Like Terminator and Darth Vader, Erik Killmonger’s evil is all the more compelling when we find out the wrong turn he has takenWhen Empire magazine published its list of the all-time top 50 villains in cinema in 2016, there was no place for any of the Marvel cinematic universe’s many baddies.
In fact, only a single comic-book villain, Heath Ledger’s Joker from 2008’s The Dark Knight – made the cut.
The McU has had its moments when it comes to charismatic exponents of evil – Tom Hiddleston’s heartbroken yet icily evil Loki in Kenneth Branagh’s Thor and Cate Blanchett’s slinky but ruthless Hela in its sequel, Thor: Ragnarok, spring to mind.
But it would probably be fair to say there have been as many misses as hits along the way.One of the most heartening aspects of Black Panther’s success has been the way it bucks this trend.
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