Director Ryan Coogler says his debut Marvel Studios film Black Panther is going to be his most personal movie to date.
The 29-year-old Creed and Fruitvale Station helmer is doing a Marvel project is directing the first solo film featuring the Wakandan superhero who made his debut in Captain America: Civil War.
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“It’s going to be my most personal movie to date, which is crazy to say, but it’s completely the case. I’m obsessed with this character and this story right now, and I think it’s going to be very unique and still fit into the overall narrative that they’re establishing,” Coogler said.
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The filmmaker considers the opportunity a big creative challenge.
“It’s a specific challenge. What Marvel’s doing, and what you see a lot of studios doing now that Marvel has done it so successfully, is making content that exists in a particular universe, where the characters tie in and crossover, and I think that’s a great creative challenge to me - to make this movie as personal as possible,” he said.
Black Panther debuted in Captain America: Civil War, which has the fifth-biggest opening ever in the US box office.
{{/usCountry}}Black Panther debuted in Captain America: Civil War, which has the fifth-biggest opening ever in the US box office.
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Chadwick Boseman is playing the lead in the film which also stars Luptia Nyong’o and Michael B Jordon.
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