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'', titled '' The People v. O. J. Simpson'', and for co-writing the film '' Black Panther'' and its sequel, '' Wakanda Forever''.

Early life

Cole, an only child, moved around a lot growing up, which he felt "prepared" him to be a writer, a desire he only discovered during college. He soon applied to the

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Career

During his tenure at the university, Cole entered the film business, working as a writer on the 2006 film '' ATL'', although not receiving a credit. In 2011, he released his first feature film as a director and writer, ''Amber Lake''.

Marvel Studios' program

After writing a "'' Chinatown''-style cop script", Cole was invited to a meeting with Marvel Studios, where he was told that they had plans of doing a movie about the character War Machine. He pitched a story and was chosen to write the film, but, according to him, "they decided, based on what ''

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'' was going to be, they weren't going to do ''War Machine'' anymore." Marvel subsequently invited him to join its writers program. In regards to the program, Cole said: In 2014, Cole wrote a script for a projected movie about the

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Television

In 2016, the television series ''

'' was released. Cole served as co-producer of the first season, '' The People v. O. J. Simpson'', and wrote two episodes, "The Race Card" (for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special) and "A Jury in Jail".

''Black Panther''

While working on ''The People v. O. J. Simpson'', Cole was approached by Marvel Studios' producer Nate Moore, wanting to know if he was willing to write a film about Black Panther. He immediately accepted. Cole was part of a competition, but was ultimately chosen to write the screenplay with director

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Filmography

Film

Television

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cole, Joe Robert Living people American film directors American film editors American television writers African-American male actors African-American film directors African-American screenwriters African-American television producers American male film actors American male screenwriters American male television writers American screenwriters University of California alumni Place of birth missing (living people) Writers Guild of America Award winners 1980 births 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people African-American male writers