Sentences with phrase «predominantly black casts»

Weems shows the first installment of her new series, «Sites of Production,» shot on the sets of productions featuring predominantly black casts (Empire features here), alongside her 2012 film Lincoln, Lonnie, and Me — A Story in 5 Parts.

As he did in that film, Hudlin continues his trend of showcasing positive African - American characters, bucking the typical Hollywood trend of sensationalized gangster melodramas whenever dealing with predominantly Black casts.

Crucially, «Black Panther» could help shake up the way Hollywood does business by defying assumptions about films with predominantly black casts and filmmakers.

Ryan Faughnder and Daniel Miller looked at what the film's box office potential means, noting, «Crucially, «Black Panther» could help shake up the way Hollywood does business by defying assumptions about films with predominantly black casts and filmmakers.»

Recent years have reinforced that there is a ceiling to how much films with predominantly black casts can earn, with most grossing close to $ 40 million, no matter how much or little star power they wield.

It's probably hard for you to grasp the humor and the meaning of it from films like this with predominantly black casts in them.

Black Panther is the latest and by far the largest film to obliterate a pernicious Hollywood myth — that international audiences won't show up for movies with predominantly black casts.

Boseman noted in his monologue that his host gig is coming some two months after the opening of Marvel's groundbreaking blockbuster featuring a predominantly black cast.

«Black Panther» faces a mountain of expectations as it lands in theaters this weekend, from its positioning as Marvel's first feature starring a predominantly black cast to the studio's most anticipated setup for this summer's «Avengers: Infinity War.»

Though Black Panther will be Marvel's first film with a black lead and a predominantly black cast, the Wakandan king isn't the first black hero to take center stage in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The movie, which stars a predominantly black cast, has been given unanimous praise from critics and fans alike, but none are more proud than director and co-writer Ryan Coogler.

Marvel's Black Panther will also be a landmark for people of color, featuring a predominantly black cast, while unpacking sociopolitical messages, with Ulysses Klaue (Andy Serkis) and Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan) returning to exploit the African nation.

And it's not just the first superhero movie with a predominantly black cast — it's the first with a black director, black writers, black costume and production designers, and a black executive producer.

The 46 - year - old actor stars as Everett K. Ross in the widely acclaimed Marvel movie, which features a predominantly black cast, but Martin doubts the film will spark a significant social change in the US.

Audiences too have high praise for film's direction, visuals, performances, its unapologetic and positive depiction of African cultures, and its predominantly black cast as it suited a film about a fictional African country.

Marvel's «Black Panther» is ready for the record books: The first movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe led by a predominantly black cast.

While movies featuring black superheroes aren't too much of a novice idea (see Blade, Storm, War Machine, etc.), a film specifically centered on a black superhero with a predominantly Black cast is what's caused such a buzz with Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige stating that «90 percent of the cast is either African or African - American.»

Of course it shouldn't come as too much of a surprise that the first major superhero film directed by a black man and starring a predominantly black cast is a new benchmark for representation and storytelling.

With just a few more days until it hits theaters, the hype around Black Panther is reaching a fever pitch as everyone prepares to see Marvel's first film with a predominantly black cast and a black director.

This year's Black Panther with its predominantly black cast was a humongous success for the studio and many believe that after the Thanos and Infinity Stones storyline is finished, the major characters would be the younger superheroes instead of Iron Man, Captain America and so on.

A movie like Black Panther that's set in Africa with a predominantly black cast tells black audiences in particular that they, too, can be heroic and that their stories belong in the larger cultural canon.

For viewers who embraced the first season as a gritty crime drama with a predominantly black cast, however, the pivot in season two to the travails of white dockworkers was a jolt, even as it pulled in new viewers.

Those are just a handful of the records shattered by Black Panther, notable for being the first entry out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a Black lead and a predominantly Black cast.

Because Black Panther is the first solo superhero movie to feature a black star and predominantly black cast since Marvel Studios launched its cinematic universe with Iron Man in 2008, there's been an immense interest in how well it will ultimately perform at the box office.

It stars Chadwick Boseman as the lead character T'Challa, alongside a predominantly black cast including Angela Bassett, Michael B. Jordan, Daniel Kaluuya and Lupita Nyong «o.

The folks at Marvel kick things up a notch with their first big - screen superhero offering to feature a predominantly black cast.

While black superheroes have appeared in Marvel's films before, this entry stars a black actor in Chadwick Boseman, and features a predominantly black cast.

The film is the first Marvel superhero movie to feature a predominantly black cast.

From indies to blockbusters, films featuring a predominantly Black cast, helmed by a...

But the fact this attack was aimed at the most high - profile movie ever to feature a predominantly black cast felt racist.

With a predominantly black cast, it is also getting lauded for a positive portrayal of African culture and progressive values.

Not exact matches

That alone would be reason to get excited, and Coogler makes good on the landmark project's potential by featuring a predominantly black ensemble, casting some of the best young actors around — from Chadwick Boseman (who proved his dramatic chops playing James Brown, Jackie Robinson, and Thurgood Marshall in recent years) to Michael B. Jordan (even more buff, and twice as charismatic, than he appeared in the director's two previous features, «Fruitvale Station» and «Creed»)-- as well as such legends as Forest Whitaker and Angela Bassett.

Shooting began in Atlanta in 2016 with a predominantly all - black cast.

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Not only is Ryan Coogler the first black man to direct a major superhero film, but the cast — including Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong» o, Daniel Kaluuya, Angela Bassett, Michael B. Jordan, and Danai Gurira — and crew are predominantly black.

«Peeples,» which features a predominantly black ensemble cast including Craig Robinson and Kerry Washington, is also tracking well with African Americans.

Otherwise, Hollywood's biggest night represented a remarkable reversal of its recent lily - white preferences, picking the predominantly - black cast Moonlight as Best Picture, along with African - Americans Viola Davis (Best Supporting Actress), Mahershal Ali (Moonlight), Barry Jenkins (Best Adapted Screenplay) and Ezra Edelman (director of O.J.: Made in America).

«Coogler makes good on the landmark project's potential by featuring a predominantly black ensemble, casting some of the best young actors around — from Chadwick Boseman (who proved his dramatic chops playing James Brown, Jackie Robinson, and Thurgood Marshall in recent years) to Michael B. Jordan (even more buff, and twice as charismatic, than he appeared in the director's two previous features, «Fruitvale Station» and «Creed»)-- as well as such legends as Forest Whitaker and Angela Bassett.