Marvel's Black Panther Movie Will Have a 90% African or African American Cast

-
90 Percent of the Black Panther Movie Cast will be African or African American


Black Panther Will Have a 90% African-American Cast
First they announce the Black Panther movie starting Chadwick Boseman, a black superhero. Then they announced that Michael B. Jordan from Creed would also be in the movie and let’s not forget the lovely Lupita Nyong’o is also a part of this all-star cast. What’s more exciting is they’ve also announced that 90 percent of the cast is going to be African or African American.This comes to no surprise to most people that saw “Captain America: Civil War”, seeing that the film will possibly take place solely in the African country of Wakanda. Black Panther is an African Prince turned King so it’s only fitting that the movie takes place in Africa with a predominately black cast.

The new Black Panther cast has really started to come together. It was announced way back in 2014 that Chadwick Boseman will be playing the lead T'Challa in the standalone adventure, with the character first being introduced in this month's Captain America: Civil War. This past week has seen two major additions, with Star Wars: The Force Awakens actress Lupita Nyong'o in talks to play the love interest and Creed star Michael B. Jordan taking on a role believed to be the villain. Now comes a report that most of the cast will be made up of African-American or African actors. Which makes sense, since the story will be primarily set in the fictional African city of Wakanda.
During the latest Empire Film Podcast, Marvel boss Kevin Feige dropped by, explaining why Civil War was used to introduce the word of Black Panther. He also had some interesting info to share on T'Challa's solo movie. He explains.
During the latest Empire Film Podcast, Marvel boss Kevin Feige dropped by, explaining why Civil War was used to introduce the word of Black Panther. He also had some interesting info to share on T'Challa's solo movie. He explains.
In the first Civil War post-credit scene, we got our first glimpse of Wakanda, which is where The Winter Solider is now locked away. And we got to see the giant Black Panther statue that guard's T'Challa's place of business. This is the first time an entire nation from the Marvel comic books has been introduced in a tag at the end of a movie, with these sequences usually used to introduce new characters or plot points moving forward in the MCU.
Below is a clip from Civil War, the first look at Black Panther in action!
Chadwick Boseman – Will be playing T’Challa / Black Panther
Michael B. Jordan – Will be playing Erik Killmonger
Lupita Nyong’o – Will be playing Nakia
Danai Gurira – Will be playing Okoye
Danai Gurira was born in Grinnell, Iow
Winston Duke – Will be playing M’Baku / Man-Ape
"That will be amongst the best ensembles we've ever had. And 90% of the cast is either African or African-American."
Aside from Michael B. Jordan and Lupita Nyong'o, no other cast has been announced at this time, but there are reportedly several other key roles that need to be filled. While Jordan is being called the 'villain', exactly which character he is playing has not yet been divulged.
Image result for Black Panther Cast
It is possible that Lupita Nyong'o is playing the part of the Dora Milaje, an elite group of female bodyguards who are also potential candidates to become the new queen of Wakanda. Her character hasn't been officially confirmed at this point, either. One member of the Dora Milaje was revealed in Captain America: Civil War, which also showed the death of T'challa's father, T'chaka (John Kani).
During certain scenes of Marvel's Civil War, T'challa and T'chaka are seen speaking the Wakandan language, which director Joe Russo recently revealed is an African language known as Xhosa, which Chadwick Boseman learned for these scenes. The director also revealed that over 7.6 million people speak this language, but it isn't known if Lupita Nyong'o, who was raised in Kenya, speaks this language, or if she will be required to learn it for the role.
Ryan Coogler (Creed) is directing Black Panther from his own script, with Joe Robert Cole (American Crime Story) writing an earlier draft. Producer Kevin Feige recently revealed that production will begin in early 2017 while teasing that casting announcements will start to be made this summer. We don't know how many major characters have yet to be cast, or if a previously-established character with Wakandan ties will return. Last summer's Avengers: Age of Ultron introduced fans to Ulysses Klaue (Andy Serkis), although we don't know for sure if he will be back in Black Panther. He may be part of the 10% non-African cast.
Excited about the release of this film? Be prepared to wait until February 16, 2018.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Difference between A-list, B-list, C-list and D-list Actors & Celebrities

-
Image
“A-list”  actors are exceptionally successful, their notoriety extends beyond the silver screen, and their name guarantees a box office hit. Some “A-list” actors include: Will Smith, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Angelina Jolie, Meryl Streep, and Johnny Depp. The “A-list” actors are usually made up of male actors as with more high earning positions. “B-list”  actors are usually television actors or less successful movie stars. Some “B-list” actors include: Nicholas Cage, Katherine Heigl, David Morse, Samantha Morton, and Pierce Brosnan. “B-list” actors usually never headline a film by themselves; this means the supporting actors are usually fairly notable too. “C-list”  actor is a character actor that’s known by face and not by name. They are usually still good actors, but they receive less notoriety than an A or B-list actor. “D-list”  actors are the lowest on the celebrity hierarchy; they appear on celebrity game shows and reality television....
Read more

'Passengers' Cast Chris Pratt & Jennifer Lawrence Team Up for New Movie

-
Image
Georgia’s film industry is growing one movie at a time. The next major motion picture to film in the Atlanta area is Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt’s new movie ‘Passengers’. Tom Rothman gave the thumbs-up to  Passengers  with a budget of about $120m after tax incentives. Sony Pictures has just given the nod for the production of 'Passengers,' an interstellar romance starring two big names of Hollywood - Christ Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence. People reported that both the stars are expected to get two paychecks for the upcoming film It's set on a spaceship, the cast is the same size as Gravity's, and the budget is huge.  But what else do we know about 2016's biggest sci-fi film? Actress Jennifer Lawrence was  recently spotted  while getting out of a vehicle on the set of the upcoming flick, ‘Passengers,’ which is being filmed in Atlanta.  Co-star Chris Pratt was also spotted on location as he prepped up for his first day on set. Sony’...
Read more

These Are The Top Talent Agents Who Run Hollywood...

-
Image
We’ve looked at Hollywood agents who represent the biggest stars and who have stepped out from behind their clients to be recognized in their own right . Here a glimps of t he Hollywood agents who are behind the biggest names in the biz, sign million-dollar deals over  martinis, and pick future movies stars from Tide commercials.  The talent agents in Hollywood are some of the most powerful people in the entertainment industry. [Next to a really good Publicist] They are responsible for representing and negotiating deals for their clients, so that their clients star in the best movies, for the most money, as opposed to a rival agent’s client. As you may imagine, being an agent is a cutthroat, dirty business. In turn for getting their A-list clients the best parts, they get a sizable chunk of the change that their stars receive. There are four agencies in Hollywood that represent more than 70% of the entertainment industry’s actors, directors, write...
Read more