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Director Ryan Coogler's Black Panther gives the Marvel Cinematic Universe its first solo showcase for a black superhero, the Avenger also known as T'Challa, king of the fictional African nation of Wakanda.

So imagine what it might be like for a black superhero, a person purposefully breaking the law while having enhanced metahuman abilities or causing millions of dollars worth of collateral damage to city property.

And the film counts as a major, important victory for representation — not just as a rare, series - launching vehicle for a black superhero, but also as a mega-budget Hollywood tentpole starring mostly black actors, one that's explicitly about black (and African) identity.

The Afro - punk and Afrofuturism aesthetics, the unapologetic black swagger, the miniscule appearances from non-black characters — it's an important resetting of a standard of what's possible around creating a mythology for a black superhero.

Hancock, released 10 years ago, is the quirkiest film in this lineage; it stars Will Smith and cost $ 150 million to make, and yet it inspires very little defense or consideration as a display of the potential for black superheroes on the big screen.

Not exact matches

He's known for his writing on race and politics — so it makes sense that his latest project, a comic book series for Marvel called «Black Panther,» is about the first black superhero in mainstream U.S. coBlack Panther,» is about the first black superhero in mainstream U.S. coblack superhero in mainstream U.S. comics.

The sublime moment of the release of a black superhero film rich in black artistic talent has become a license for outward displays of black brilliance and black beauty.

Much like the success of last year's Warner Bros. film Wonder Woman helped change the conversation around a female superhero movie helmed by a woman director, a box - office smashing debut for Black Panther could pave the way for a similar paradigm shift in Hollywood with regard to how studios approach big - budget stories about characters of color.

Such a showing would hand Black Panther the largest domestic opening ever for a February release, topping the $ 152 million President's Day opening for 2016's Deadpool, the R - rated superhero flick from 21st Century Fox.

A few weeks ago, the superhero movie Deadpool grossed $ 132 million at the domestic box office on its opening weekend, setting a record for R - rated premieres — and dousing its $ 58 million budget in black ink.

The world has been waiting a long time for Black Panther, a film that doesn't settle for fleeting entertaining trifles and instead delivers something unlike any superhero movie you've seen before.

The world has been waiting a long time for Black Panther, a film that doesn't settle for fleeting entertaining trifles and instead delivers something unlike any superhero movie you've seen...

After Iron Fist was rightly criticized for racial insensitivities, using the character's well - established comic book friendship with one of Marvel's most prominent black superheroes to directly confront systemic racism is a bold, smart move.

Chadwick Boseman is probably most famous for being the Black Panther (first in Captain America: Civil War, next in his own upcoming movie), but he's also a Harvard - educated guy and has clearly put a lot of thought into portraying the Marvel Cinematic Universe's first black superhero with their own mBlack Panther (first in Captain America: Civil War, next in his own upcoming movie), but he's also a Harvard - educated guy and has clearly put a lot of thought into portraying the Marvel Cinematic Universe's first black superhero with their own mblack superhero with their own movie.

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But if an NBA player was ever truly a superhero, it was LeBron James the very moment he put on the black mask for himself.

A new trailer for the coming superhero movie Black Panther came out in a TV commercial Monday, during the College Football Playoff National Championship.

Diehard fans of the Green Hornet superhero series will soon get a chance to buy the masked crime - fighter's legendary Black Beauty car that was used in the F / A -18 E Super Hornet Strike Fighter Simulation for FSX and P3D

Whether you're a Marvel fan or just excited for a movie centered on the first major black superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Black Panther overdeliblack superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Black Panther overdeliBlack Panther overdelivers.

Before we get carried away, let's be clear: «Black Panther» is still a superhero movie, which means that it's effectively conceived for 10 - year - olds and all those who wish a film like this had existed when they were 10.

But Black Panther breaks the Marvel mold for so long that in some ways, it's disappointing when it reveals itself as just another superhero movie — albeit one that gives the world a hero that so many fans have long desired and deserved.

t's inspiring and historic for a superhero movie to be comprised of an all - black cast (or, at least, in all of its leading roles).

With solid actors, good writing, vibrant costume work, a terrific score from Coogler - regular Ludwig Goransson (Central Intelligence, Stretch), humor that's delivered with refreshing subtlety, and Coogler's taut pacing that also takes the time to build up its scenarios, Black Panther succeeds at delivering an unlikely solo effort in the superhero genre, and leaves skeptics and those completely unaware of the characters within the comic books hungry for more.

It's tapping into an audience Hollywood has long underserved — the analytics firm comScore reported that Black Panther's opening - weekend audience was 37 percent African American, well above the average of 15 percent for superhero movies.

As Jamil Smith writes for Time, the character of the Black Panther — the first black comic - book superhero — was created in 1966 during the civil - rights movement and very much represented «a vision of black grandeur and, indeed, power in a trying time.&rBlack Panther — the first black comic - book superhero — was created in 1966 during the civil - rights movement and very much represented «a vision of black grandeur and, indeed, power in a trying time.&rblack comic - book superhero — was created in 1966 during the civil - rights movement and very much represented «a vision of black grandeur and, indeed, power in a trying time.&rblack grandeur and, indeed, power in a trying time.»

We are supposed to look upon this silliness as having a profound import for the simple reason that Black Panther is the first Marvel film, as was the comic series in its time, starring a superhero of African descent.

Once T'Challa's true challenge is revealed, «Black Panther» becomes something deeper than the mere formation of one superhero, engaging such subjects as: the legacy of colonialism; collective memory and interior geography; the tension between autonomy and social conscience; and the need for solidarity within an African diaspora at political and cultural odds with itself.

Except for Will Smith in Hancock, and Samuel L. Jackson as Frozone in The Incredibles, and of course Halle Berry and Anthony Mackie in other Marvel Universe pictures, plus Wesley Snipes in Blade (if you want to press the point) and Robert Townsend in The Meteor Man (which should not be forgotten), there simply have been no black superheroes in the movies.

Black Panther may not be the first superhero film to place a black lead front and centre — Wesley Snipes made two great Blade movies plus another one, and the»90s delivered a handful of now - forgotten fare with black men behind the mask (Spawn, Steel, Blankman, The Meteor Man)-- but it is the first to surround its hero with an equally diverse cast, and announce itself as the new blockbuster status - quo, not a one - off alternative for a widely underrepresented audiBlack Panther may not be the first superhero film to place a black lead front and centre — Wesley Snipes made two great Blade movies plus another one, and the»90s delivered a handful of now - forgotten fare with black men behind the mask (Spawn, Steel, Blankman, The Meteor Man)-- but it is the first to surround its hero with an equally diverse cast, and announce itself as the new blockbuster status - quo, not a one - off alternative for a widely underrepresented audiblack lead front and centre — Wesley Snipes made two great Blade movies plus another one, and the»90s delivered a handful of now - forgotten fare with black men behind the mask (Spawn, Steel, Blankman, The Meteor Man)-- but it is the first to surround its hero with an equally diverse cast, and announce itself as the new blockbuster status - quo, not a one - off alternative for a widely underrepresented audiblack men behind the mask (Spawn, Steel, Blankman, The Meteor Man)-- but it is the first to surround its hero with an equally diverse cast, and announce itself as the new blockbuster status - quo, not a one - off alternative for a widely underrepresented audience.

A new trailer for Disney Infinity 2.0 was released today, revealing that several popular Marvel superheroes will be joining the roster this time around, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Hawkeye, and Black Widow.

Appropriately labeled «Mr. Biopic» by friend - of - the - page Emmanuel Noisette of E-Man's Movie Reviews, Chadwick Boseman looks nothing like 1940's Marshall, but the Black Panther superhero wasn't selected for his looks.

Black Panther arrives with all the critics displaying superhero - sized goodwill for its very existence.

It's bold for a blockbuster, especially a superhero movie to proudly embrace the creativeness with an African setting and all black cast.

Director Ryan Coogler through Marvel's official social media pages, shared a thank you note for the fans across the globe, for their love and support, that made Marvel's first black standalone superhero film, such a mammoth hit.

Like last summer's cure for the common superhero blockbuster, the DC Comics ringer «Wonder Woman,» «Black Panther» fleshes out a beautifully functioning society far from the prying, destructive eyes of the outside world.

With Black Panther already pulling in over $ 930.7 million at the box office so far, it was a foregone conclusion that there will be a sequel for the superhero king of Wakanda sometime in Marvel's future.

Elba revealing his desire for a superhero lead for years and even tried to convince Marvel Studios to give him another MCU role talking with them about heroes like Blade, Luke Cage and Black Panther.

The new superhero movie will release after Black Panther, and will set the ball rolling for MCU's Avengers: Infinity War later this year.

This is already a pretty epic year for superhero movies and we've just gotten Black Panther.

The trailers point to a new direction for depicting not only black superheroes, but also how we imagine our heroes.

As Rotten Tomatoes points out, Black Panther's score will continue to fluctuate throughout its theatrical run, but for now, it's the highest - rated superhero film on the review - aggregate website.

His story, one of an ingrained birthright, legacy and royalty is a stark difference for how we tend to treat most black superheroes — and black superhero movies.

Set in deep space, and in half a dozen lands (New York, Wakanda, Titan, Knowhere), the film presents a galactic battle for the fate of the universe that throws together the six original Avengers; the follow - up wave of Marvel superheroes who've only recently been given their own origin stories (Black Panther, Dr. Strange, the rebooted Spider - Man); the Guardians of the Galaxy; and a sprinkling of other figures who've been there on the fringes.

Here's the Marvel movie even non-Marvel fans are prepared to root for, the rare black superhero film, one boasting not only an almost all - black cast but helmed by a black director as well.

Chadwick Boseman's Black Panther turns up much too late into the movie for the superhero whose own film is Marvel's top grosser.

Black Panther obliterated box - office records last weekend as it earned over $ 192 million during the three - day weekend, good enough for the second biggest superhero opening ever behind The Avengers (2012).

Black Panther Rated PG - 13 for prolonged sequences of action violence, and a brief rude gesture Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96 % Available on Disc and Streaming Marvel's mega-hit about an African king / superhero gets its home entertainment release this week, where it will no doubt grow it's already legendary profitability.

With a talented, majority black cast, a director with a distinctive voice and several technical triumphs, including some incredible costume design by two - time Oscar nominee Ruth Carter (Amistad, Malcolm X), Black Panther is a superhero highpoint for the history bblack cast, a director with a distinctive voice and several technical triumphs, including some incredible costume design by two - time Oscar nominee Ruth Carter (Amistad, Malcolm X), Black Panther is a superhero highpoint for the history bBlack Panther is a superhero highpoint for the history books.

The Black Panther movie was full of awesome people doing awesome things, like T'Challa's cool superhero stuff, Shuri's cool science stuff, and Killmonger's cool shirtless scenes, but it'd be tough for any of them to be as badass as the Dora Milaje, Wakanda's army of female warriors.

This year, people are likely to do the same for Black Panther, the first superhero of color to carry a big budgeted film.