Black Panther premiere puts SA on the map

The Black Panther premiere on Monday night made the South African flag fly high.

John Kani, Atandwa Kani and Connie Chiume joined other cast members in Los Angeles.

Roles

In Black Panther, John plays the role of King T’Chaka, Atandwa a younger version of him and Chiume will play a mining elder.

In an interview with Variety, John Kani talked about how Black Panther represents Africans in a different light.

“I knew we would introduce a different African. The African that is a global figure, the African that cares and contributes to world peace.”