Winston Duke went from relative obscurity to being a household name with his first film and he wasn’t even the lead, or second or third performer listed for that matter. That the first film in question was “Black Panther” didn’t hurt, but that Duke still […]
This year, Marvel’s Black Panther smashed records, grossing over $700 million domestically. Among the cast of the movie is Letitia Wright, who played Princess Shuri, the tech-savvy sister of Wakandan King/ Black Panther, T’Cahalla (Chadwick Boseman). In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Wright revealed that she came […]
Ryan Coogler is going back to Wakanda.
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters got a standing ovation at Aretha Franklin’s funeral on Friday at Greater Grace Temple.
Serena Williams returned to Grand Slam tennis on Tuesday after maternity leave, turning heads at the French Open in what she called a “Wakanda-inspired catsuit.”
I’m old enough to remember when Paramount/Viacom Inc.’s Iron Man knocked all of our socks off by snagging $38 million on its opening day and $102m on its opening weekend. That was back when a $102m debut was big enough to be the second-biggest non-sequel Fri-Sun launch […]
The Rev. Jamal Bryant has had a busy week. And it’s just Wednesday.
A wave of feverish anticipation, fawning critical acclaim and groundbreaking cultural meaning pushed “Black Panther” to a record-setting $192 million debut in U.S. and Canada theatres, firmly establishing the superhero sensation as a box-office landmark.
The first movie I remember seeing in a theater had a black hero. Lando Calrissian, played by Billy Dee Williams, didn’t have any superpowers, but he ran his own city. That movie, the 1980 Star Wars sequel The Empire Strikes Back, introduced Calrissian as a complicated human being who […]
“You’re telling me the king of a third world country runs around in a bulletproof catsuit?” asks Martin Freeman’s Everett K. Ross at the beginning of the latest “Black Panther” trailer.
After months of teasing fans with images from the set, the characters in costume, and a very, very muscular Michael B. Jordan, Marvel finally released the first full trailer for Black Panther, which is set to arrive in theaters in February 2018.
