Black Panther got nods in the Best Movie and Best On-Screen Team categories‚ while lead actor Chadwick Boseman is nominated for Best Performance in a Movie and Best Hero.
Letitia Wright (Shuri) was nominated for Scene Stealer category and Black Panther bae Michael B. Jordan was nominated for Best Villain.
Black Panther has been doing great since its release. In just its first weekend in cinemas, Black Panther earned $242m at the US box office.
The film has been hailed a cultural phenomenon by many.
On Tuesday, Black Panther’s director wrote a heartfelt letter to thank fans for their support thus far. It was shared on Facebook.
I am struggling to find the words to express my gratitude at this moment, but I will try.
Filmmaking is a team sport. And our team was made up [of] amazing people from all over the world who believed in this story. Deep down we all hoped that people would come to see a film about a fictional country on the continent of Africa, made up of a cast of people of African descent.
Never in a million years did we imagine that you all would come out this strong. It still humbles me to think that people care enough to spend their money and time watching our film- But to see people of all backgrounds wearing clothing that celebrates their heritage, taking pictures next to our posters with their friends and family, and sometimes dancing in the lobbies of theatres– often moved me and my wife to tears.
For the people who bought out theaters, who posted on social about how lit the film would be, bragged about our awesome cast, picked out outfits to wear, and who stood in line in theatres all over the world– all before seeing the film…
To the press who wrote about the film for folks who hadn’t yet seen it, and encouraged audiences to come out…
And to the young ones, who came out with their parents, with their mentors, and with their friends…
Thank you for giving our team of filmmakers the greatest gift: The opportunity to share this film, that we poured our hearts and souls into, with you.
Sincerely,
Ryan Coogler
P.S. Wakanda Forever
Black Panther stars Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright and Angel Bassett are on the cover of Essence Magazine’s March issue.
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Their male co-stars Chadwick Boseman, Michael Bjordan, Daniel Kaluuya and Forest Whitaker also appear in the March issue of the same magazine.
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Black Panther has received worldwide acclamation. It thus continues to be a hit in many countries all over the world.
Two of South Africa’s biggest stars feature on The Black Panther Soundtrack.
Kendrick Lamar, Black Panther’s producer tweeted on Wednesday night the track list.
Babes Wodumo and Sjava’s names feature on the list.
Babes will feature on a track titled Redemption while Sjava will appear on a track titled Seasons.
Black Panther The Album 2/9 pic.twitter.com/MqhsEcj6iF
— Kendrick Lamar (@kendricklamar) January 31, 2018
The album is set for release on February 9th. The Black Panther movie will premiere in South Africa on 16th February.
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.
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.”
