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Black Panther (or The Unintended Racism of Ignorance)

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Anghus Houvouras on Black Panther (or the unintended racism of ignorance)…Political Correctness is a virus that infects well-intentioned people and turns their good-natured arguments into a laughable folly. We see this happen from time to time in the entertainment business when people talk about diversity in the Hollywood studio system. Hollywood is white. Real white. […]

Chadwick Boseman talks Black Panther

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During Marvel’s big Phase Three announcement, Chadwick Boseman was announced as having secured the role of T’Challa in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, making his debut in Captain America: Civil War before headling his own Black Panther movie (and presumably reprising the role for the two-part Avengers: Infinity War). Speaking to EW, the Get On Up […]

Chadwick Boseman talks Black Panther, says they’re in a “brainstorming phase”

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Black Panther is set to make his big screen debut next year in Captain America: Civil War and the man playing him, Chadwick Boseman, has spoken out about the development of his character.“I think right now, it’s just going through the possibilities of what he can do,” Boseman teased to CBR when asked for specifics. […]

Marvel’s Black Panther adds The People v. O.J. Simpson actor Sterling K. Brown

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Marvel’s upcoming Black Panther solo film has added another actor to its expansive supporting cast, this time in the form of Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated actor Sterling K. Brown as N’Jobu, “a figure from T’Challa aka Black Panther’s past.”Marvel Studios itself announced the news via its website. Brown is best known for his award-winning role as Christopher […]

Movie Review – Black Panther (2018)

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Black Panther, 2018.Directed by Ryan Coogler. Starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Sterling K. Brown, Florence Kasumba, John Kani, and Andy Serkis.SYNOPSIS:T’Challa, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced […]

Second Opinion – Black Panther (2018)

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Black Panther, 2018.Directed by Ryan Coogler. Starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Sterling K. Brown, Florence Kasumba, John Kani, and Andy Serkis.SYNOPSIS:T’Challa, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced […]

Movie Review – Black Panther (2018)

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Black Panther, 2018.Directed by Ryan Coogler. Starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Sterling K. Brown, Florence Kasumba, John Kani, and Andy Serkis.SYNOPSIS:T’Challa, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African […]

Letitia Wright says her Black Panther character is “vibrant” and has an “innovative mind”

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Marvel Studios has become well-known for assembling star-studded casts for each of its productions, and by the look of it, the company’s first movie of 2018, Black Panther, will be no exception. However, in a cast that includes such heavy hitters as Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o and many more, some lesser-known but […]

Black Panther’s Dora Milaje meet the X-Men in Wakanda Forever

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Following their big screen debut this February in Marvel Studios’ Black Panther, Wakanda’s fiercest warriors the Dora Milaje are heading out of their home country this summer for the new comic book story Wakanda Forever. And, after kicking things off with a Spider-Man team-up, Okoye, Ayo and Aneka will find themselves joining forces with the […]

Marvel’s Black Panther becomes the 10th biggest movie of all time

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Marvel Studios’ latest superhero blockbuster Black Panther has continued its stellar theatrical run by cracking the all-time top ten at the worldwide box office.The Ryan Coogler-directed, Chadwick Boseman-headlined solo movie has amassed $1.279 billion since its release in February, taking tenth place in the all time chart ahead of Disney’s Frozen on $1.277 billion. It […]