Check Out Marvel's Stunning New 'Black Panther' Photos
Go ahead and welcome yourself to Wakanda by checking out more than a dozen photos from Marvel's upcoming "Black Panther" movie.
Entertainment Weekly put Chadwick Boseman's T'Challa and company on the cover of its Comic-Con double issue. They also posted 20 photos from the movie, featuring Black Panther himself, Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan), Okoye (Danai Gurira), Ayo (Florence Kasumba), Nakia (Lupita Nyong'o), Zuri (Forest Whitaker), Shuri (Letitia Wright), Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Everett K. Ross (Martin Freeman), and more.
"We could make five movies only about Panther and his world because it's so rich," Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios, told EW.
Director and co-writer Ryan Coogler told EW what sets Black Panther apart in the Marvel world. "What makes him different from other superheroes first and foremost is he doesn't see himself as a superhero. He sees himself as a politician. That's the first thing on his mind when he wakes up in the morning: 'How am I going to fulfill my duties as king of this place?'"
Boseman told EW that this movie picks up from T'Challa's debut in "Captain America: Civil War," which showed the assassination of his father, T'Chaka (John Kani), the previous king of Wakanda:
"It [explores] his mourning process, his connection to why his father was killed, and feeling like he should have been able to do something about it. All that ties into how he's going to rule."
Here are some of EW's photos, including the Wakandan Royal Portrait tweeted by Chadwick Boseman himself:
Thanks to @EW we have a first look at #BlackPanther's #ComicCon cover and our cast. https://t.co/JQWj3TUHce#WelcometoWakandapic.twitter.com/1n4LDOoFwS
— Chadwick Boseman (@chadwickboseman) July 12, 2017
T'Challa/Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman)
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T'Challa/Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman)
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Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa/Black Panther
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L to R: T'Challa/Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) and Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan)
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Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan)
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L to R: Okoye (Danai Gurira), Nakia (Lupita Nyong'o) and Ayo (Florence Kasumba)
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Zuri (Forest Whitaker)
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L to R: Shuri (Letitia Wright), Nakia (Lupita Nyong'o), Ramonda (Angela Bassett) and Everett K. Ross (Martin Freeman)
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L to R: Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan) and T'Challa/Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman)
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L to R: Nakia (Lupita Nyong'o) and T'Challa/Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman)
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"Black Panther" opens February 16th, 2018.
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