In 2018, Marvel Studios revealed to its viewers Black Panther. A superhero movie that focuses on T’Challa and his people. Event film, Black Panther has become an unprecedented global success. However, initially, the bigwigs at Marvel Studios were a little hesitant about releasing the film.
Black Panther: an event film
A 2018, Marvel Studios black Black Panther. The first part of a new saga, the feature film focuses on T’Challa, the king of Wakanda and incidentally the vigilante Black Panther. Introduced two years earlier in Captain America : Civil WarBlack Panther is an iconic comic book character. Created in 1966 by Stan Lee and Jack KirbyBlack Panther is the first ever black superhero in comics general public. It therefore has a unique and unprecedented cultural and social status. However, Black Panther had never before been brought to the screen.
Of course, the announcement of a film Black Panther is an event in itself. Cult character, social and political icon, charismatic superhero, all the ingredients are there to make a great film.
Directed by Ryan Cooglerled by Chadwick Boseman, Michael B Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o ou encore Forest Whitakerit is a film by African-Americans for African-Americans. A first in the audiovisual landscape of superhero films.
Not surprisingly, Black Panther is a triumphThe feature film is nominated for 7 Oscars and leaves with three statuettes including Best Music for Ludwig Göransson. On the box office side, Black Panther reported more than $1.3 billion box office revenue. Faced with this thunderous success, Marvel Studios even capitalized on a sequel, Black Panther : Wakanda Foreverreleased in 2022. Here again the film was a financial success with more than $859 million in box office revenue.
Marvel was chilly
During a recent appearance on the podcast Marc Maron WTFthe actress Lupita Nyong’o returned to the genesis of Black Panther. The one who embodies Nakia in the MCU spoke about Marvel Studios’ fear of such a project. She highlighted how anxious the producers were about such a film:
There was a lot of fear, of course, because the studio was taking a risk by making this superhero movie with all black people. We really felt it. Even for us. We were like, “We have to succeed. We can’t fail.” Because too often, you hear the lie that black culture doesn’t sell. That a black experience is not a universal experience. And we had to prove that wrong. There was a sense of belonging and determination on set.
Even if we can point out the technical and artistic flaws de Black Pantherit should be emphasized the social and political importance of this blockbuster. Black Panther proved to investors that a mainstream film driven entirely by African-American culture sells and can explode the box office. Helped by the Marvel brand, Black Panther ultimately had little chance of failure. With a budget of $200 millionRyan Coogler’s blockbuster, has been a huge money-spinner.
As for the sequel, it’s difficult to know in which direction the saga will go. Black Panther. For now, No third film has been made official.. However, Marvel Studios is currently working on an animated series for Disney+ titled Eyes of Wakanda. As for Lupita Nyong’o, she is still on the bill for A Quiet Place: Day 1. We will also soon be able to hear it in the animated film The Wild Robotwhich will be released in theaters on October 9.
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