Tag: Black Panther
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Can ‘Black Panther’ Fend Off ‘Tomb Raider’ for Fifth Straight Weekend at #1?
This weekend, Disney and Marvel’s Black Panther will become only the seventh film to have ever topped $600 million at the domestic box office. Like last weekend, however, the one question that lingers is whether or not it will be able to retain the #1 spot yet again, becoming the first film since Avatar to…
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‘Black Panther,’ ‘Walking Dead’ Rule Saturn Awards Nominations
Disney dominated the Saturn Awards nominations on Thursday morning.Marvel’s “Black Panther” nabbed a leading 14 noms, followed by Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” with 13.The winners of the 44th annual awards show will be announced by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films in June.Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water” and…
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What does ‘Black Panther’ mean for diversity in Hollywood?
Inclusion rider and Marvel blockbuster’s international performance dominate conversation as Hollywood looks to future.The $1bn global success of Black Panther has put a cat among the pigeons, silencing the naysayers who argued films with a black cast do not perform internationally, encouraged diversity advocates, and ignited an explosion of interest in Hollywood’s favourite new hashtag.Inclusion…
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Superhero Bits: ‘Captain Marvel’ Skrull Theories, Fan of Steel Trivia Challenge & More
Why does one Black Panther screenwriter think Tony Stark wouldn’t be as warmly received today? Do you have what it takes to participate in Krypton’s Fan Of Steel Live Trivia Challenge at SyFy? Want a sneak peek at the new suits in X-Men: Dark Phoenix? Why do some fans think Nick Fury will become a…
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Beyond ‘Black Panther,’ Studios Are Losing Interest in the Domestic Blockbuster
As expected, last week “Black Panther” passed $1 billion worldwide when China opened to strong numbers. Overseas, the Marvel title now ranks above nearly all recent comic-book movie adaptations. Next week, it should cross $600 million in North America.This is wonderful news on many levels: For Marvel and for Disney, certainly; for diversity representation in…
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‘Black Panther’ Powers Past ‘Dark Knight Rises’ at Worldwide Box Office
Marvel-Disney’s “Black Panther” has topped “The Dark Knight Rises” to become the 20th-highest grossing movie of all time worldwide, grossing $1.09 billion in less than a month of release.“Black Panther” became the 33rd film to cross the $1 billion worldwide mark on March 10. It trails “Transformers: Age of Extinction” by less than $1 million…
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Ben Affleck, Matt Damon production company adopts inclusion rider policy
Michael B. Jordan publicly supported diversity policy last week.Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Pearl Street Films has become the second production company in Hollywood run by high-profile stars to adopt the inclusion rider.Actor and producer Fanshen Cox Digiovanni tweeted from SXSW on Tuesday that the company would adopt the policy on its projects going forward.Last…
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Heroes: What’s Next For ‘Black Panther’ After Breaking $1 Billion? ‘Jessica Jones’ Season 2 Thoughts
On this episode of Heroes, Jon Schnepp, Coy Jandreau, Joelle Monique, and Markeia McCarty discuss the following: Black Panther crossed $1 billion at the box office this weekend. The panel discusses what might be next for the character and the franchise. Jessica Jones Season 2 has been released on Netflix. The panel offers their non-spoiler…
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Movie Talk: ‘Black Panther’ Crosses $1 Billion at the Box Office; Spielberg Sets Next Projects
On this episode of Collider Movie Talk, Kristian Harloff, Perri Nemiroff, Jon Schnepp, and Andrew Ghai discuss the following: Black Panther officially crosses $1 billion worldwide at the box office and becomes the first McU film to be #1 for four straight weeks. Variety is reporting that Steven Spielberg had a secret table read over…
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‘Black Panther’ Writer Doesn’t Think ‘Iron Man’ Would Work With Today’s Audiences
Over the weekend, “Black Panther” co-writer Joe Robert Cole was speaking at a “Superhero Science” panel at SXSW, and he had some surprising things to say about the Marvel Cinematic Universe. According to the writer, if “Iron Man” was released today, we probably wouldn’t have the McU as we know it.According to a report from…