick to Captain America, the character was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby a ...
.
The first scene was originally intended to be part of the actual ending of the film, but was moved to during the credits so the film could conclude in Oakland, where it begins. Coogler felt having this symmetry was important.
In the scene, T'Challa says "The foolish build barriers, while the wise build bridges." Some felt this was a reference to the political climate of the
presidency of Donald Trump
Donald Trump's tenure as the 45th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 2017, and ended on January 20, 2021. Trump, a Republican from New York City, took office following his Electoral College victory ...
, but Coogler stated that the line was added before Trump's election and was simply an African proverb that his wife had found. His intention with the scene was to inspire the audience by making T'Challa seem like a real person in a familiar, real-world environment, similar to how Tony Stark was treated in ''
Iron Man
Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The charact ...
'' (2008).
Coogler was not mandated by Marvel to feature connections to other films, but was interested in addressing the fact that Barnes was in Wakanda (per the end of ''Civil War'') because it would be fun for the audience. He did not feel the character fit in the body of the film, but felt that an end-credits scene was appropriate.
Coogler originally
pitched a post-credits scene teasing
Namor
Namor (), also known as the Sub-Mariner, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Debuting in early 1939, the character was created by writer-artist Bill Everett for comic book packager Funnies Inc ...
, which would have depicted wet footprints leading to the throne in the Wakandan palace;
this did not occur in part because of rights issues with the character. Namor debuts instead in ''Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'', portrayed by
Tenoch Huerta
José Tenoch Huerta Mejía (; born 29 January 1981) is a Mexican actor. He has appeared in a number of movies in Latin America and Spain, starring in both feature films, short films, and '' Narcos: Mexico'', credited as Tenoch Huerta. He is fe ...
.
Visual effects
Visual effects for the film were created by:
Industrial Light & Magic
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(ILM) with help from Virtuos, Stereo D, and
Scanline VFX
Scanline VFX is a global visual effects and animation company founded 1989 in Munich. The studio is led by VFX Supervisor Stephan Trojansky. The company has 7 locations including Munich, Stuttgart, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Montreal, London, and Se ...
;
Double Negative;
Luma Pictures
Luma Pictures is a visual effects studio with facilities in Santa Monica, California and Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 2002 by Payam Shohadai and Jonathan R. Beutel, the company is best known for their creatures, environments, and effects.
His ...
; Mammal Studios;
Method Studios
Method Studios is a visual effects company launched in 1999 in Los Angeles, California with facilities in New York, Atlanta, Vancouver, San Francisco, Melbourne, Montreal, and Pune. The company provides production and post-production services i ...
;
Perception
Perception () is the organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory information in order to represent and understand the presented information or environment. All perception involves signals that go through the nervous system ...
; Rise Visual Effects Studios; Torm Studios; Trixter;
Cantina Creative
Visual effects (sometimes abbreviated VFX) is the process by which imagery is created or manipulated outside the context of
a live-action shot in filmmaking and video production.
The integration of live-action footage and other live-action foota ...
; Lola VFX; Capital T; Exceptional Minds; Technicolor VFX;
Rodeo FX
Rodeo FX is a visual effects company involved in projects in the film, television and advertising industry. The company currently has studios in Montreal, Quebec City, Munich and Los Angeles.
History
Rodeo FX was founded in 2006 in Montreal, Ca ...
; Imageloom VFX; Anibrain; Method Pune; Bot VFX; Pixstone Images; Futureworks; Vertigo Visual; FX3X; and Yannix Thailand Co.
Previsualization
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was completed by Digital Domain and The Third Floor.
Geoffrey Baumann served as visual effects supervisor.
Comparing ''Black Panther'' to other MCU films, Baumann noted that the visual effects department often have free rein when creating otherworldly science fiction designs, but had to be more specific with this film due to the need to be authentic to African culture and geography. For the Warrior Falls environment, the amphitheater-like cliff walls had to be populated with digital spectators that could not simply be copy-and-pasted around the set due to the precise costume designs created by Carter for each tribe and character. Instead, the visual effects department had to work with the costumers to individually model each digital extra for the sequence. Additionally, visual effects were also used to adjust the opening sequence after test audiences were confusing the characters of T'Chaka and T'Challa, both dressed as the Black Panther. Artists digitally added some grey to T'Chaka's beard and gold trimmings to his suit to help differentiate the characters.
ILM was primarily responsible for creating the digital urban environments of Wakanda. ILM VFX supervisor Craig Hammack compared this work to his time on ''
Tomorrowland
Tomorrowland is one of the many themed lands featured at all of the Magic Kingdom styled Disney theme parks around the world owned or licensed by The Walt Disney Company. Each version of the land is different and features numerous attractions t ...
'' (2015), but noted the additional challenge of not just building a futuristic city, but also one that was culturally appropriate. He explained that African culture has a "certain amount of earthy material qualities that make things difficult to design as a futuristic city," which would typically use much steel and glass. ILM looked to real life examples that blend modern architecture with natural environments like
One Central Park
One Central Park is a mixed-use dual high-rise building located in the Sydney suburb of Chippendale in New South Wales, Australia. Developed as a joint venture between Frasers Property and Sekisui House, it was constructed by BESIX Group subsi ...
in
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
and
The Pearl of Africa Hotel in
Kampala
Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...
, but also had to "depart from a strict understanding of physics and go into a movie cheat world" at times to produce the desired look. Hammack was also inspired by the architecture of Uganda, where he spent time while aerial footage for the film was being shot. 60,000 individual buildings were designed and modeled for the city, which Hammack said was the first thing ILM began work on and also the last thing they were doing when the film was completed. Other things that ILM worked on during the production included set extensions and blue-screen replacements for interior sets, and the first rhinoceros shown in the film. For T'Challa's ancestral plane scenes, ILM replaced the basic set that was used with a full CG environment including an acacia tree and animated panthers. The sky was based on the
Northern Lights, with this first designed for nighttime scenes before being replicated for daytime scenes in which the animators had to work hard to keep the effects visible. ILM also added additional sand for the burial sequences so Boseman could breathe during filming, and additional flames when Killmonger burns the heart-shaped herb.
Method Studios created many of the natural environments of Wakanda. The company built a landscape that is visible in various aerial shots in the film, which was based on multiple landscapes from across Africa. Method was also responsible for creating Black Panther's and Killmonger's digital suits, including developing the look of the nanotechnology they use. They created many of the film's digital characters, vehicles, and weapons, with some of those digital creatures being rhinoceroses for the final battle, a sequence that Method did the majority of the work for. Because these rhinoceroses did not have to be seen on screen with the one designed by ILM, only basic structures, scale, and details of the character models had to be shared between the two companies. Much of the work for the final fight included crowd simulation, with Method working alongside the stunt coordinators in motion capture sessions to give each fighter a unique style. In addition to randomizing the height and weight of each digital fighter, the models had to incorporate specific design elements from the costumers. Method also worked on the vibranium mine and Shuri's laboratory, including animating the gadgets seen in the latter.
Luma Pictures worked on the Busan car chase sequence, digitally creating the cars featured in the sequence based on
CAD
Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computers (or ) to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. This software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve co ...
models and on-set reference. Multiple digital versions of the same car were created, so the production could have the actual cars crash and do various stunts with them, with Luma then inserting the digital versions to augment these moments. Luma also created the sonic forces from Klaue's cannon, while Scanline VFX worked on digitally removing Serkis's left arm for the London museum heist sequence.
Several companies worked on the vibranium sand effects used in Wakandan technology, including ILM for the beginning of the film.
Perception spent 18 months researching real-world technologies, phenomena, and visual themes to aid them in their work on the film. Their designs for the vibranium sand were based on research being done with ultrasonic transducers for the purpose of mid-air haptics and acoustic levitation. They integrated this research into the kimoyo beads worn by Wakandans and as a working interface on the royal talon fighter. Perception also created the traditional displays on the talon fighter and in Shuri's lab. For the talon fighter, the company "experimented with parallax, depth, and volume in the information being displayed, as well as developing a unique color palette to brand the Wakandan tech". In Shuri's lab, Perception adjusted the hues on the wall to match her attire, and for her healing room "proposed that the hexagonal pattern seen on the wall actually reveal itself to be articulating panels" that "pulse and ripple". The company also created the function of Black Panther's suit with nano technology and "layering the suit with different patterns as well as adding 'sub-dermal' luminescent tattoos", the virtual car chase with Shuri and T'Challa, and designed the opening prologue, with the final version created by Storm VFX. Perception also created the main-on-end title sequence.
Music
After reading the script, composer Ludwig Göransson decided to go to Africa to do research for the film.
He spent a month in Senegal, first traveling around with musician
Baaba Maal
Baaba Maal ( ff, 𞤄𞤢𞥄𞤦𞤢 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤, italics=no, born 13 June 1953) is a Senegalese singer and guitarist born in Podor, on the Senegal River. In addition to acoustic guitar, he also plays percussion. He has released several al ...
on his tour,
and then spending several weeks working with local musicians to form the "base" of his score.
Göransson was particularly drawn to the
talking drum
The talking drum is an hourglass-shaped drum from West Africa, whose pitch can be regulated to mimic the tone and prosody of human speech. It has two drumheads connected by leather tension cords, which allow the player to change the pitc ...
and the
tambin The ''tambin'' (also ''sereendu'', ''fulannu'' or ''Fula flute'') is a diagonal diatonic flute without a bell, made from a conical vine, with three finger-holes and a rectangular embouchure with two wings on either side. It is considered the nation ...
, or
Fula
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*Fula people (or Fulani, Fulɓe)
*Fula language (or Pulaar, Fulfulde, Fulani)
**The Fula variety known as the Pulaar language
**The Fula variety known as the Pular language
**The Fula variety known as Maasina Fulfulde
*Al-Fula ...
flute, to use in his character themes,
along with
horns Horns or The Horns may refer to:
* Plural of Horn (instrument), a group of musical instruments all with a horn-shaped bells
* The Horns (Colorado), a summit on Cheyenne Mountain
* ''Horns'' (novel), a dark fantasy novel written in 2010 by Joe Hill ...
.
Nate Moore compared the work Göransson did in defining the sound of the film to the use of music by
James Gunn
James Francis Gunn Jr. (born August 5, 1966) is an American filmmaker and executive. He began his career as a screenwriter in the mid-1990s, starting at Troma Entertainment with ''Tromeo and Juliet'' (1997). He then began working as a directo ...
in the ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' films,
with the composer pushing Marvel out of their comfort zone.
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper and songwriter. Known for his Progressive rap, progressive musical styles and Social consciousness, socially conscious songwriting, he is often considered one of the most infl ...
produced the film's curated soundtrack, ''Black Panther: The Album'', along with
Top Dawg Entertainment
Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) is an American independent record label founded in 2004, by CEO Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith. Terrence "Punch" Henderson is president of the label. There are currently eleven artists signed to the label: the label's f ...
founder Anthony Tiffith, after Coogler wanted to include original songs from Lamar in the film because his "artistic themes align with those we explore in the film".
The soundtrack features songs that are heard in the film as well as others that are inspired by it, with the other artists featured the majority of "top-billing names" under Top Dawg Entertainment.
Göransson collaborated with Lamar and producer
Sounwave
Mark Anthony Spears, known professionally as Sounwave, is an American hip-hop producer and songwriter from Compton, California, and an original member of the Californian hip-hop label Top Dawg Entertainment. Sounwave has worked on every Kendric ...
on the soundtrack.
Three singles from the album were released throughout January and February 2018: "
All the Stars
"All The Stars" is a song recorded by American rapper Kendrick Lamar and American singer SZA. Written by Lamar, SZA, Sounwave, and Al Shux and produced by the latter two, the song was released on January 4, 2018, as the lead single to the sou ...
",
"
King's Dead
"King's Dead" is a song by American rappers Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar and Future and English singer James Blake, from the soundtrack album of the Marvel Studios superhero film ''Black Panther'' and Jay Rock's third studio album '' Redemption''.
...
",
and "
Pray for Me".
''Black Panther: The Album'' was released on February 9, 2018,
while a soundtrack of Göransson's score was released on February 16.
An
extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. titled ''Black Panther: Wakanda Remixed'', featuring remixes of five cues from Göransson's score, was released on August 16, 2018. Göransson worked with several other artists to create the remixes.
Marketing
Marvel debuted early footage and
concept art
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from the film at a press event in April 2017. Kyle Buchanan of ''
Vulture
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'' praised the cinematography, costume and production design, and Black cast, saying "''Black Panther'' doesn't look like any of the other Marvel movies ... If this is what the future of superhero movies looks like, deal me in."
The screened footage was the first time Marvel had shown raw
dailies
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, which Feige said they did to show off the "highest-class cast we've had" despite editing having not yet begun.
A poster was released ahead of the first teaser trailer, which premiered during Game 4 of the
2017 NBA Finals.
Fans on
Twitter
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felt the poster was poorly photoshopped,
and it was compared to a real-life picture of
Black Panther Party co-founder
Huey P. Newton.
The trailer received a much more positive response, with Peter Sciretta of ''
/Film'' finding it unexpected and refreshing,
io9
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's Charles Pulliam-Moore calling it "every bit as intense as you were hoping it would be",
and Andrew Husband for
Uproxx
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feeling the single teaser outshone the entire ''Homecoming'' marketing campaign.
It was viewed 89 million times in 24 hours, generating 349,000 mentions (second only to the amount the ''
Star Wars: The Last Jedi'' (2017) teaser received) and "dominated the conversation on social media" over Game 4.
Per
comScore and its PreAct service, the film was the subject of the most new social media conversations for the rest of the week,
and the second-most for the week ending June 18, behind ''Homecoming''.
Costumes from the film were on display at
D23 Expo 2017 and the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con,
with Coogler, Boseman, and other members of the cast presenting exclusive footage of the film at the latter event, to a standing ovation from the audience.
In September, Coogler, Gurira, and Moore participated in a panel at the
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
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's Annual Legislative Conference, where exclusive footage from the film was also shown and met with a positive response.
On October 16, 2017, a full trailer was released. Dave Trumbore for
Collider
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Colliders are used as a research tool in particl ...
praised the trailer for showing an "unmistakable sense of style" unique to the character,
while BamSmackPow's Brendan Day felt the trailer "does everything right".
Writing for ''
Rolling Stone
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'', Tre Johnson felt the trailer showed T'Challa as "someone with the arrogance of
Shaft">ohnShaft, the coolness of
arackObama and the hot-headed impulsiveness of
Kanye West
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Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
".
A few days later, Marvel Comics published a
prelude tie-in comic focusing on one of T'Challa's first missions as the Black Panther set around the time of ''Iron Man''.
The first
College Football Playoff National Championship
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halftime show was organized by Disney for the
2018 championship game, with
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper and songwriter. Known for his Progressive rap, progressive musical styles and Social consciousness, socially conscious songwriting, he is often considered one of the most infl ...
performing to promote ''Black Panther: The Album'' and the beginning of ticket sales for the film.
By February 12, ''Black Panther'' was the most-tweeted about film of 2018 with more than 5 million tweets globally,
and in mid-March it became the most-tweeted-about film ever with 35 million.
During
New York Fashion Week
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, designers
Cushnie et Ochs, Ikiré Jones, Tome,
Sophie Theallet
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Career
At 18, Sophie Theallet moved to P ...
, Fear of God,
Chromat
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, and LaQuan Smith created custom pieces that were inspired by the film for an event titled "Welcome to Wakanda: Fashion for the Black Panther Era".
Marvel Studios formed a partnership with
Lexus
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on the film, with the 2018
Lexus LC
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being featured in it.
The partnership produced a graphic novel, ''Black Panther: Soul of a Machine'', which was released in December 2017 from writers
Fabian Nicieza
Fabian Nicieza (born December 31, 1961) is an Argentine-American comic book writer and editor who is best known for his work on Marvel titles such as ''X-Men'', '' X-Force'', ''New Warriors'', ''Nomad'', '' Cable'', ''Deadpool'' and ''Thunderbo ...
, Geoffrey Thorne, and Chuck Brown;
a concept coupe from Lexus inspired by the character;
and a
Super Bowl LII
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commercial featuring Boseman, Gurira and Wright,
which had 4.3 million views on social media after its Super Bowl airing, according to RelishMix.
Other marketing partners included shoe manufacturer
Clarks creating a film-inspired variant of their Originals' Trigenic Evo shoe;
PepsiCo and
Unilever
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launching an arts program for young people in urban areas to be mentored by established artists;
Brisk created an interactive ''Black Panther'' installation at the
2018 NBA All-Star Game;
Lancôme
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highlighted a line of makeup that Nyong'o and Wright used at the film's premiere; and
Synchrony Financial with Marvel awarded the Ghetto Film School Fellows program with a $50,000 grant, with Coogler speaking to the school's students.
Overall, ''Black Panther'' had the most expansive advertising budget and biggest line of merchandise of any Marvel non-sequel.
''
Deadline Hollywood
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'' estimated that budget to be $150 million.
Asad Ayaz, Executive Vice President of Marketing for Marvel films, said the campaign was about "super-serving" Black audiences while still trying to appeal to all, in order to make the film "feel like a cultural event".
Disney and Marvel created a "synergy program" with the
College Football Playoff
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s on
ESPN
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, the
ABC
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television series ''
Black-ish
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'', ''
Grey's Anatomy
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'', ''
Scandal
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'', and ''
How to Get Away With Murder
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'', the
Freeform series ''
Grown-ish
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'', and the
Bravo
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franchise ''
The Real Housewives
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''.
Marketing outside the United States was "fairly uniform", though in the Middle East the focus was kept on Black Panther in-costume as superhero films "just keep working" there according to Gianluca Chakra of Middle East distributor Front Row. This was the same for Asian territories. A Wakanda exhibit was featured in malls in seven Chinese cities, along with displays showing Black Panther with other MCU characters. A special trailer created for China had Boseman explain the character's connection to other MCU films.
Weibo attended the Los Angeles premiere to take pictures and videos with the cast and crew in real time for China, the first time the company has partnered with a foreign studio for this type of engagement.
Release
Theatrical
''Black Panther'' had its world premiere at the
Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on January 29, 2018.
The premiere featured a
purple carpet that was flanked by women dressed as the Dora Milaje,
while Coogler, cast members, and other guests wore African clothing at the request of Marvel for attendees to wear "royal attire", honoring the African setting of the film.
Ahead of the premiere screening, Coogler received an extended standing ovation before he announced the cast of the film.
''Black Panther'' was released in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and Taiwan on February 13,
in South Korea on February 14,
and the United States on February 16.
In the United States, the film opened in 4,020 theaters,
with over 3,200 of those in
3D,
404 in
IMAX
IMAX is a proprietary system of high-resolution cameras, film formats, film projectors, and theaters known for having very large screens with a tall aspect ratio (approximately either 1.43:1 or 1.90:1) and steep stadium seating.
Graeme F ...
,
over 660 in premium large format, and over 200
D-Box locations. In addition, ''Black Panther'' was the first MCU film to be converted to ScreenX, a 270-degree wraparound format, that played in over 101 locations in eight countries.
The film opened in most markets in its first weekend of release including a "cross-nation release" in Africa, a first for a Disney film.
''Black Panther'' was originally scheduled for release on November 3, 2017,
before moving to July 6, 2018 to accommodate ''
Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017).
It was then moved to the final February date to accommodate ''
Ant-Man and the Wasp
''Ant-Man and the Wasp'' is a 2018 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Scott Lang / Ant-Man and Hope Pym / Wasp. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is th ...
'' (2018).
''Black Panther'' is part of
Phase Three of the MCU.
When ''Black Panther'' premiered in
Riyadh
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, Saudi Arabia on April 18, 2018, it was the first public film viewing after a nearly-30-year-old
ban on cinemas was rescinded in December 2017. The premiere took place in a cinema owned by
AMC Theatres
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in the
King Abdullah Financial District
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of Riyadh.
Disney's regional distributor, Italia Film, said 40 seconds of the film had been removed, which was in line with cuts made to the film across the region.
Awwad Alawwad
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, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Culture and Information, and
Adam Aron, CEO of AMC Entertainment, were in attendance for the premiere along with other diplomats and industry experts; no one from the cast or production team was in attendance.
''Black Panther'' screened there for five days before ''Avengers: Infinity War'' premiered on April 26.
''Black Panther'' returned to 250 AMC Theatres in the United States from February 1 until February 7, 2019, for free, with two showings of the film occurring at each theater for the week. The week-long return was in honor of the start of
Black History Month
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and the film winning two
Screen Actors Guild Awards and earning an
Academy Award
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Best Picture
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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nomination. Disney also gave a $1.5 million grant to the
United Negro College Fund
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.
Home media
''Black Panther'' was released for
digital download by
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
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on May 8, 2018, and on
Ultra HD Blu-ray
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,
Blu-ray
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, and
DVD
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on May 15, 2018. The digital and Blu-ray releases included several bonus features: behind-the-scenes featurettes, audio commentary, deleted scenes, a blooper reel, an exclusive look at ''Ant-Man and the Wasp'', and a featurette on the first ten years of the MCU.
, the film's Blu-ray and DVD releases have sold 4.2million units and grossed in the United States, making it the
best-selling film of 2018.
''Black Panther'' was originally made available on
Netflix
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, but was removed in March 2020 after Disney regained license for the film.
It was released on
Disney+
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on March 4, 2020 in the United States and Canada.
On June 19, 2020,
TBS,
TNT
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, and
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aired the film, along with ''
Just Mercy
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'' (2019), another film which also starred
Jordan
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, to coincide with the celebrations of
Juneteenth
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and to support social justice against
systemic racism in response to the
murder of George Floyd
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.
On August 30, 2020,
ABC
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hosted a television special ''Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King'',
aired after the film's commercial-free premiere on the same day, to honor Boseman, who died on August 28, 2020 from colon cancer.
The special was presented by
Robin Roberts, and featured about Boseman's life, career and legacy, as well as tributes served by celebrities, political figures and fans; it also featured other Marvel co-stars,
Robert Downey Jr.
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,
Scarlett Johansson
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,
Jeremy Renner,
Mark Ruffalo
Mark Alan Ruffalo (; born November 22, 1967) is an American actor and producer best known for playing Bruce Banner / Hulk since 2012 in the superhero franchise of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and in the television series '' She-Hulk: Attorne ...
, and
Paul Rudd
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, along with
Marvel Studios chief
Kevin Feige, and
Disney
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CEO
Bob Iger, sharing their experiences on working with Boseman, and the legacy he had left behind.
The special released on Disney+ after its television debut.
On November 29, 2020, Marvel changed the studio's
production logo
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animation in the opening of the film to include images of Boseman from the film, as well as his appearances in ''Captain America: Civil War'', ''Avengers: Infinity War'', and ''Avengers: Endgame''. ''Black Panther'' concept art and excerpts from the script were also included. This change was done on the Disney+ version of the film, to honor Boseman on what would have been his 44th birthday.
Despite being released in IMAX theaters in the 1.90:1
aspect ratio, the home media release only includes the cropped
2.39:1 aspect ratio version that was used for non-IMAX screenings.
The IMAX Enhanced version of the film was made available on Disney+ beginning on November 12, 2021.
Reception
Box office
''Black Panther'' grossed $700.4million in the United States and Canada, and $681.8million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $1.382billion.
It became the highest-grossing solo superhero film,
the
third-highest-grossing film of the MCU and
superhero film
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overall,
the
ninth-highest-grossing film of all time,
and the highest-grossing film by a Black director.
It is the fifth MCU film and 33rd overall to surpass $1billion,
and the
second-highest-grossing film of 2018.
''Deadline Hollywood'' calculated the film's net profit as $476.8 million, accounting for production budgets, marketing, talent participations, and other costs; box office grosses and home media revenues placed it second on their list of 2018's "Most Valuable Blockbusters".
Pre-sale tickets
The film had the fourth-highest pre-sale tickets sold on
Fandango
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, and became the top pre-seller for a superhero film and for a film released in February as well as the first quarter of a year.
The first 24 hours of ticket pre-sales on the site were the largest for a Marvel film.
''Black Panther'' also had the highest number of ticket pre-sales for any superhero film at
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
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,
while out-selling all previous Marvel films at AMC Theatres,
and having strong pre-sales at Atom Tickets.
Four days before its United States opening,
IMAX
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Graeme F ...
Entertainment CEO Greg Foster revealed that ''Black Panther'' had the most advanced IMAX ticket sales of any Marvel film, which did not appear to have peaked 10 days before opening as with most films; ''Black Panther'', he said, "feels like it's going to peak the day it opens".
Fandango's pre-sales ultimately accounted for 30% of the film's United States and Canada opening weekend gross, one of the largest box office shares for any film in Fandango's history.
United States and Canada
Early projections for ''Black Panther''s opening weekend ranged from $80–170million,
with rival film studios projecting the total to be as high as $180–200million;
Disney projected the gross to be around $150million.
It ultimately earned $75.8million on its opening day (including $25.2million from Thursday night previews), and $242.1million over the four-day
Presidents' Day
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weekend.
This was the best Presidents' Day weekend opening,
and the best opening weekend for a Black director and predominantly Black cast.
With a total gross of $202 million, the film had the highest February opening weekend, surpassing ''Deadpool (film), Deadpool'' (2016).
For AMC Theatres, ''Black Panther'' became the highest-grossing film ever at 33 locations,
and had the biggest opening weekend for 150 of them. Overall, this was the second-largest opening weekend ever for the chain with 4.4million admissions. Atom Tickets sold more tickets for ''Black Panther'' than any other superhero film.
Anthony D'Alessandro of ''Deadline Hollywood'' described the success as "summer box office records during the second month of the year".
The week after its opening weekend was also strong, with a record-setting Tuesday and Thursday earnings,
becoming the MCU film with the highest first-week gross.
It also surpassed $300million in eight days, becoming the fastest MCU film to do so.
In its second weekend, the film earned $112million, which was a 45 percent decrease from its opening week, the smallest decline in a second weekend for any MCU film. It was the second-best second weekend ever, and the best second weekend for a Marvel film beating ''The Avengers'' ($103million).
''Black Panther'' also became the highest-grossing film released in February, surpassing ''The Passion of the Christ'' (2004) ($370.3 million).
''Black Panther'' was the first film to hold the number one spot at the box office for at least five weekends since ''Avatar (2009 film), Avatar'' (2009),
and the first February release to hold the top box office spot for five weekends since ''Wayne's World (film), Wayne's World'' in 1992.
The film declined over subsequent weekends, but remained in the top ten through its tenth.
In its eleventh weekend, the film rose back up at the box office, in part because of the release of ''Avengers: Infinity War'' the same weekend,
and the following weekend it earned $3.14 million from over 1,600 locations. D'Alessandro noted the gross from that number of locations indicated people were continuing to see ''Black Panther'' in conjunction with ''Infinity War''.
''Black Panther'' was in the top ten again in its thirteenth weekend.
In its 25th weekend, Disney increased the film's theater count from 10 to 25 to help the film become the third ever to surpass $700million.
Brian Gallagher of ''IGN'' felt the film surpassing $700million was more impressive than ''Infinity War''s $2.045billion worldwide gross at the time. Gallagher pointed to ''Black Panther'' being more consistent each week, never having more than a 50% weekend decrease until the 15th frame while ''Infinity War'' dropped 55% in its second weekend, its February release date without any major competition from other films, and the fact it was "a rallying cry for diversity and representation".
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as well as the highest-grossing superhero film.
Its IMAX total of $36million is the most for any MCU film.
In July 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic closing most theaters worldwide and limiting what films played, ''Black Panther'' returned to 421 theaters (mostly Drive-in theater, drive-ins) and grossed $367,000, the second-highest for the weekend behind ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) re-release.
Other territories
Outside the United States and Canada, the film opened in 48 territories in its first weekend and earned $184million,
opening at number one in most territories (though second in some where ''Fifty Shades Freed (film), Fifty Shades Freed'' performed better, such as Germany and Italy). It became the top February opening in many countries,
including in the African market and the Middle East, while taking the top spot across Latin America.
IMAX accounted for $11.5million of the opening weekend gross, from 272 screens,
which included record opening weekends in the format for Nigeria, Kenya, and Indonesia.
In its second weekend, in 55 territories, the film earned $83.5million and remained number one in most, including across Latin America, while becoming the top film in Germany. The West Africa region saw a 7% increase, which resulted in the biggest three-day weekend ever there. Trinidad had the biggest opening weekend ever ($700,000) and the IMAX release in Russia ($1.7million) was a February record for that country.
In its third weekend, the film remained number one across many of its 56 territories, including the entire Latin America region,
while its opening in Japan was the top Western film for the weekend, the second overall.
In its fourth weekend, ''Black Panther'' opened in China ($66.5 million) with the fourth-highest MCU and superhero opening ever in the country. This included the biggest opening day and opening weekend ($7.3 million) of March for IMAX in China. The film also remained at number one in the United Kingdom and the Latin America region (except Argentina) for the fourth straight weekend, as well as number one in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
''Black Panther'' was the top film in South Africa for seven weeks,
where it became the highest-grossing film ever.
It also became the highest-grossing film of all time in West and East Africa, and the southern Africa region,
and the highest-grossing superhero film ever in the Netherlands.
, the film's largest markets were China ($104.6 million), the United Kingdom ($67.7million), and South Korea ($42.8million).
It became the fifth-highest-grossing MCU film of all time in other territories.
Critical response
The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of , with an average score of , based on reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "''Black Panther'' elevates superhero cinema to thrilling new heights while telling one of the MCU's most absorbing stories—and introducing some of its most fully realized characters."
, it was the best-reviewed live-action superhero film on the site, beating ''
The Dark Knight
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'' (2008) and ''Iron Man'' (both 94%).
Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 88 out of 100 based on 55 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".
Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A+" on an A+ to F scale, the second live-action superhero film to receive that grade after Marvel's ''The Avengers''. Filmgoers polled by comScore's PostTrak service gave the film a 95% positive score and an 88% "definite recommend", with a third of people planning to see the film again.
RelishMix reported that the use of Twitter hashtags for #BlackPanther and tagging of the film's Twitter account from those leaving the theater was the highest for a film's opening weekend, with 559,000 unique posts in one day (100,000 posts for a film is average).
''Black Panther'' was listed on many critics' top ten lists as a top film of 2018.
Critics called ''Black Panther'' one of the best standalone Marvel films,
one of the best Marvel origin films,
one of the best superhero films of the century,
and a "refreshing answer to the increasingly stale world of superhero cinema".
Peter Travers of ''
Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first kno ...
'' called it unlike any other Marvel film, "an exhilarating triumph on every level from writing, directing, acting, production design, costumes, music, special effects to you name it".
Jamelle Bouie put the film in the same league as ''Superman (1978 film), Superman'' (1978), ''Spider-Man 2'' (2004), and ''The Dark Knight'', superhero films that do not "transcend the genre as much as they embrace it in all its respects". Bouie concluded, "''Black Panther'' could have been just another Marvel romp [but] Coogler and company had the power, and perhaps the responsibility, to do much more. And they did."
The cast was acclaimed.
Todd McCarthy of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' stated Boseman "certainly holds his own, but there are quite a few charismatic supporting players" including Jordan, Nyong'o, and Wright.
The writing was praised for its handling of themes of Africans. Manohla Dargis honored ''Black Panther'' as an "emblem of a past that was denied and a future that feels very present" due to its focus on Black imagination, creation, and liberation.
At the ''Los Angeles Times'', Kenneth Turan praised the themes of the film and their exploration of what wealthy countries owe to the poor and oppressed, and noted that the film "draws energy from Coogler's sense of excitement at all he's attempting", saying that the film was worth seeing twice which he felt was rare for a modern superhero film.
Richard Roeper, writing for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'', said audiences should watch the film if they appreciate "finely honed storytelling with a Shakespearean core; winning performances from an enormously talented ensemble; provocative premises touching on isolationism, revolution and cultures of oppression, and oh yeah, tons of whiz-bang action sequences and good humor".
Brian Truitt of ''USA Today'' stated, "While the themes are deep, ''Black Panther'' is at the same time a visual joy to behold, with confident quirkiness, insane action sequences and special effects, and the glorious reveal of Wakanda".
Natasha Alford of ''The Grio'' called the film a "movement, a revolution in progress, and a joy to experience all wrapped into one", and called it "a master class in what it means to be proud of who you are".
Jamie Broadnax of Black Girl Nerds called the film a masterpiece that is "afro-futuristic and Blackity-black as hell. It's everything I've ever desired in a live-action version of this popular superhero and yet so much more."
Bouie said, "it is fair to say that ''Black Panther'' is the most political movie ever produced by Marvel Studios, both in its very existence... and in the questions its story raises."
Devindra Hardawar at Engadget was critical of the CGI, notably the digital actors used, calling them "weightless, ugly and, worst of all, incredibly distracting". Hardawar felt two "particularly disappointing" CGI shots were when T'Challa flips over a car during the Korea chase, and when T'Challa and Killmonger punch each other as they fall within the vibranium mines.
Analysis
Cultural importance
Writing for ''Time (magazine), Time'', Jamil Smith felt ''Black Panther'' would "prove to Hollywood that African-American narratives have the power to generate profits from all audiences", and described it as a resistance to "a regressive cultural and political moment fueled in part by the white-nativist movement... Its themes challenge institutional bias, its characters take unsubtle digs at oppressors, and its narrative includes prismatic perspectives on Black life and tradition."
Discussing the film as a defining moment for Black America in ''The New York Times Magazine'', Carvell Wallace said that in contrast to earlier Black superhero films, ''Black Panther'' "is steeped very specifically and purposefully in its Blackness". He felt Wakanda would become a "promised land" for future generations of Black Americans, "untroubled by the criminal horrors of our [current] American existence."
Historian Nathan D. B. Connolly said ''Black Panther'' was "a powerful fictional analogy for real-life struggles" that taps into a "500-year history of African-descended people imagining freedom, land and national autonomy." Connolly also felt, culturally, the film would be this generation's ''A Raisin in the Sun (1961 film), A Raisin in the Sun'' (1961).
Writer and activist Shaun King found the film to be a cultural moment in American Black history similar to Rosa Parks' Montgomery bus boycott, Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, or 2008 United States presidential election, Barack Obama being elected president.
By contrast, James Wilt, writing for ''Canadian Dimension'', stated that "at its core, ''Black Panther'' contains a fundamentally reactionary understanding of Black liberation that blatantly advocates respectability politics over revolution" allowing "white folks such as myself to feel watching it". Wilt found the scene where Ross is portrayed as "the hero" for shooting down the Wakandan ships to be the film's way of approving the vanquishing of armed resistance against oppression. Wilt also felt that Killmonger was given the "most hideous traits imaginable [making] the only major African-American character and agitator for revolution a manic killer consumed by rage and violence".
Russell Rickford of Africa is a Country wrote that Killmonger's role as a character is "to discredit radical internationalism".
Faisal Kutty from Middle East Eye felt the film had underlying Islamophobic themes, with the only Islamic characters being a Boko Haram-based group that kidnapped several girls and forced them to wear hijab.
Science & Entertainment Exchange Director for the National Academy of Sciences Richard Loverd felt the film would increase interest in science, technology, and Africa for young Black Americans, similarly to how The Hunger Games (film series), ''The Hunger Games'' films and ''Brave (2012 film), Brave'' (2012) sparked girls' interest in archery.
Broadnax felt many people who generally do not watch comic book films would go to ''Black Panther'' since "they're going to see themselves reflected in a huge way that they just haven't been able to see before",
especially since the film avoided the plight typically depicted in films about the Black experience.
She also stated that the strong female characters, such as Shuri, would be an inspiration for girls.
Gil Robertson, co-founder and president of the African American Film Critics Association, called the film "critically important" and "a gate-opener opportunity for other Black-centered projects".
In 2022, producer and actress Viola Davis credited the film for helping her film ''The Woman King'' (2022) get made.
Child development expert Deborah Gilboa felt the film would "make a huge impact on children's spirits" by offering positive role models.
Scholar Marlene D. Allen felt the saying "if you can see it, you can be it" applied to the film, especially with the female characters in the film. Allen felt the women of Wakanda "are the very definition of 'Black Girl Magic', a term coined by CaShawn Thompson in 2013 'to celebrate the beauty, power, and resilience of Black women.
Tre Johnson of ''Rolling Stone'' felt that "after decades of trying to nail the modern Black superhero, we may be getting what we've asked for", with Johnson saying ''Black Panther'' felt different from the Blaxploitation films of the 1970s and the "Blaxploitation-lite" attempts at Black superhero films in the 1990s and 2000s because it was "respectable, imaginative and powerful", setting "a new direction" for the depiction of Black superheroes.
In the film's opening weekend, 37% of audiences in the United States were African-American, according to PostTrak, compared to 35% Caucasian, 18% Hispanic, and 5% Asian.
This was the most diverse audience for a superhero film ever (African-Americans generally make up 15% of audiences for superhero films).
In its second weekend, demographics were 37% Caucasian, 33% African American, 18% Hispanic and 7% Asian.
In early January 2018, philanthropist Frederick Joseph created a GoFundMe drive to raise money for children of color at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Boys & Girls Club in Harlem to see ''Black Panther''.
Joseph said the film was a "rare opportunity" for underserved children of color to see "a Black major ... comic book character" brought to film.
Joseph promoted the drive with Boseman on ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show''. The drive went on to raise over $45,000,
exceeding its goal,
with the money also funding other programs for children in Harlem.
Joseph also started the "Black Panther Challenge" where he encouraged other people to create similar drives for their communities.
GoFundMe made a centralized site for those wishing to start a drive for the challenge.
400 additional drives were started around the world, and the overall drive became the largest GoFundMe in history for an entertainment event, raising over $400,000.
Many celebrities offered their support and contributions to the drives,
including Ellen DeGeneres, Snoop Dogg, Chelsea Clinton, J. J. Abrams,
Octavia Spencer,
and British actress Jade Anouka.
In June 2018, the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture announced they had acquired several items from the film for their collection, including Boseman's Black Panther costume and a shooting script for the film signed by Coogler, Feige, Moore, and Cole. The museum said that the collection provides a "fuller story of Black culture and identity" by showing the progression of Black Americans in film, "an industry that [once] regulated them to flat, one-dimensional and marginalized figures."
In conjunction with ''The Hollywood Reporter''s Women in Entertainment Mentorship Program, and its partner the Greater Los Angeles chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Walt Disney Studios created "The ''Black Panther'' Scholarship", worth 250,000 to Loyola Marymount University. Boseman, Nyong'o, and Gurira presented the scholarship to its first recipient at ''The Hollywood Reporter''s 2018 Women in Entertainment event in early December 2018.
African and African-American representation
Dwayne Wong (Omowale) writing in ''HuffPost'' saw the film and its comic origins as addressing "serious political issues concerning Africa's relationship to the West that is very rarely given the serious attention that it deserves", with Wakandans portrayed as suspicious towards outsiders. He concluded that while the country is fictional, the politics "are very real. The end of colonialism did not end Western tampering in Africa's politics".
Carlos Rosario Gonzalez of ''Bam! Smack! Pow!'' said the struggle between T'Challa and Killmonger represents the collision of "what it means to be African" and "what Africa means to Afro-minorities today". In this view, Wakanda represents Africa without Western colonialism, and Killmonger shows us that "we can sometimes inevitably become what we seek to destroy," concluding that Killmonger wants to use Wakanda's resources to become a colonizer of the West while "Wakanda's conservative ways created the very problem that sought to destroy them, Erik Killmonger".
Jelani Cobb, writing in ''The New Yorker'', discussed the divide between Africans and African Americans, which he called a "fundamental dissonance". He felt T'Challa and Killmonger represented "dueling responses to five centuries of African exploitation at the hands of the West. The villain, to the extent that the term applies, is history itself". Cobb added that ''Black Panther'' is political in a way previous MCU films were not because in those "we were at least clear about where the lines of fantasy departed from reality [while this film is set in] in an invented nation in Africa, a continent that has been grappling with invented versions of itself ever since white men first declared it the 'dark continent' and set about plundering its people and its resources."
Writing for ''The Atlantic (magazine), The Atlantic'', Adam Serwer argued against the assertion that Erik Killmonger was a representation for Black liberation, positing instead that he represented imperialism. He felt that this was emphasized through his actions, as Killmonger's attempts to take over several of the world's major cities notably include Hong Kong. Since China does not have a white Western hegemony in need of overthrowing, Killmonger's desire to conquer China was purely for the sake of power. Ultimately, he argues that "''Black Panther'' does not render a verdict that violence is an unacceptable tool of Black liberation—to the contrary, that is precisely how Wakanda is liberated. It renders a verdict on imperialism as a tool of Black liberation, to say that the master's tools cannot dismantle the master's house."
Patrick Gathara, writing in ''The Washington Post'', described the film as offering a "regressive, neocolonial vision of Africa", which—rather than a "redemptive counter-mythology"—offers "the same destructive myths". Gathara highlighted the Africa that is portrayed, still essentially a European creation, as being divided and tribalized, with Wakanda run by a wealthy and feuding elite that despite its advanced technical abilities does not have a means of succession beyond lethal combat. The Wakandans "still cleanly fit into the Western molds [of] a dark people in a dark continent" according to Gathara, and they "remain so remarkably unsophisticated that a 'returning' American can basically stroll in and take over ... [The film] should not be mistaken for an attempt at liberating Africa from Europe. Quite the opposite. Its 'redemptive counter-mythology' entrenches the tropes that have been used to dehumanize Africans for centuries."
Christopher Lebron, in a piece for ''Boston Review'', called the film racist because it depicts Black Americans who had been left in poverty and oppression, as exemplified by Killmonger, as still being "relegated to the lowest rung of political regard" in the film, treated as less deserving of empathy and less capable of their acts being deemed heroic, than even Ross's white spy. Lebron felt that T'Challa could have shown himself a good person by understanding how Killmonger was affected by American racism and T'Chaka's "cruelty", and could have agreed that justice sometimes requires violence as a last resort against oppression. He summed up by commenting that "In 2018, a world home to both the Movement for Black Lives and a president
[Donald Trump
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Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
] who identifies white supremacists as fine people, we are given a movie about Black empowerment where the only redeemed Blacks are African nobles [who] safeguard virtue and goodness against the threat not of white Americans or Europeans, but a Black American".
Accolades
At the
91st Academy Awards, ''Black Panther'' received nominations for
Best Picture
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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, Academy Award for Best Original Song, Best Original Song, Academy Award for Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Editing, and Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Mixing; and won Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Best Costume Design, Academy Award for Best Production Design, Best Production Design and Academy Award for Best Original Score, Best Original Score.
The film's other nominations include a British Academy Film Award (which it won),
twelve Critics' Choice Movie Awards (winning three),
and three Golden Globe Awards.
Its nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture and Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama were firsts for a superhero film,
while its Academy Award wins were the first for Marvel Studios and an MCU film.
''Black Panther'' was named one of the ten best films of 2018 by the
National Board of Review
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and the
American Film Institute.
The film was the top entertainment Google search of 2018 along with the sixth overall.
Oscars campaign
By late August 2018, Disney hired Academy Award campaign strategist Cynthia Swartz to create a nomination campaign on behalf of the film for the 91st Academy Awards, with Feige and Marvel Studios said to have given the film a noteworthy budget for the awards season, an obligation which Marvel didn't consider for previous films. The campaign was focused to highlight "the film's creative accomplishments and the global impact it made" in the hopes of receiving a Best Picture nomination; the campaign was not altered with the announcement of the new Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Film, Best Popular Film award, which appeared to be "designed to reward blockbusters like ''Black Panther''" in the event they did not receive a Best Picture nomination.
The Best Popular Film award was ultimately not implemented for the 91st Academy Awards, in order for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to "examine and seek additional input regarding" it.
Glenn Whipp of the ''Los Angeles Times'' felt the "blueprint" for the film's Best Picture campaign was to "communicate to Oscar voters that this is an auteur-driven superhero movie possessing a deep significance both to its director and to people historically underrepresented in Hollywood films." Another Oscar campaign consultant felt reminding the Oscar voters ''Black Panther'' "wasn't just a movie, it was a phenomenon" would help the film earn a nomination. Another said voters "want to reward good movies and they also want to reward movies that say something significant and make the industry look good." The consultants also felt if ''Black Panther'' could earn multiple nominations in the craft award categories, it would bolster its chances for a Best Picture nomination; Whipp believed that Morrison, Beachler, Carter, Friend and Harlow, and Lamar all had the possibility to be nominated for Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and Best Original Song, respectively.
A few weeks later, Disney revealed their For Your Consideration (advertising), For Your Consideration list, with consideration in all Academy Awards#Awards of Merit categories, Awards of Merit categories, aside from Academy Award for Best Actress, Best Actress and categories it was not eligible for, such as those for animation, short films, and documentaries.
''Black Panther'' was ultimately nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, Best Original Score, Best Original Song (for "All the Stars"), Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing.
The film was the first superhero film ever to be nominated for Best Picture,
while Beachler's nomination for Best Production Design was the first for an African American.
Feige called the Best Picture nomination "the highest form of recognition from our peers".
On her nomination, Beachler said she felt "a certain responsibility. It means breaking down walls ... for young women of color and boys and girls of color to see that this is not impossible."
Future
Sequel
A sequel, ''Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'', was released on November 11, 2022,
with Coogler returning to write and direct.
Nyong'o,
Gurira,
Freeman,
Wright,
Duke, and Bassett reprise their roles, while
Tenoch Huerta
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was cast as
Namor
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.
In August 2020, Boseman died from colon cancer; Coogler, Feige, and executives at Marvel Studios had been unaware of Boseman's illness.
Feige stated in December 2020 that the role of T'Challa would not be recast,
with Shuri expected to have a more prominent role in the sequel.
Untitled Wakanda series
In February 2021, a drama series set in Wakanda was revealed to be in development from Coogler for
Disney+
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, as part of the larger overall deal between Coogler's production company Proximity Media and Walt Disney Television.
By May 2021, Gurira had signed a deal to reprise her role as Okoye in the series, which was said to be an origin spin-off for the character.
See also
* "What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?" and "What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?", episodes of the MCU television series ''What If...? (TV series), What If...?'' that reimagine some events of this film
* List of Afrofuturist films
* List of black films of the 2010s
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[{{Cite web , last=Carter , first=Kelley L. , date=May 17, 2016 , title=The man who put Marvel in the black , url=https://andscape.com/features/marvel-nate-moore-black-panther/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517173112/http://theundefeated.com/features/marvel-nate-moore-black-panther/ , archive-date=May 17, 2016 , access-date=May 20, 2016 , website=Andscape , publisher=]ESPN
ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The ...
[{{Cite web , last=Barnes , first=Brooks , date=July 24, 2016 , title=Comic-Con Fans Find Diversity With 'Black Panther' and 'Captain Marvel' , url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/25/movies/comic-con-fans-find-diversity-with-black-panther-and-captain-marvel.html , url-access=limited , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410090314/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/25/movies/comic-con-fans-find-diversity-with-black-panther-and-captain-marvel.html , archive-date=April 10, 2021 , access-date=April 10, 2021 , website=The New York Times]
[{{Cite web , last=Ching , first=Albert , date=July 23, 2016 , title=SDCC: Marvel Studios Reveals Latest Phase 3 Secrets , url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/sdcc-marvel-studios-reveals-latest-phase-3-secrets , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725143033/http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/sdcc-marvel-studios-reveals-latest-phase-3-secrets , archive-date=July 25, 2016 , access-date=July 24, 2016 , website=Comic Book Resources]
[{{Cite web , last=Starnes , first=Joshua , date=July 24, 2016 , title=Comic-Con: Kevin Feige, Directors and Stars on the Marvel Cinematic Universe , url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/705659-comic-con-kevin-feige-directors-and-stars-on-the-marvel-cinematic-universe#/slide/1 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725150325/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/705659-comic-con-kevin-feige-directors-and-stars-on-the-marvel-cinematic-universe , archive-date=July 25, 2016 , access-date=July 24, 2016 , website=ComingSoon.net]
[{{Cite web , last=Riesman , first=Abraham , date=July 24, 2016 , title=Black Panther Director Ryan Coogler: Ta-Nehisi Coates Has 'Absolutely' Influenced the Movie , url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/07/ryan-coogler-ta-nehisi-coates-panther.html# , url-access=limited , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725154512/http://www.vulture.com/2016/07/ryan-coogler-ta-nehisi-coates-panther.html , archive-date=July 25, 2016 , access-date=July 26, 2016 , website=]Vulture
A vulture is a bird of prey that scavenges on carrion. There are 23 extant species of vulture (including Condors). Old World vultures include 16 living species native to Europe, Africa, and Asia; New World vultures are restricted to North and ...
[{{Cite web , last=Topel , first=Fred , date=August 10, 2016 , title=Exclusive: 'Black Panther' Screenwriter on Wakanda's Rise Within the Marvel Universe [TCA 2016] , url=https://www.slashfilm.com/black-panther-screenwriter/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811133023/http://www.slashfilm.com/black-panther-screenwriter/ , archive-date=August 11, 2016 , access-date=August 10, 2016 , website= /Film]
[{{Cite magazine , last=Rosen , first=Christopher , date=September 10, 2016 , title=Chadwick Boseman teases Black Panther as the 'anti-hero' superhero , url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/09/10/chadwick-boseman-black-panther , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911191215/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/09/10/chadwick-boseman-black-panther , archive-date=September 11, 2016 , access-date=September 12, 2016 , magazine=Entertainment Weekly]
[{{Cite web , last=Kroll , first=Justin , date=September 28, 2016 , title='Black Panther' Taps 'Person of Interest' Actor Winston Duke to Play M'Baku (Exclusive) , url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/black-panther-mbaku-man-ape-winston-duke-1201873246/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160930163520/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/black-panther-mbaku-man-ape-winston-duke-1201873246/ , archive-date=September 30, 2016 , access-date=September 28, 2016 , website=Variety (magazine), Variety]
[{{Cite web , last=Galuppo , first=Mia , date=October 7, 2016 , title=Forest Whitaker Joins Marvel's 'Black Panther' , url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/forest-whitaker-joins-marvels-black-936459/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620114647/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/forest-whitaker-joins-marvels-black-936459/ , archive-date=June 20, 2021 , access-date=June 20, 2021 , website=The Hollywood Reporter]
[{{Cite web , last=Peters , first=Megan , date=October 18, 2016 , title=Black Panther Working Title Revealed , url=https://comicbook.com/2016/10/18/black-panther-working-title-revealed/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021152414/http://comicbook.com/2016/10/18/black-panther-working-title-revealed , archive-date=October 21, 2016 , access-date=October 19, 2016 , website=ComicBook.com]
[{{Cite web , last=Kroll , first=Justin , date=October 20, 2016 , title='Black Panther' Adds 'Ready Player One' Actress Letitia Wright (Exclusive) , url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/black-panther-letitia-wright-ready-player-one-1201895737/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021123713/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/black-panther-letitia-wright-ready-player-one-1201895737/ , archive-date=October 21, 2016 , access-date=October 20, 2016 , website=Variety (magazine), Variety]
[{{Cite web , last=Davis , first=Brandon , date=November 11, 2016 , title=Danai Gurira Compares Black Panther Role to the Walking Dead's Michonne , url=https://comicbook.com/2016/11/11/danai-gurira-compares-the-walking-deads-michonne-with-black-pant/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116001335/http://comicbook.com/2016/11/11/danai-gurira-compares-the-walking-deads-michonne-with-black-pant , archive-date=November 16, 2016 , access-date=November 12, 2016 , website=ComicBook.com]
[{{Cite web , last=Morse , first=Ben , date=November 21, 2016 , title=Angela Bassett Boards Marvel's 'Black Panther' , url=https://news.marvel.com/movies/55317/angela-bassett-boards-marvels-black-panther/ , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122020611/https://news.marvel.com/movies/55317/angela-bassett-boards-marvels-black-panther/ , archive-date=November 22, 2016 , access-date=November 21, 2016 , website=Marvel Comics, Marvel.com]
[{{Cite web , last=Valentini , first=Valentina , date=November 30, 2016 , title='Moonlight,' 'Black Panther' Production Designer on Big Break With Ryan Coogler , url=https://variety.com/2016/artisans/production/black-panther-moonlight-production-designer-1201929238/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201143636/http://variety.com/2016/artisans/production/black-panther-moonlight-production-designer-1201929238/ , archive-date=December 1, 2016 , access-date=December 1, 2016 , website=Variety (magazine), Variety]
[{{Cite web , last=Storm , first=Marc , date=January 5, 2017 , title=Sterling K. Brown Signs on To Marvel's 'Black Panther' , url=https://news.marvel.com/movies/57685/sterling-k-brown-signs-marvels-black-panther/ , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122020611/https://news.marvel.com/movies/55317/angela-bassett-boards-marvels-black-panther/ , archive-date=November 22, 2016 , access-date=January 5, 2017 , website=Marvel Comics, Marvel.com]
[{{Cite web , last=Baldassari , first=Erin , date=January 13, 2017 , title=AC Transit bus could get screen time in forthcoming Marvel movie , url=http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/01/13/ac-transit-bus-could-get-screen-time-in-forthcoming-marvel-movie/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114010744/http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/01/13/ac-transit-bus-could-get-screen-time-in-forthcoming-marvel-movie/ , archive-date=January 14, 2017 , access-date=January 14, 2017 , website=East Bay Times]
[{{Cite web , last=Koopman , first=Sarah , date=January 16, 2017 , title=Atandwa And John Kani Are in Atlanta And All The Signs Point To Them Joining The 'Black Panther' Cast , url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.za/2017/01/16/atandwa-and-john-kani-are-in-atlanta-and-all-the-signs-point-to/ , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119054356/http://www.huffingtonpost.co.za/2017/01/16/atandwa-and-john-kani-are-in-atlanta-and-all-the-signs-point-to/ , archive-date=January 19, 2017 , access-date=January 18, 2017 , website=The Huffington Post South Africa]
[{{Cite web , last=Monagle , first=Matthew , date=January 21, 2017 , title=Martin Freeman Pops Up in the First 'Black Panther' Set Photos , url=https://screencrush.com/black-panther-martin-freeman/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022010636/https://screencrush.com/black-panther-martin-freeman/ , archive-date=October 22, 2021 , access-date=May 16, 2022 , website=Screen Crush]
[{{Cite web , last=Walljasper , first=Matt , date=January 24, 2017 , title=What's filming in Atlanta now? Black Panther, I, Tonya, Stranger Things, and why MCU = ATL , url=http://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/whats-filming-in-atlanta-now-black-panther-i-tonya-stranger-things-plus-mcu-atl/ , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125040403/http://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/whats-filming-in-atlanta-now-black-panther-i-tonya-stranger-things-plus-mcu-atl/ , archive-date=January 25, 2017 , access-date=January 25, 2017 , website=Atlanta (magazine), Atlanta]
[{{Cite web , last=Strom , first=Marc , date=January 26, 2017 , title=Marvel Studios Begins Production On 'Black Panther' , url=https://news.marvel.com/movies/58647/marvel-studios-begins-production-black-panther-2/ , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128220922/https://news.marvel.com/movies/58647/marvel-studios-begins-production-black-panther-2/ , archive-date=January 28, 2017 , access-date=January 26, 2017 , website=Marvel Comics, Marvel.com]
[{{Cite magazine , last=Breznican , first=Anthony , author-link=Anthony Breznican , date=January 26, 2017 , title=Marvel confirms Andy Serkis for Black Panther, releases plot summary , url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/01/26/black-panther-marvel-plot-summary/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128043743/http://ew.com/movies/2017/01/26/black-panther-marvel-plot-summary/ , archive-date=January 28, 2017 , access-date=January 26, 2017 , magazine=Entertainment Weekly]
[{{Cite web , last=Lee , first=Hyo-won , date=February 1, 2017 , title='Black Panther' to Shoot Key Scenes in South Korea , url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-shoot-key-scenes-south-korea-971256 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203090304/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-shoot-key-scenes-south-korea-971256 , archive-date=February 3, 2017 , access-date=February 4, 2017 , website=The Hollywood Reporter]
[{{Cite web , last=Olya , first=Gabrielle , date=March 2, 2017 , title=Here's How Angela Bassett Will Shape Up for Marvel's Black Panther , url=http://people.com/bodies/angela-bassett-black-panther-workout/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307105011/http://people.com/bodies/angela-bassett-black-panther-workout/ , archive-date=March 7, 2017 , access-date=March 6, 2017 , website=People (magazine), People]
[{{Cite web , last=Shin , first=Joseph , date=March 17, 2017 , title=Black Panther's Korea Film Shoot Attracts Local Film Talent , url=http://koreabizwire.com/black-panthers-korea-film-shoot-attracts-local-film-talent/77753 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317102004/http://koreabizwire.com/black-panthers-korea-film-shoot-attracts-local-film-talent/77753 , archive-date=March 17, 2017 , access-date=March 17, 2017 , website=The Korea Bizwire]
[{{Cite web , last=Schmidt , first=Joseph , date=March 18, 2017 , title=Black Panther Set Footage Shows First Look at the Dora Milaje , url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/03/18/black-panther-set-footage-first-look-dora-milaje/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319010922/http://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/03/18/black-panther-set-footage-first-look-dora-milaje/ , archive-date=March 19, 2017 , access-date=March 18, 2017 , website=ComicBook.com]
[{{Cite web , last=Lee , first=Hyo-won , date=March 27, 2017 , title=First Look: 'Black Panther' Car Chase Scene , url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-first-look-korea-car-chase-scene-989257 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328075833/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-first-look-korea-car-chase-scene-989257 , archive-date=March 28, 2017 , access-date=March 28, 2017 , website=The Hollywood Reporter]
[{{Cite web , last=Anderson , first=Jenna , date=March 29, 2017 , title=Black Panther: Letitia Wright Confirmed as Shuri , url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/03/29/black-panther-letitia-wright-shuri/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329083007/http://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/03/29/black-panther-letitia-wright-shuri/ , archive-date=March 29, 2017 , access-date=March 29, 2017 , website=ComicBook.com]
[{{Cite web , last=Buchanan , first=Kyle , date=April 18, 2017 , title=You're Not Ready for Black Panther's Stunning New Spin on Superhero Movies , url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/04/black-panther-looks-like-a-stunning-spin-on-superhero-movies.html , url-access=limited , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419194845/http://www.vulture.com/2017/04/black-panther-looks-like-a-stunning-spin-on-superhero-movies.html , archive-date=April 19, 2017 , access-date=April 18, 2017 , website=]Vulture
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[{{Cite web , last=Buchanan , first=Kyle , date=April 25, 2017 , title=Let Kevin Feige Get You Even More Hyped for Black Panther , url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/04/black-panther-marvel-kevin-feige.html , url-access=limited , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427042455/http://www.vulture.com/2017/04/black-panther-marvel-kevin-feige.html , archive-date=April 27, 2017 , access-date=April 26, 2017 , website=]Vulture
A vulture is a bird of prey that scavenges on carrion. There are 23 extant species of vulture (including Condors). Old World vultures include 16 living species native to Europe, Africa, and Asia; New World vultures are restricted to North and ...
[{{Cite web , last=Anderson , first=Jenna , date=May 18, 2017 , title=New Black Panther Synopsis Revealed , url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/05/19/black-panther-new-synopsis/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519062336/http://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/05/19/black-panther-new-synopsis/ , archive-date=May 19, 2017 , access-date=May 19, 2017 , website=ComicBook.com]
[{{Cite web , last=Strom , first=Marc , date=June 1, 2017 , title=Marvel Announces Epic Experiences For Fans at Disney's D23 Expo 2017 , url=https://news.marvel.com/more-marvel/66227/marvel-announces-epic-experiences-fans-disneys-d23-expo-2017/ , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731163501/https://news.marvel.com/more-marvel/66227/marvel-announces-epic-experiences-fans-disneys-d23-expo-2017/ , archive-date=July 31, 2017 , access-date=June 1, 2017 , website=Marvel Comics, Marvel.com]
[{{Cite web , last=Mullen , first=Matt , date=June 7, 2017 , title=Letitia Wright , url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/letitia-wright , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615025140/http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/letitia-wright , archive-date=June 15, 2017 , access-date=June 9, 2017 , website=Interview (magazine), Interview]
[{{Cite magazine , last=Breznican , first=Anthony , author-link=Anthony Breznican , date=June 9, 2017 , title=Black Panther trailer decoded: Secrets of the new Marvel movie – Slide 8 , url=https://ew.com/movies/black-panther-trailer-decoded-marvel-ryan-coogler-kevin-feige/black-panther-trailer-09/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615124352/http://ew.com/movies/black-panther-trailer-decoded-marvel-ryan-coogler-kevin-feige/black-panther-trailer-09/ , archive-date=June 15, 2017 , access-date=June 9, 2017 , magazine=Entertainment Weekly , quote='He's somewhat a religious figure, or spiritual figure,' Coogler says of Zuri. 'Spirituality is something that exists in Wakanda in the comics and it's something we wanted to have elements of in the film. Forest's character, more than anything, is a major tie back to T'Challa's father. Zuri is someone he looks to for guidance.' He says think of him as the Wise Old Man – Black Panther's version of Obi-Wan Kenobi.]
[{{Cite magazine , last=Breznican , first=Anthony , author-link=Anthony Breznican , date=June 9, 2017 , title=Black Panther trailer decoded: Secrets of the new Marvel movie – Slide 14 , url=https://ew.com/movies/black-panther-trailer-decoded-marvel-ryan-coogler-kevin-feige/black-panther-trailer-13// , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613131317/http://ew.com/movies/black-panther-trailer-decoded-marvel-ryan-coogler-kevin-feige/black-panther-trailer-13/ , archive-date=June 13, 2017 , access-date=June 9, 2017 , magazine=Entertainment Weekly , quote=In the comics, Klaue's weapon was an ultra-sonic emitter he used as a prosthetic for his missing arm. In this film, he attaches a piece of advanced Wakandan mining equipment as his arm-cannon – which is presumably what led the CIA and Black Panther to capture him. In this shot, we can see the limb has been taken from him.]
[{{Cite magazine , last=Breznican , first=Anthony , author-link=Anthony Breznican , date=June 9, 2017 , title=Black Panther trailer decoded: Secrets of the new Marvel movie – Slide 18 , url=https://ew.com/movies/black-panther-trailer-decoded-marvel-ryan-coogler-kevin-feige/black-panther-trailer-21/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613233217/http://ew.com/movies/black-panther-trailer-decoded-marvel-ryan-coogler-kevin-feige/black-panther-trailer-21/ , archive-date=June 13, 2017 , access-date=June 9, 2017 , magazine=Entertainment Weekly , quote=Among the tribal rulers, the camera lingers on one especially compelling presence. Coogler says the man with the emerald suit and lip plate is 'the elder of one of the largest tribes in Wakanda'. He's played by actor Isaach De Bankolé, known for brutalizing Daniel Craig's 007 in Casino Royale. Across from him sits T'Challa's widowed mother, Ramonda (played by Angela Bassett)...]
[{{Cite web , last=Husband , first=Andrew , date=June 9, 2017 , title=The First Teaser Trailer For Marvel's 'Black Panther' Is Finally Here , url=http://uproxx.com/movies/black-panther-teaser-trailer/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610051945/http://uproxx.com/movies/black-panther-teaser-trailer/ , archive-date=June 10, 2017 , access-date=June 10, 2017 , website=]Uproxx
''Uproxx'' (stylized in all caps) is an entertainment and popular culture news website. It was founded in 2008 by Jarret Myer and Brian Brater, and acquired by Woven Digital (later renamed Uproxx Media Group) in 2014. The site's target audience ...
[{{Cite web , last=Pearson , first=Ben , date=June 9, 2017 , title='Black Panther' Teaser Trailer: T'Challa Takes the Throne , url=https://www.slashfilm.com/black-panther-teaser-trailer/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610033606/http://www.slashfilm.com/black-panther-teaser-trailer/ , archive-date=June 10, 2017 , access-date=June 10, 2017 , website= /Film]
[{{Cite web , last=Pulliam-Moore , first=Charles , date=June 9, 2017 , title=The First Black Panther Teaser Trailer is Here and It's Epic as Hell , url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-first-black-panther-teaser-trailer-is-here-and-its-1795977177 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610041119/http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-first-black-panther-teaser-trailer-is-here-and-its-1795977177 , archive-date=June 10, 2017 , access-date=June 10, 2017 , website=]io9
''io9'' is part of Gizmodo media since 2015, and it began as blog launched in 2008 by Gawker Media. The site initially focused on the subjects of science fiction, fantasy, futurism, science, technology and related areas but over the years has ...
[{{Cite web , last=Donn , first=Emily , date=June 9, 2017 , title=Black Panther Director Explains T'Challa's Powers , url=https://screenrant.com/black-panther-powers-herb-explained/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610180314/http://screenrant.com/black-panther-powers-herb-explained/ , archive-date=June 10, 2017 , access-date=June 10, 2017 , website=Screen Rant]
[{{Cite web , last1=David , first1=Javier E. , last2=DiChristopher , first2=Tom , date=June 11, 2017 , title='Black Panther' teaser trailer debuts steals the spotlight, challenging LeBron James and 'Wonder Woman' , url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/09/black-panther-teaser-trailer-debuts-during-nba-finals-and-steals-the-spotlight.html , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610050318/http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/09/black-panther-teaser-trailer-debuts-during-nba-finals-and-steals-the-spotlight.html , archive-date=June 10, 2017 , access-date=June 12, 2017 , website=CNBC]
[{{Cite web , last=Menta , first=Anna , date=June 9, 2017 , title=Marvel's 'Black Panther' Poster Is Here And Fans Are Pointing Out A Major Detail , url=http://elitedaily.com/entertainment/film/black-panther-poster-reference/1988671/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609214335/http://elitedaily.com/entertainment/film/black-panther-poster-reference/1988671/ , archive-date=June 9, 2017 , access-date=June 12, 2017 , website=Elite Daily]
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[{{Cite web , last=Kit , first=Borys , date=June 12, 2017 , title='Black Panther' Teaser Trailer Racks Up 89M Views in First 24 Hours (Exclusive) , url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-teaser-trailer-racks-up-89m-views-first-24-hours-1012811 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613034928/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-teaser-trailer-racks-up-89m-views-first-24-hours-1012811 , archive-date=June 13, 2017 , access-date=June 13, 2017 , website=The Hollywood Reporter]
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A collider is a type of particle accelerator which brings two opposing particle beams together such that the particles collide. Colliders may either be ring accelerators or linear accelerators.
Colliders are used as a research tool in particl ...
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''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first kno ...
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A collider is a type of particle accelerator which brings two opposing particle beams together such that the particles collide. Colliders may either be ring accelerators or linear accelerators.
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Fandango is a lively partner dance originating from Portugal and Spain, usually in triple meter, traditionally accompanied by guitars, castanets, or hand-clapping. Fandango can both be sung and danced. Sung fandango is usually bipartite: it has ...
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[{{Cite web , last=Moore , first=Booth , date=January 15, 2018 , title='Black Panther' Costume Designer Talks Tribal-Tech Inspirations , url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/black-panther-costume-designer-talks-tribal-tech-inspirations-1074564 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115153739/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/black-panther-costume-designer-talks-tribal-tech-inspirations-1074564 , archive-date=January 15, 2018 , access-date=January 23, 2018 , website=The Hollywood Reporter]
[{{Cite web , last=Trumbore , first=David , date=January 24, 2018 , title='Black Panther': 90 Things to Know about the MCU's Game-Changing Movie , url=https://collider.com/black-panther-things-to-know/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124230455/http://collider.com/black-panther-things-to-know/ , archive-date=January 24, 2018 , access-date=January 24, 2018 , website=]Collider
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[{{Cite web , last=Rahman , first=Abid , date=January 29, 2018 , title='Black Panther': First Reactions From the Premiere , url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-first-reactions-premiere-1079894 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130214915/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-first-reactions-premiere-1079894 , archive-date=January 30, 2018 , access-date=January 30, 2018 , website=The Hollywood Reporter]
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[{{Cite web , last=Couch , first=Aaron , date=January 31, 2018 , title='Black Panther' Sets Alamo Drafthouse Superhero Record , url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-sets-alamo-drafthouse-superhero-record-1080277 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201004857/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-sets-alamo-drafthouse-superhero-record-1080277 , archive-date=February 1, 2018 , access-date=January 31, 2018 , website=The Hollywood Reporter]
[{{Cite web , last=Schneider-Levy , first=Barbara , date=February 1, 2018 , title=Marvel Teams Up With Clarks to Launch Special 'Black Panther' Sneakers , url=http://footwearnews.com/2018/fashion/collaborations/marvel-clarks-originals-black-panther-sneakers-489942/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201201413/http://footwearnews.com/2018/fashion/collaborations/marvel-clarks-originals-black-panther-sneakers-489942/ , archive-date=February 1, 2018 , access-date=February 1, 2018 , website=Footwear News]
[{{Cite web , last=Spangler , first=Todd , date=2020-02-20 , title='Black Panther' Is Leaving Netflix to Come to Disney Plus , url=https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/black-panther-disney-plus-streaming-leaving-netflix-1203509452/ , access-date=2022-07-07 , website=Variety , language=en-US]
[{{Cite web , date=2020-03-04 , title='Black Panther' Is Finally on Disney+ , url=https://decider.com/2020/03/04/black-panther-live-action-streaming-on-disney-plus/ , access-date=2022-07-07 , website=Decider , language=en-US]
[{{Cite magazine , last=Lenker , first=Maureen Lee , date=January 31, 2018 , title=Octavia Spencer plans to buy out Mississippi screening of 'Black Panther' for underserved communities , url=https://ew.com/movies/2018/01/31/octavia-spencer-black-panther-screening-mississippi/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201011327/http://ew.com/movies/2018/01/31/octavia-spencer-black-panther-screening-mississippi/ , archive-date=February 1, 2018 , access-date=February 1, 2018 , magazine=Entertainment Weekly]
[{{Cite web , last=Frei , first=Vincent , date=January 9, 2018 , title=Black Panther , url=http://www.artofvfx.com/black-panther/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202201702/http://www.artofvfx.com/black-panther/ , archive-date=February 2, 2018 , access-date=February 1, 2018 , website=Art of VFX]
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[{{Cite web , last=Lussier , first=Germain , date=February 2, 2018 , title=How the Teams Behind Black Panther and Infinity War Worked Together to Create a Unified Wakanda , url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/how-the-teams-behind-black-panther-and-infinity-war-wor-1822666366 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202230630/https://io9.gizmodo.com/how-the-teams-behind-black-panther-and-infinity-war-wor-1822666366 , archive-date=February 2, 2018 , access-date=February 2, 2018 , website=]io9
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[{{Cite web , last=Lee , first=Hyo-won , date=February 4, 2018 , title='Black Panther' Team Kick Off Global Press Tour in South Korea: 'Not Just a Popcorn Movie' , url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-team-kick-global-press-tour-south-korea-not-just-a-popcorn-movie-1081651 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205083419/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-team-kick-global-press-tour-south-korea-not-just-a-popcorn-movie-1081651 , archive-date=February 5, 2018 , access-date=February 5, 2018 , website=The Hollywood Reporter]
[{{Cite web , last=Setoodeh , first=Ramin , date=February 5, 2018 , title=Chadwick Boseman and Ryan Coogler on How 'Black Panther' Makes History , url=https://variety.com/2018/film/features/black-panther-chadwick-boseman-ryan-coogler-interview-1202686402/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205221543/http://variety.com/2018/film/features/black-panther-chadwick-boseman-ryan-coogler-interview-1202686402/ , archive-date=February 5, 2018 , access-date=February 6, 2018 , website=Variety (magazine), Variety]
[{{Cite web , last=McCarthy , first=Todd , date=February 6, 2018 , title='Black Panther': Film Review , url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/black-panther-review-1080811 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206214759/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/black-panther-review-1080811 , archive-date=February 6, 2018 , access-date=February 6, 2018 , website=The Hollywood Reporter]
[{{Cite web , last=Debruge , first=Peter , date=February 6, 2018 , title=Film Review: 'Black Panther' , url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/black-panther-review-1202682942/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206183014/http://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/black-panther-review-1202682942/ , archive-date=February 6, 2018 , access-date=February 6, 2018 , website=Variety (magazine), Variety]
[{{Cite web , last=Dargis , first=Manohla , date=February 6, 2018 , title=Review: 'Black Panther' Shakes Up Marvel With Flair and Feeling , url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/06/movies/black-panther-review-movie.html , url-access=limited , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206194351/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/06/movies/black-panther-review-movie.html , archive-date=February 6, 2018 , access-date=February 6, 2018 , website=The New York Times]
[{{Cite web , last=Turan , first=Kenneth , date=February 6, 2018 , title='Black Panther' is a royally imaginative standout in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-ca-mn-black-panther-review-20180206-story.html , url-access=limited , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206195534/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-ca-mn-black-panther-review-20180206-story.html , archive-date=February 6, 2018 , access-date=February 6, 2018 , website=Los Angeles Times]
[{{Cite web , last=Roeper , first=Richrd , date=February 13, 2018 , title='Black Panther': One of Marvel's best movie superheroes comes out of Africa , url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/black-panther-one-of-marvels-best-movie-superheroes-comes-out-of-africa/ , url-access=subscription , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214041112/https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/black-panther-one-of-marvels-best-movie-superheroes-comes-out-of-africa/ , archive-date=February 14, 2018 , access-date=February 14, 2018 , website=Chicago Sun-Times]
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[{{Cite magazine , last=Travers , first=Peter , date=February 6, 2018 , title='Black Panther': Marvel's History-Making Superhero Movie's a Masterpiece , url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/peter-travers-black-panther-is-a-marvel-movie-masterpiece-w516361 , url-status=dead , magazine=]Rolling Stone
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[{{Cite web , last=Broadnax , first=Jamie , date=February 6, 2018 , title=BGN Film Review: 'Black Panther' – Marvel's Greatest Accomplishment , url=https://blackgirlnerds.com/black-panther-greatest-film-marvel-studios-ever-made/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207181140/https://blackgirlnerds.com/black-panther-greatest-film-marvel-studios-ever-made/ , archive-date=February 7, 2018 , access-date=February 7, 2018 , website=Black Girl Nerds]
[{{Cite web , date=February 6, 2017 , title=Black Panther Reviews: More Than Just Another Marvel Triumph , url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/black-panther-reviews-more-than-just-another-marvel-triumph/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208183802/https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/black-panther-reviews-more-than-just-another-marvel-triumph/ , archive-date=February 8, 2018 , access-date=February 7, 2018 , website=Rotten Tomatoes]
[{{Cite magazine , last=Smith , first=Jamil , date=February 8, 2018 , title=The Revolutionary Power of Black Panther , url=http://time.com/black-panther/ , url-status=live , magazine=Time (magazine), Time , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208145827/http://time.com/black-panther/ , archive-date=February 8, 2018 , access-date=February 8, 2018 , url-access=limited]
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[{{Cite web , last=Strom , first=Marc , date=July 5, 2017 , title=Mustafa Shakir & Gabrielle Dennis Join Netflix Original Series 'Marvel's Luke Cage' , url=https://news.marvel.com/tv/68147/mustafa-shakir-gabrielle-dennis-join-netflix-original-series-marvels-luke-cage/ , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706092025/https://news.marvel.com/tv/68147/mustafa-shakir-gabrielle-dennis-join-netflix-original-series-marvels-luke-cage/ , archive-date=July 6, 2017 , access-date=July 5, 2017 , website=Marvel Comics, Marvel.com]
[{{Cite web , last=Rife , first=Katie , date=February 8, 2018 , title=Donald and Stephen Glover gave Ryan Coogler notes on Black Panther's script , url=https://www.avclub.com/donald-and-stephen-glover-gave-ryan-coogler-notes-on-th-1822882082 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210021223/https://www.avclub.com/donald-and-stephen-glover-gave-ryan-coogler-notes-on-th-1822882082 , archive-date=February 10, 2018 , access-date=February 9, 2018 , website=The A.V. Club]
[{{Cite web , last=Wagmeister , first=Elizabeth , date=February 12, 2018 , title=Marvel's 'Black Panther' Becomes Most Tweeted Movie of 2018 , url=https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/black-panther-twitter-record-2018-1202695436/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212220616/http://variety.com/2018/digital/news/black-panther-twitter-record-2018-1202695436/ , archive-date=February 12, 2018 , access-date=February 12, 2018 , website=Variety (magazine), Variety]
[{{Cite web , last=Lopez , first=Ricardo , date=February 12, 2018 , title='Black Panther' Sees More Imax Pre-Sales Than Any Other Marvel Film , url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/advanced-imax-sales-black-panther-1202695859/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213025802/http://variety.com/2018/film/news/advanced-imax-sales-black-panther-1202695859/ , archive-date=February 13, 2018 , access-date=February 12, 2018 , website=Variety (magazine), Variety]
[{{Cite web , last=Wallace , first=Carvell , date=February 12, 2018 , title=Why 'Black Panther' Is a Defining Moment for Black America , url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/12/magazine/why-black-panther-is-a-defining-moment-for-black-america.html , url-access=limited , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212132938/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/12/magazine/why-black-panther-is-a-defining-moment-for-black-america.html , archive-date=February 12, 2018 , access-date=February 12, 2018 , website=The New York Times Magazine]
[{{Cite web , last=McNary , first=Dave , author-link=Dave McNary , date=February 12, 2018 , title='Black Panther' Heading Toward Massive $170 Million-Plus Opening , url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/box-office-black-panther-opening-weekend-tracking-1202696018/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213025957/http://variety.com/2018/film/news/box-office-black-panther-opening-weekend-tracking-1202696018/ , archive-date=February 13, 2018 , access-date=February 13, 2018 , website=Variety (magazine), Variety]
[{{Cite web , last=Fujikawa , first=Jenn , date=February 9, 2018 , title=The Architectural Inspirations Behind Wakanda in Marvel Studios' 'Black Panther' , url=https://news.marvel.com/movies/84382/architectural-inspirations-behind-wakanda-marvel-studios-black-panther/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210232505/https://news.marvel.com/movies/84382/architectural-inspirations-behind-wakanda-marvel-studios-black-panther/ , archive-date=February 10, 2018 , access-date=February 13, 2018 , website=Marvel Comics, Marvel.com]
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[{{Cite web , last=Pritchard , first=Tom , date=February 13, 2018 , title=All the Easter Eggs and References We Spotted in Black Panther , url=http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/02/all-the-easter-eggs-and-references-we-spotted-in-black-panther/ , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213100754/http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/02/all-the-easter-eggs-and-references-we-spotted-in-black-panther/ , archive-date=February 13, 2018 , access-date=February 15, 2018 , website=Gizmodo UK]
[{{Cite web , last=D'Alessandro , first=Anthony , date=February 14, 2018 , title=Before 'Black Panther' Pounces To Potential $180M+, 'Fifty Shades Freed' Will Pop at Valentine's Day B.O. , url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/black-panther-fifty-shades-freed-valentines-day-box-office-1202288879/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215030927/http://deadline.com/2018/02/black-panther-fifty-shades-freed-valentines-day-box-office-1202288879/ , archive-date=February 15, 2018 , access-date=February 17, 2018 , website=]Deadline Hollywood
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[{{Cite web , last=Tartaglione , first=Nancy , date=February 17, 2018 , title='Black Panther' Rises To $82M Through Friday; $150M+ Weekend in Sight – International Box Office , url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/black-panther-opening-weekend-results-international-box-office-1202289446/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215105843/http://deadline.com/2018/02/black-panther-opening-weekend-results-international-box-office-1202289446/ , archive-date=February 15, 2018 , access-date=February 19, 2018 , website=]Deadline Hollywood
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[{{Cite web , last=Tartaglione , first=Nancy , date=February 13, 2018 , title=Can 'Black Panther' Be A Box Office Game-Changer Overseas? , url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/black-panther-african-american-films-foreign-box-office-1202286475/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214030012/http://deadline.com/2018/02/black-panther-african-american-films-foreign-box-office-1202286475/ , archive-date=February 14, 2018 , access-date=February 15, 2018 , website=]Deadline Hollywood
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[{{Cite web , date=February 15, 2018 , title='Black Panther' Score Album Details , url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2018/02/15/black-panther-score-album-details/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216025940/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2018/02/15/black-panther-score-album-details/ , archive-date=February 16, 2018 , access-date=February 15, 2018 , website=Film Music Reporter]
[{{Cite web , last=Khosla , first=Proma , date=February 15, 2018 , title='Black Panther' has one of the highest ticket presale rates of all time , url=https://mashable.com/2018/02/15/black-panther-presale-top-five , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216014349/https://mashable.com/2018/02/15/black-panther-presale-top-five/#Bur6g5Xs7kq1 , archive-date=February 16, 2018 , access-date=February 15, 2018 , website=Mashable]
[{{Cite web , title=''Black Panther'' Press Kit , url=http://www.wdsmediafile.com/media/BlackPanther/writen-material/BlackPanther5a7e0853a38c3.pdf , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190310201206/http://www.wdsmediafile.com/media/BlackPanther/writen-material/BlackPanther5a7e0853a38c3.pdf , archive-date=March 10, 2019 , access-date=February 16, 2018 , website= Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures]
[{{Cite web , last=D'Alessandro , first=Anthony , date=February 20, 2018 , title='Black Panther' Goes Wild: At $242M Superhero Owns 2nd Best 4-Day Opening & Defeats 'Last Jedi' – Update , url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/black-panther-thursday-night-preview-box-office-1202291093/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216052952/http://deadline.com/2018/02/black-panther-thursday-night-preview-box-office-1202291093/ , archive-date=February 16, 2018 , access-date=February 20, 2018 , website=]Deadline Hollywood
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[{{Cite news , last=Daniell , first=Mark , date=February 14, 2018 , title=He's no 'goofy white guy': Black Panther's Martin Freeman explains what makes his character tick , newspaper=Toronto Sun , url=http://torontosun.com/entertainment/movies/hes-no-goofy-white-guy-black-panthers-martin-freeman-explains-what-makes-his-character-tick , url-status=live , access-date=February 17, 2018 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215011727/http://torontosun.com/entertainment/movies/hes-no-goofy-white-guy-black-panthers-martin-freeman-explains-what-makes-his-character-tick , archive-date=February 15, 2018]
[{{Cite web , last=McClintock , first=Pamela , date=February 17, 2018 , title='Black Panther' Top-Grossing Film in History at 33 AMC Theaters , url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-top-grossing-film-history-at-33-amc-theaters-1085844 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217214151/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-top-grossing-film-history-at-33-amc-theaters-1085844 , archive-date=February 17, 2018 , access-date=February 17, 2018 , website=The Hollywood Reporter]
[{{Cite web , last=Mumbere , first=Daniel , date=February 17, 2018 , title=Black Panther wins the hearts of African cinema fans , url=http://www.africanews.com/2018/02/17/black-panther-wins-the-hearts-of-africans/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218051402/http://www.africanews.com/2018/02/17/black-panther-wins-the-hearts-of-africans/ , archive-date=February 18, 2018 , access-date=February 19, 2018 , website=Africanews]
[{{Cite web , last=Tartaglione , first=Nancy , date=February 19, 2018 , title='Black Panther' Blasts Off With $169M Overseas; $371M WW Weekend – International Box Office , url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/black-panther-fifty-shades-freed-monster-hunt-2-detective-chinatown-2-weekend-results-international-box-office-1202293876/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218203231/http://deadline.com/2018/02/black-panther-fifty-shades-freed-monster-hunt-2-detective-chinatown-2-weekend-results-international-box-office-1202293876/ , archive-date=February 18, 2018 , access-date=February 19, 2018 , website=]Deadline Hollywood
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[{{Cite web , title=Black Panther , url=https://www.marzanofilms.com/our-work/black-panther/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225034642/http://www.marzanofilms.com/our-work/black-panther/ , archive-date=December 25, 2017 , access-date=February 19, 2018 , website=Marzano Films]
[{{Cite magazine , last=McClintock , first=Pamela , date=February 18, 2018 , title='Black Panther' Earns Highest-Ever Score for Live-Action Superhero Pic on Rotten Tomatoes , url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-earns-highest-ever-live-action-superhero-rotten-tomatoes-score-1085967 , url-status=live , magazine=The Hollywood Reporter , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219032345/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-earns-highest-ever-live-action-superhero-rotten-tomatoes-score-1085967 , archive-date=February 19, 2018 , access-date=February 19, 2018]
[{{Cite web , last=Bouie , first=Jamelle , date=February 15, 2018 , title=Black Panther Is a Marvel Movie Superpowered by Its Ideas , url=https://slate.com/culture/2018/02/black-panther-the-new-marvel-movie-reviewed.html , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215213102/https://slate.com/culture/2018/02/black-panther-the-new-marvel-movie-reviewed.html , archive-date=February 15, 2018 , access-date=February 19, 2018 , website=Slate (magazine), Slate]
[{{Cite web , last=Connolly , first=Nathan D.B. , date=February 16, 2018 , title=How 'Black Panther' Taps into 500 Years of History , url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-taps-500-years-history-1085334 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216152657/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-taps-500-years-history-1085334 , archive-date=February 16, 2018 , access-date=February 20, 2018 , website=The Hollywood Reporter]
[{{Cite web , last=D'Alessandro , first=Anthony , date=February 20, 2018 , title='Black Panther' Box Office Halo Heats Up Exhibition Stocks , url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/black-panther-box-office-opening-wall-street-theater-chain-stock-prices-1202296202/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221053349/http://deadline.com/2018/02/black-panther-box-office-opening-wall-street-theater-chain-stock-prices-1202296202/ , archive-date=February 21, 2018 , access-date=February 20, 2018 , website=]Deadline Hollywood
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[{{Cite web , last=D'Alessandro , first=Anthony , date=February 20, 2018 , title=Fandango Ticket Sales Rep More Than 30% Of 'Black Panther's $242M Record Opening Weekend , url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/black-panther-opening-box-office-record-fandango-1202296445/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221060308/http://deadline.com/2018/02/black-panther-opening-box-office-record-fandango-1202296445/ , archive-date=February 21, 2018 , access-date=February 20, 2018 , website=]Deadline Hollywood
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[{{Cite web , last=McNary , first=Dave , author-link=Dave McNary , date=February 20, 2018 , title=Will 'Black Panther' See One of the Best Second Weekends Ever? , url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/black-panther-record-box-office-second-weekend-1202705772/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221022334/http://variety.com/2018/film/news/black-panther-record-box-office-second-weekend-1202705772/ , archive-date=February 21, 2018 , access-date=February 21, 2018 , website=Variety (magazine), Variety]
[{{Cite web , last=D'Alessandro , first=Anthony , date=February 21, 2018 , title='Black Panther' Posts Record $21M Pre-Summer Tuesday; Second Weekend To Reap $104M–$109M , url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/black-panther-tuesday-record-second-weekend-box-office-preview-1202297438/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221203625/http://deadline.com/2018/02/black-panther-tuesday-record-second-weekend-box-office-preview-1202297438/ , archive-date=February 21, 2018 , access-date=February 21, 2018 , website=]Deadline Hollywood
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[{{Cite web , last1=Tartaglione , first1=Nancy , last2=D'Alessandro , first2=Anthony , date=February 23, 2018 , title='Black Panther' Dashes Past $520M Worldwide, Eyes $190M+ In Second Global Weekend , url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/black-panther-second-week-international-box-office-results-korea-success-1202297841/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221213605/http://deadline.com/2018/02/black-panther-second-week-international-box-office-results-korea-success-1202297841/ , archive-date=February 21, 2018 , access-date=February 23, 2018 , website=]Deadline Hollywood
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[{{Cite web , last=Hellard , first=Paul , date=February 9, 2018 , title=Luma & ScanlineVFX deliver for Black Panther , url=https://www.fxphd.com/blog/luma-scanlinevfx-deliver-for-black-panther/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227034150/https://www.fxphd.com/blog/luma-scanlinevfx-deliver-for-black-panther/ , archive-date=February 27, 2018 , access-date=February 24, 2018 , website=FXGuide, FXPhd]
[{{Cite web , last=McNary , first=Dave , author-link=Dave McNary , date=February 23, 2018 , title=Box Office: 'Black Panther' Becomes Highest-Grossing MCU Film in First Week , url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/black-panther-box-office-top-mcu-movie-first-week-1202708930/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223222009/http://variety.com/2018/film/news/black-panther-box-office-top-mcu-movie-first-week-1202708930/ , archive-date=February 23, 2018 , access-date=February 24, 2018 , website=Variety (magazine), Variety]
[{{Cite web , last=D'Alessandro , first=Anthony , date=February 26, 2018 , title='Black Panther' Breaks More Records: $112M Second Weekend Is Second-Best Ever As Marvel Movie Crosses $400M , url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/black-panther-natalie-portman-annihilation-game-night-weekend-box-office-1202300998/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223165432/http://deadline.com/2018/02/black-panther-natalie-portman-annihilation-game-night-weekend-box-office-1202300998/ , archive-date=February 23, 2018 , access-date=February 26, 2018 , website=]Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, with ...
[{{Cite web , last=Bart , first=Peter , date=February 22, 2018 , title='Black Panther' Registers Global Social & Box Office Impact, Even Setting Records on Turbulent African Continent , url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/peter-bart-black-panther-registers-global-social-box-office-impact-even-setting-records-on-turbulent-african-continent-1202298105/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224192340/http://deadline.com/2018/02/peter-bart-black-panther-registers-global-social-box-office-impact-even-setting-records-on-turbulent-african-continent-1202298105/ , archive-date=February 24, 2018 , access-date=February 24, 2018 , website=]Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, with ...
[{{Cite web , last=McClintock , first=Pamela , date=February 21, 2018 , title=Disney's 'Black Panther' Playbook: A Peek at the Marketing of a Phenomenon , url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-how-disney-created-a-phenomenon-1086820 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221193336/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-how-disney-created-a-phenomenon-1086820 , archive-date=February 21, 2018 , access-date=February 24, 2018 , website=The Hollywood Reporter]
[{{Cite web , last=Seymour , first=Mike , date=February 25, 2018 , title=Black Panther: Building Wakanda , url=https://www.fxguide.com/featured/black-panther-building-wakanda/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226033628/https://www.fxguide.com/featured/black-panther-building-wakanda/ , archive-date=February 26, 2018 , access-date=February 26, 2018 , website=FX Guide]
[{{Cite web , title=Rachel Morrison on Black Panther and Mudbound , url=http://www.arri.com/news/news/rachel-morrison-on-black-panther-and-mudbound/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226181241/http://www.arri.com/news/news/rachel-morrison-on-black-panther-and-mudbound/ , archive-date=February 26, 2018 , access-date=February 26, 2018 , website=Arri]
[{{Cite web , last=Tartaglione , first=Nancy , date=February 25, 2018 , title='Black Panther' Runs Past $300M Offshore, $700M WW; 'Operation Red Sea' Rises in China – International Box Office , url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/black-panther-operation-red-sea-china-fifty-shades-jumanji-greatest-showman-weekend-international-box-office-1202302656/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225183215/http://deadline.com/2018/02/black-panther-operation-red-sea-china-fifty-shades-jumanji-greatest-showman-weekend-international-box-office-1202302656/ , archive-date=February 25, 2018 , access-date=February 26, 2018 , website=]Deadline Hollywood
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[{{Cite web , last=McNary , first=Dave , author-link=Dave McNary , date=February 25, 2018 , title=Box Office: 'Black Panther' Rules With $108 Million in Second Weekend , url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/black-panther-box-office-game-night-1202709952/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225194010/http://variety.com/2018/film/news/black-panther-box-office-game-night-1202709952/ , archive-date=February 25, 2018 , access-date=February 26, 2018 , website=Variety (magazine), Variety]
[{{Cite web , last=Hoo , first=Fawina Soo , date=February 12, 2018 , title=The Costume, Hair and Makeup in Marvel's 'Black Panther' Are A Celebration of Black Culture and Heritage , url=https://fashionista.com/2018/02/marvel-black-panther-movie-costumes-hair-makeup , url-status=live , archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6xYCRnu8t?url=https://fashionista.com/2018/02/marvel-black-panther-movie-costumes-hair-makeup , archive-date=February 27, 2018 , access-date=February 27, 2018 , website=Fashionista]
[{{Cite news , last=Gathara , first=Patrick , date=February 26, 2018 , title='Black Panther' offers a regressive, neocolonial vision of Africa , newspaper=The Washington Post , url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2018/02/26/black-panther-offers-a-regressive-neocolonial-vision-of-africa/ , url-status=live , url-access=limited , access-date=February 28, 2018 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226205932/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2018/02/26/black-panther-offers-a-regressive-neocolonial-vision-of-africa/ , archive-date=February 26, 2018]
[{{Cite web , last=Wong (Omowale) , first=Dwayne , date=January 14, 2018 , title=The Black Panther and Neo-Colonial Politics in Africa , url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-black-panther-and-neo-colonial-politics-in-africa_us_5a5be4c7e4b003efadb6af33 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205135258/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-black-panther-and-neo-colonial-politics-in-africa_us_5a5be4c7e4b003efadb6af33 , archive-date=February 5, 2018 , access-date=February 28, 2018 , website=HuffPost]
[{{Cite web , last=Gonzalez , first=Carlos Rosario , date=February 19, 2018 , title=The remnants of colonialism still haunt us, but Black Panther offers a solution , url=https://bamsmackpow.com/2018/02/19/black-panther-movie-theme-colonialism/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228161519/https://bamsmackpow.com/2018/02/19/black-panther-movie-theme-colonialism/ , archive-date=February 28, 2018 , access-date=February 28, 2018 , website=Bam! Smack! Pow! (Fansided) , publisher=Time, Inc.]
[{{Cite magazine , last=Cobb , first=Jelani , date=February 18, 2018 , title='Black Panther' and the Invention of 'Africa' , url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/black-panther-and-the-invention-of-africa , url-status=live , magazine=The New Yorker , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205045429/https://www.newyorker.com/favicon.ico , archive-date=February 5, 2018 , access-date=February 28, 2018 , url-access=limited]
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''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, with ...
[{{Cite web , last1=Busch , first1=Anita , last2=D'Alessandro , first2=Anthony , date=May 13, 2018 , title='Infinity War' Is Now Second-Fastest To Half Billion; 'Life of the Party' No Pizzazz With $18M+ , url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/life-of-the-party-breaking-in-melissa-mccarthy-will-packer-avengers-infinity-war-box-office-1202387487/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511184353/http://deadline.com/2018/05/life-of-the-party-breaking-in-melissa-mccarthy-will-packer-avengers-infinity-war-box-office-1202387487/ , archive-date=May 11, 2018 , access-date=May 14, 2018 , website=]Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, with ...
[{{Cite web , last=Bonomolo , first=Cameron , date=May 21, 2018 , title=Trevor Noah Had a Secret Cameo in 'Black Panther' That Fans Just Now Noticed , url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/05/21/black-panther-trevor-noah-cameo-voice/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524003648/http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/05/21/black-panther-trevor-noah-cameo-voice/ , archive-date=May 24, 2018 , access-date=May 23, 2018 , website=ComicBook.com]
[{{Cite web , last=Bradley , first=Bill , date=May 21, 2018 , title=A Marvel Exec Tried To Stop The Most Jarring 'Infinity War' Death , url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/marvel-exec-tried-to-stop-the-most-jarring-infinity-war-death_us_5afb2e6be4b044dfffb67d56 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523082359/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/marvel-exec-tried-to-stop-the-most-jarring-infinity-war-death_us_5afb2e6be4b044dfffb67d56 , archive-date=May 23, 2018 , access-date=May 23, 2018 , website=HuffPost]
[{{Cite web , last=McClintock , first=Pamela , date=March 24, 2018 , title=Box Office: 'Black Panther' Becomes Top-Grossing Superhero Film of All Time in U.S. , url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/box-office-black-panther-becomes-top-grossing-superhero-film-all-time-us-1097101 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612145424/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/box-office-black-panther-becomes-top-grossing-superhero-film-all-time-us-1097101 , archive-date=June 12, 2018 , access-date=June 7, 2018 , website=The Hollywood Reporter]
[{{Cite web , last=King , first=Shaun , author-link=Shaun King , date=February 20, 2018 , title=Shaun King: What Did 'Black Panther' Do? , url=https://blackamericaweb.com/2018/02/20/shaun-king-what-did-black-panther-do/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420030038/https://blackamericaweb.com/2018/02/20/shaun-king-what-did-black-panther-do/ , archive-date=April 20, 2021 , access-date=April 20, 2021 , website=BlackAmericaWeb.com]
[{{Cite web , last=Sperling , first=Nicole , date=February 16, 2018 , title=Black Panther Cinematographer Rachel Morrison Shoots and Scores , url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/02/rachel-morrison-mudbound-black-panther-cinematographer , url-access=limited , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222023615/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/02/rachel-morrison-mudbound-black-panther-cinematographer , archive-date=February 22, 2018 , access-date=June 10, 2018 , website=Vanity Fair (magazine), Vanity Fair]
[{{Cite web , last=Smith , first=Andy , date=March 3, 2018 , title=Rhode Islander Michael Shawver talks about editing 'Black Panther' , url=http://www.providencejournal.com/entertainmentlife/20180303/rhode-islander-michael-shawver-talks-about-editing-black-panther , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143125/http://www.providencejournal.com/entertainmentlife/20180303/rhode-islander-michael-shawver-talks-about-editing-black-panther , archive-date=June 12, 2018 , access-date=June 10, 2018 , website=The Providence Journal]
[{{Cite web , last=Frazer , first=Bryant , date=April 30, 2018 , title=Black Panther Editor, VFX Supe and Sound Designer Talk Creative Collaboration at NAB , url=http://www.studiodaily.com/2018/04/black-panther-editor-vfx-supe-sound-designer-talk-creative-collaboration-nab/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143812/http://www.studiodaily.com/2018/04/black-panther-editor-vfx-supe-sound-designer-talk-creative-collaboration-nab/ , archive-date=June 12, 2018 , access-date=June 10, 2018 , website=Studio Daily]
[{{Cite web , last=Peña , first=Kylee , title=Editing Marvel's Black Panther: Debbie Berman ACE , url=https://library.creativecow.net/wall_kylee/marvels_black_panther_editor_debbie_berman/1 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322033033/https://library.creativecow.net/article.php?author_folder=wall_kylee&article_folder=marvels_black_panther_editor_debbie_berman&page=1 , archive-date=March 22, 2019 , access-date=June 10, 2018 , website=Creative COW]
[{{Cite web , last=Boone , first=Josh , date=February 16, 2018 , title=The 'Black Panther' End-Credits Scenes, Explained by Director Ryan Coogler (Exclusive) , url=https://www.etonline.com/the-black-panther-end-credits-scenes-explained-by-director-ryan-coogler-exclusive-96449 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142448/https://www.etonline.com/the-black-panther-end-credits-scenes-explained-by-director-ryan-coogler-exclusive-96449 , archive-date=June 12, 2018 , access-date=June 10, 2018 , website=Entertainment Tonight]
[{{Cite web , last=Fullerton , first=Huw , date=February 16, 2018 , title=Black Panther director Ryan Coogler unpicks the film's post-credits scenes , url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/film/2018-02-16/black-panther-director-ryan-coogler-unpicks-the-films-post-credits-scenes/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528115840/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/film/2018-02-16/black-panther-director-ryan-coogler-unpicks-the-films-post-credits-scenes/ , archive-date=May 28, 2018 , access-date=June 10, 2018 , website=Radio Times]
[{{Cite web , last=Pearce , first=Sheldon , date=February 7, 2018 , title=How Black Panther Composer Ludwig Göransson Found the Sound of Wakanda , url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/how-black-panther-composer-ludwig-goransson-found-the-sound-of-wakanda-interview , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207194623/https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/how-black-panther-composer-ludwig-goransson-found-the-sound-of-wakanda-interview/ , archive-date=February 7, 2018 , access-date=February 8, 2018 , website=Pitchfork (website), Pitchfork]
[{{Cite podcast , url=http://songexploder.net/black-panther , title=Ludwig Göransson – 'Killmonger' , website=Song Exploder , host=Hrishikesh Hirway , date=March 14, 2018 , access-date=May 29, 2018]
[{{Cite AV media , url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XtCnGT0B20 , title=The Making Of "Wakanda" With Ludwig Göransson Presented By Marvel Studio's Black Panther , date=February 16, 2018 , last=Genius (website), Genius , access-date=February 22, 2018 , via=YouTube]
[{{Cite web , last=Steenberg , first=Andrew , date=March 20, 2018 , title=Wakanda (and Sweden) Forever: Black Panther's Ludwig Göransson , url=https://www.tiff.net/the-review/wakanda-and-sweden-forever-black-panther-s-ludwig-goeransson/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141847/https://www.tiff.net/the-review/wakanda-and-sweden-forever-black-panther-s-ludwig-goeransson/ , archive-date=June 12, 2018 , access-date=May 29, 2018 , website=Toronto International Film Festival]
[{{Cite web , last=Wilson , first=Sean , date=February 21, 2018 , title=Exclusive interview: Black Panther producer Nate Moore talks Marvel, diversity and superheroes , url=https://www.cineworld.co.uk/blog/black-panther-interview-nate-moore , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144036/https://www.cineworld.co.uk/blog/black-panther-interview-nate-moore , archive-date=June 12, 2018 , access-date=June 3, 2018 , website=Cineworld]
[{{Cite podcast , url=https://www.acast.com/soundtrackingwithedithbowman/episode-77-ryan-coogler-on-the-music-of-black-panther-rocky-kendrick-lamar-and-ludwig-goransson , title=Episode 77: Ryan Coogler & Marvel's Nate Moore on the Music of Black Panther, Kendrick Lamar & Ludwig Göransson , website=Soundtracking , host=Edith Bowman , date=February 18, 2018 , access-date=June 3, 2018]
[{{Cite web , last=Heath , first=Larry , date=April 27, 2018 , title=Black Panther composer Ludwig Göransson talks working with Kendrick Lamar and the next Childish Gambino record , url=http://music.theaureview.com/interviews/black-panther-composer-ludwig-goransson-on-working-with-kendrick-lamar-and-a-new-childish-gambino-record/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529092607/http://music.theaureview.com/interviews/black-panther-composer-ludwig-goransson-on-working-with-kendrick-lamar-and-a-new-childish-gambino-record/ , archive-date=May 29, 2018 , access-date=May 29, 2018 , website=The AU Review]
[{{Cite web , last1=Tyler-Ameen , first1=Daoud , last2=Madden , first2=Sydney , last3=Richmond , first3=Justin , date=February 6, 2018 , title=Here's How 'Black Panther: The Album' Came Together , url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2018/02/06/582841574/heres-how-black-panther-the-album-came-together , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206134159/https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2018/02/06/582841574/heres-how-black-panther-the-album-came-together , archive-date=February 6, 2018 , access-date=February 6, 2018 , website=NPR]
[{{Cite web , last=Turner , first=Erlanger , date=March 9, 2018 , title=Why 'Black Panther' means so much to the black community , url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/gray-matters/article/black-panther-racial-and-ethnic-socialization-12741221.php , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617065824/https://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/gray-matters/article/black-panther-racial-and-ethnic-socialization-12741221.php , archive-date=June 17, 2018 , access-date=June 16, 2018 , website=Houston Chronicle]
[{{Cite web , last=Agbabiaka , first=Precious Mayowa , date=February 9, 2018 , title='Young black people can be heroes too': the campaign to send kids to see Black Panther , url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2018/feb/09/black-panther-challenge-kids-race-identity-empowerment , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523184707/https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2018/feb/09/black-panther-challenge-kids-race-identity-empowerment , archive-date=May 23, 2018 , access-date=June 18, 2018 , website=The Guardian]
[{{Cite web , last=Khal , date=March 27, 2018 , title=Every Record 'Black Panther' Has Broken (So Far) , url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2018/03/every-record-black-panther-has-broken/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525192335/http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2018/03/every-record-black-panther-has-broken/ , archive-date=May 25, 2018 , access-date=June 18, 2018 , website=Complex (magazine), Complex]
[{{Cite web , last=Mendelson , first=Scott , date=March 25, 2018 , title=Box Office: 'Black Panther' Tops 'Last Jedi' And 'Avengers' , url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2018/03/25/box-office-black-panther-tops-last-jedi-and-avengers , url-access=limited , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618205127/https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2018/03/25/box-office-black-panther-tops-last-jedi-and-avengers/#503bf5ac1c50 , archive-date=June 18, 2018 , access-date=June 18, 2018 , website=Forbes]
[{{Cite web , last=Inoa , first=Christopher , date=February 9, 2018 , title=A Definitive Timeline of Wesley Snipes' Attempts To Make Black Panther , url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/a-definitive-timeline-of-wesley-snipes-attempts-to-make-black-panther , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619215453/http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/a-definitive-timeline-of-wesley-snipes-attempts-to-make-black-panther , archive-date=June 19, 2018 , access-date=June 19, 2018 , website=Syfy Wire]
[{{Cite web , last=Hardawar , first=Devindra , date=February 24, 2018 , title='Black Panther' is amazing. Why are its CG models so terrible? , url=https://www.engadget.com/2018/02/24/black-panther-vfx-models/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517130002/https://www.engadget.com/2018/02/24/black-panther-vfx-models/ , archive-date=May 17, 2018 , access-date=June 20, 2018 , website=Engadget]
[{{Cite web , last=Haring , first=Bruce , date=June 21, 2018 , title='Black Panther' Items To Be Displayed At Smithsonian African-American Museum , url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/black-panther-items-to-be-displayed-at-smithsonian-african-american-museum-1202415299/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621231914/https://deadline.com/2018/06/black-panther-items-to-be-displayed-at-smithsonian-african-american-museum-1202415299/ , archive-date=June 21, 2018 , access-date=June 22, 2018 , website=]Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, with ...
[{{Cite web , last=Brevet , first=Brad , date=August 5, 2018 , title='Mission: Impossible' Tops 'Christopher Robin' for Weekend #1; 'Black Panther' Reaches $700M , url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4423 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807111746/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4423 , archive-date=August 7, 2018 , access-date=August 13, 2018 , website=Box Office Mojo]
[{{Cite web , last=Gallagher , first=Brad , date=August 6, 2018 , title=Why Black Panther's $700 Million US Domestic Is More Impressive Than Infinity War's $2 Billion Worldwide , url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/08/06/why-black-panthers-700-million-domestic-is-more-impressive-than-infinity-wars-2-billion-worldwide , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806223313/http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/08/06/why-black-panthers-700-million-domestic-is-more-impressive-than-infinity-wars-2-billion-worldwide , archive-date=August 6, 2018 , access-date=August 13, 2018 , website=IGN]
[{{Cite web , date=August 17, 2018 , title='Black Panther' – Wakanda Remixed Album Released , url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2018/08/17/black-panther-wakanda-remixed-album-released/ , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817225809/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2018/08/17/black-panther-wakanda-remixed-album-released/ , archive-date=August 17, 2018 , access-date=August 18, 2018 , website=Film Music Reporter]
[{{Cite web , last=Whipp , first=Glenn , date=August 23, 2018 , title='Black Panther' is on the hunt for a best picture Oscar, no matter what happens with the 'popular film' prize , url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-black-panther-oscars-best-picture-20180823-story.html , url-access=limited , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823141748/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-black-panther-oscars-best-picture-20180823-story.html , archive-date=August 23, 2018 , access-date=August 23, 2018 , website=Los Angeles Times]
[{{Cite web , last=Dumaraog , first=Ana , date=December 29, 2017 , title=Black Panther Villain Influenced By Heath Ledger's Joker , url=https://screenrant.com/black-panther-villain-heath-ledger-joker/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719170043/https://screenrant.com/black-panther-villain-heath-ledger-joker/ , archive-date=July 19, 2018 , access-date=August 24, 2018 , website=Screen Rant]
[{{Cite web , last=Patten , first=Dominic , date=September 6, 2018 , title=Oscars Puts Most Popular Movie Category On Hold; Won't Be Part Of 2019 Ceremony , url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/oscars-most-popular-film-category-scrapped-academy-board-1202458508/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908130551/https://deadline.com/2018/09/oscars-most-popular-film-category-scrapped-academy-board-1202458508/ , archive-date=September 8, 2018 , access-date=September 8, 2018 , website=]Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, with ...
[{{Cite web , last=Kilday , first=Gregg , date=September 6, 2018 , title=Academy Postponing New Popular Oscar Category , url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/academy-postponing-new-popular-oscar-category-1140423 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907140215/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/academy-postponing-new-popular-oscar-category-1140423 , archive-date=September 7, 2018 , access-date=September 8, 2018 , website=The Hollywood Reporter]
[{{Cite magazine , last=Hibberd , first=James , date=September 11, 2018 , title=Disney reveals its Black Panther Oscar nomination wish list , url=https://ew.com/movies/2018/09/11/black-panther-oscars/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911214904/https://ew.com/movies/2018/09/11/black-panther-oscars/ , archive-date=September 11, 2018 , access-date=September 13, 2018 , magazine=Entertainment Weekly]
[{{Cite web , last=Rooney , first=Matt , date=September 12, 2018 , title=Disney Unveils Black Panther's For Your Consideration Page , url=https://www.joblo.com/movie-news/disney-unveils-black-panther-s-for-your-consideration-page-289 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913015208/http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/disney-unveils-black-panther-s-for-your-consideration-page-289 , archive-date=September 13, 2018 , access-date=September 13, 2018 , website=JoBlo.com]
[{{Cite web , last1=Siegel , first1=Tatiana , last2=Kit , first2=Borys , date=October 11, 2018 , title=Scarlett Johansson Lands $15 Million Payday for Black Widow Movie , url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-widow-movie-scarlett-johansson-lands-15-million-payday-1151328 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011163221/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-widow-movie-scarlett-johansson-lands-15-million-payday-1151328 , archive-date=October 11, 2018 , access-date=October 11, 2018 , website=The Hollywood Reporter]
[{{Cite web , last=Kit , first=Borys , date=October 11, 2018 , title=Ryan Coogler Signs on to Write and Direct 'Black Panther' Sequel (Exclusive) , url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-2-ryan-coogler-write-direct-sequel-1151626 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012003436/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-2-ryan-coogler-write-direct-sequel-1151626 , archive-date=October 12, 2018 , access-date=October 11, 2018 , website=The Hollywood Reporter]
[{{Cite web , last=Easter , first=Makeda , date=March 21, 2018 , title='Black Panther' breaks another record, becoming the most tweeted-about film of all time , url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-black-panther-twitter-20180321-htmlstory.html , url-access=limited , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021232131/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-black-panther-twitter-20180321-htmlstory.html , archive-date=October 21, 2018 , access-date=October 22, 2018 , website=Los Angeles Times]
[{{Cite web , last=Fleming , first=Mike Jr. , date=November 8, 2018 , title=Hot Package: John Boyega, Letitia Wright To Star In Mike Cahill-Directed Sci-Fi 'Hold Back The Stars' , url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/john-boyega-letitia-wright-hold-back-the-stars-science-fiction-star-wars-black-panther-mike-cahill-katie-khan-1202498688/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109111910/https://deadline.com/2018/11/john-boyega-letitia-wright-hold-back-the-stars-science-fiction-star-wars-black-panther-mike-cahill-katie-khan-1202498688/ , archive-date=November 9, 2018 , access-date=November 9, 2018 , website=]Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, with ...
[{{Cite web , last=Bonomolo , first=Cameron , date=July 26, 2019 , title=Black Panther 2: Danai Gurira Confirms Return as Okoye , url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/2019/07/26/marvel-black-panther-2-danai-gurira-confirms-return-okoye/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726074054/https://comicbook.com/marvel/2019/07/26/marvel-black-panther-2-danai-gurira-confirms-return-okoye/ , archive-date=July 26, 2019 , access-date=July 26, 2019 , website=ComicBook.com]
[{{Cite web , last=Tapley , first=Kristopher , date=November 27, 2018 , title=National Board of Review Names 'Green Book' Best Film of 2018 , url=https://variety.com/2018/film/awards/national-board-of-review-names-green-book-best-film-of-2018-1203035378/ , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127224508/https://variety.com/2018/film/awards/national-board-of-review-names-green-book-best-film-of-2018-1203035378/ , archive-date=November 27, 2018 , access-date=November 28, 2018 , website=Variety (magazine), Variety]
[{{Cite web , last=Serwer , first=Adam , date=February 21, 2018 , title=The Tragedy of Erik Killmonger , url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/02/black-panther-erik-killmonger/553805/ , url-access=limited , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105022922/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/02/black-panther-erik-killmonger/553805/ , archive-date=November 5, 2018 , access-date=November 28, 2018 , website=The Atlantic (magazine), The Atlantic]
[{{Cite web , last=Elderkin , first=Beth , date=December 6, 2018 , title=Black Panther Is the First Superhero Film Nominated for a Best Dramatic Picture Golden Globe , url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/black-panther-is-the-first-superhero-film-nominated-for-1830905146 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206232322/https://io9.gizmodo.com/black-panther-is-the-first-superhero-film-nominated-for-1830905146 , archive-date=December 6, 2018 , access-date=December 6, 2018 , website=]io9
''io9'' is part of Gizmodo media since 2015, and it began as blog launched in 2008 by Gawker Media. The site initially focused on the subjects of science fiction, fantasy, futurism, science, technology and related areas but over the years has ...
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''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, with ...
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''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, with ...
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A collider is a type of particle accelerator which brings two opposing particle beams together such that the particles collide. Colliders may either be ring accelerators or linear accelerators.
Colliders are used as a research tool in particl ...
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A collider is a type of particle accelerator which brings two opposing particle beams together such that the particles collide. Colliders may either be ring accelerators or linear accelerators.
Colliders are used as a research tool in particl ...
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