Black Panther Appreciation: Wakanda Forever!

[KingNomarch]

Ticket sales seem to be doing well so farAttachment 60505

[robreedwrites]

Ticket sales seem to be doing well so farAttachment 60505

That's good. My theaters aren't selling out as quickly as I'd hoped, but I noticed that there's a few more showings across theaters than normal for non-Star Wars films and I think people might just be spreading out.

EDIT: It also doesn't help that Fandango only just now sent the e-mail blast out. If people didn't know (and I'm sure a lot of people aren't as tapped in on social media), they're a few hours behind the 8 ball.

[Nate Grey]

EDIT: It also doesn't help that Fandango only just now sent the e-mail blast out. If people didn't know (and I'm sure a lot of people aren't as tapped in on social media), they're a few hours behind the 8 ball.

Cinemark too. Sigh. Guess I'll see it opening day instead of Thursday.

[Ezyo1000]

Part of my issue with Jordan's Killmonger is that they keep editing his lines together. I'm not really convinced that we've heard more than a sentence from the same sequence. His line "I want your weapons. Your secrets. It's all mine now." is probably two lines. And that's making it hard for me to judge him, since he's so physically different from comic book Killmonger (who is built like Anthony Joshua or Francis Ngannou). To me Jordan needs to be more vicious and fiery than imposing to have an effective performance, imo; I don't think he can sell as straight-up intimidating against Chadwick, and that ultimately takes him further from the comic book version of the character.

I think we are getting two fiery versions of Tchalla and Kilmonger. I think that they have been purposely keeping T'chadwick and Creedmongers dialogue to a minimum on purpose so that it keeps the tension and the fire shown in their actions

[BlackClaw]

Adding to my thoughts above, I do think it will help that Jordan will get to play off Serkis who can usually boost his castmates. If Jordan ends up offing Klaue, that'll help him get over as a villain.

And that’s assuming Klaw won’t become immortal like he is in the comics.

[Lord Morph]

MBJ's Killmonger kinda works if you see him as a young radicalised guy with lofty goals. He's more of a Kylo Ren rather than a Bane. The big, imposing threat role will likely be filled out by M'Baku later down the line(if they decide to make him a full on villain).

[Vic Vega]

Just found out that the tickets pre sales are happening now.

[KingNomarch]

Ryan Coogler’s collaborator on Creed will write 2 issues of Long Live the King
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/he...ington-1073096

[Realdealholy]

Ryan Coogler’s collaborator on Creed will write 2 issues of Long Live the King
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/he...ington-1073096

Extremely random news. Very surprising.

EDIT: it's also another (as far as I know) non-comic book writer entering the franchise. A whole lot in almost two years.

[Holt]

[Smoov-E]

Well damn that looks nice

[KOSLOX]

Extremely random news. Very surprising.

EDIT: it's also another (as far as I know) non-comic book writer entering the franchise. A whole lot in almost two years.

True, but he is a screen writer. So I imagine he has a more clear sense of how to convey a story for a visual medium.

[Ezyo1000]

Ryan Coogler’s collaborator on Creed will write 2 issues of Long Live the King
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/he...ington-1073096

Question, why is it the new thing for HZ, and dm or whoever to talk to Tchalla however they want. Like mini shade throwing, not respecting the King. It's really annoying.

[Ezyo1000]

Courtesy of Blindwedjat from HEF:

RYAN COOGLER INTERVIEW WITH FANDAGO:

Fandango: So let’s start out with this Kendrick Lamar album. He and Top Dawg are curating it and there’s a bunch of original music. We’ve never seen this from a Marvel Studios movie before, so how did it come about? Was this your idea?

Ryan Coogler: Yeah, it was initially my idea, but hats off to the Disney marketing team and the music team here for being completely open to it. I think that I was fortunate that I had a relationship with Top and Kendrick before signing on to do this film, but it was working with doing something that I really thought would be right for this project, specifically, and also happy that Disney was open to it and Marvel was open to it and seemed supportive of the idea. I can't wait for the world to hear some of the art that they've been working on. I think that folks will be really excited to hear that stuff, man.

Fandango: If Thor: Ragnarok is like a buddy road-trip movie and Captain America: Civil War is like a political thriller, what would you say Black Panther is?

Coogler: I think it's got a lot of elements, man. I think it's a bit of an espionage thriller. I think it's a little bit of a family drama. It involves T'Challa working with his family, so I think there's a family-drawn element to it. He works with his sister, he works with his mother. He's dealing with the loss of his father, so similar to any film that deals with royalty, you have a family element and you have a political side, too. It works as a political drama as well.

Fandango: We’ve heard comparisons to James Bond and The Godfather – is that accurate? What would you say were this film’s biggest influences?

Coogler: Yeah, definitely with James Bond. I think similar to Captain America: The Winter Soldier, we're definitely influenced by the films of the '70s and influenced by crime fiction.

Fandango: Do you watch a lot of movies before you make one? I know some directors don’t watch anything, but some host marathons of films. Where do you fall?

Coogler: Yeah. No, absolutely, man. For me, I try to pull from a wide variety of films. I love watching movies, man. I've been a fan of watching movies way before I even knew I would ever make them. I'm definitely from the school of studying films. My favorite film is a film called A Prophet, a French film that was released almost a decade ago now, which seems a bit crazy. Any time I'm making a movie, I'm always leaning on inspiration from that one.

A Prophet deals with secret societies and cultural ties, so that was a big influence [on Black Panther]. I also watched a lot of Coppola's work from the '70s. We were looking at all of that stuff and also watched a lot of the James Bond films, but not the new ones. I wanted to watch the ones that were made in the '60s and '70s. I watched Goldfinger for the first time, and I just thought it was really interesting in terms of how James Bond was handy.

Fandango: There's a certain buzz around this film that's unlike any other Marvel movie I’ve seen. People are saying it's maybe the most important movie of 2018 – that it’s groundbreaking. That it’s a game changer. Why do you think this film is so important to people?

Coogler: To be honest, I try not to think about that too much because it could be a bit daunting as a filmmaker.

Fandango: For sure…

Coogler: But I can answer it from a personal perspective, and as a film fan. As technology has advanced, you get to the point that you feel like you've seen everything, you know what I mean? When you get the opportunity to see something different or something new or to see something that's through a different lens, I think that can be incredibly exciting.

There have been a lot of superhero movies made. As a comic book and superhero film fan myself, I feel like we've seen a lot at this point. I think that the cultural element of [Black Panther] -- and how cultural specificity takes such a big role in the film – that’s what makes it quite unique. I'm excited to see more [superhero movies], but there hasn't really been a film about a character like T'Challa before. Hopefully we can pull it off, but it has the potential to be something that's really unique in a lot of different ways. I think that you can't ignore the idea of representation and also the excitement around Marvel Studios and the work that they've been able to pull off when telling original and unique stories. I think that folks are excited to see what the studio is able to cook up.

Fandango: Speaking of T’Challa, how would you say he evolves as a character from the version we met in Civil War?

Coogler: Well, the film will take place basically immediately after Civil War. In many ways, he's the same guy. What I think is more important, and I was talking to my brother Keenan about it, who works with me, you get to see T'Challa at almost from a ground level. You get to see him and how he is around the people who he loves, how he is when he's comfortable.

In Civil War, he was outside of Wakanda. He was in a place that he didn't want to be and his father gets killed. The whole film, he's on a mission. He's a man on a mission. He's tortured; he's of few words. I think that that was something that made him appealing in that film. In this film, it's the same guy, but you're seeing all of the layers pulled back. The film's from his perspective and he's surrounded by people who he loves and cares for. It's just a much more personal perspective on him. You see him go through the journey of taking on the greatest responsibility that a person can have, the responsibility of leading a country. You see him go through the full weight of that in the film.

Fandango: What about his nemesis, Erik Killmonger? First of all, a lot of fans are asking what it is on his skin in the new image that dropped recently.

Coogler: Yeah, he has ritual scarification marks, which are a thing that you will see in [the film]. It's a type of body modification, not dissimilar to tattoos or piercings.

Fandango: How would you say he differs from other MCU villains?

Coogler: I will say what makes him different -- not from all Marvel villains, but I think a lot of Marvel villains -- is that he has a real world sensibility to him. I think it's a benefit of having Mike as an actor, but he's a character that I think will feel very familiar to audiences. I think Marvel has had villains who you can relate to, but I think even more than that, you feel like he's of this world. He's very grounded, I would say.

Fandango: It’s a Marvel movie, so should people stay through the end credits?

Coogler: I think that would be a smart move, yeah.

https://www.fandango.com/movie-news/...0?preview=true

[Cville]

Question, why is it the new thing for HZ, and dm or whoever to talk to Tchalla however they want. Like mini shade throwing, not respecting the King. It's really annoying.

It's not new, there is just no super backhand to accompany it. lol