Black Panther

Black Panther (2018)

Timing: 2:15 (135 min)

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Release date

2018-02-13

Country

United States

Production

Marvel Studios

Genre

Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Budget

$200 000 000

Revenue

$1 349 926 083

Website

https://www.marvel.com/movies/black-panther

Director

Ryan Coogler

Actors

Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Sterling K. Brown, Angela Bassett
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Scenario

Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole

Producer

Kevin Feige, Stan Lee, Jeffrey Chernov, Louis D'Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Nate Moore

Operator

Rachel Morrison

Composer

Ludwig Göransson

Artist

Marlie Arnold, Daniel Frank

Audition

Sarah Halley Finn

Editing

Debbie Berman, Michael P. Shawver, Douglas Dresser
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• Black Panther first appeared as a supporting character in issue #52 of the comic book *Fantastic Four*, released in 1966. The character proved so popular with the public that he soon received his own comic book series.
• The sound of the Wakandan language is based on the Xhosa language (one of the official languages of South Africa). The clicking sounds in this language are due to its close interaction with Khoisan languages.
• Director Ryan Coogler compared the vibranium mines in Wakanda (a fictional metal that absorbs vibration) to real-life mines in the Congo, where coltan (or columbite-tantalite, widely used in electronics) is mined. Among other things, the Congo has the world's largest deposits of uranium. It was about this element that Albert Einstein wrote to US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1939, emphasizing the importance of uranium in the creation of weapons. It was uranium from the Congo that was used in the atomic bombs that the US dropped on Japan in 1945.
• A Clydesdale horse was used in the filming of the movie, and it moves in the same way as a rhinoceros.
• The comic book character 'Black Panther' was created in July 1966, two months before the formation of the American far-left black militant organization 'Black Panthers'. Many mistakenly believed that the character was related to this political structure, so the character had to be renamed 'Black Leopard', but this name did not appeal to either the public or the comic book authors, and did not last long. Regardless, the name 'Black Leopard' is still mentioned in the film – in T’Challa’s war paint.
• The name 'Wakanda' comes from the Kenyan Wakamba tribe, or Kamba.
• For each of the tribes of Wakanda, the filmmakers developed their own symbolism, and all together this symbolizes the tribal diversity of Wakanda: The Golden Tribe (the royal family) uses black color and the symbol of the sun, which is used throughout Africa, as well as ornaments depicting a panther. The Border Tribe borrowed a lot in architecture and language from Lesotho. The symbols of the tribe are a symbol meaning 'rider', blue color (the national color of Lesotho is blue) and a tree. The weapons of the tribe members are related to rhinoceroses – shields, swords, and so on. Members of the tribe often hide under basotho blankets (this is the ethnic majority in Lesotho). The River Tribe is based on the Surma and Mursi ethnic groups living in Ethiopia. The motifs of the tribal ornament are a green background and shells. Its members wear crocodile skins and hides. The Mining Tribe is based on the Himba and Masai peoples of South Africa. Ornament motifs – red and orange colors, images of lions. The Merchant Tribe is based on the Tuareg people living in the Sahara. Color – purple. The Jabari Tribe is based on the peoples (of the Nilotic group) Bari, Igbo and Dogon, living in West Africa. Representatives of the tribe wear fur in honor of gorillas, which they revere as sacred animals.
• During filming, Michael B. Jordan kept to himself on set, just like his character – Erik, who conflicted with the others.
• The Dora Milaje, the female warriors guarding the ruler, were actresses, stuntwomen, and dancers from Broadway, with each Dora possessing a unique skill that she used for the common good. Finding them all was extremely difficult, so specialists from the casting department jokingly called it “The Search for Dora.”
• Erik’s body scars are the result of scarification, a tradition rooted in ancient African tribes. In some tribes, it was used as an identification mark or a symbol of social status, as well as a sign of certain life achievements; specifically, each scar on Erik meant one person he had killed. In his case, inflicting scars on himself can be considered an attempt to get closer to his African ancestors. It took almost two and a half hours to apply the corresponding makeup to Michael B. Jordan, and four makeup artists were involved.
• When Michael B. Jordan’s character breaks the spear to create a close-combat weapon for the fight with the main character played by Chadwick Boseman, it is a reference to Shaka, the Zulu king who is considered the inventor of the short spear.
• To develop the concept of Wakanda's diversity, director Ryan Coogler enlisted specialists in the field of African history and African politics.
• The Dora Milaje warriors in the film wear neck rings. They are called dzilla, and were first worn by the people of the Ndebele in South Africa, where women wear such rings as a sign of fidelity. The same rings were present in the original comics.
• The amphitheater was built near the film studio in Atlanta. It was approximately 37 meters wide and 12 meters high. The builders were inspired by the Oribi Gorge in South Africa.
• The scene with the Waterfall of Warriors was filmed in Atlanta over 10 days, and shortly after the start of filming, the actors involved in the scene noticeably developed red eyes. Initially, the filmmakers attributed this to chlorine in the water, but that turned out not to be the case. It soon became clear that the cause was prolonged exposure to the sun and the reflection of sunlight off the water. After that, the actors began to wear sunglasses between takes.
• According to actor Sterling K. Brown, the secrecy surrounding the script was so strict that all script pages had to be turned in immediately. Once, he inadvertently left the script in his hotel room, causing filming to be delayed, and he was driven to the hotel where he presented the forgotten pages.
• Black Panther first appeared as a supporting character in issue 52 of the comic book “Fantastic Four,” released in 1966. The character was so well-received by the public that he soon received his own comic book series.
• For each of the tribes of Wakanda, the filmmakers developed their own symbolism, and together it symbolizes the tribal diversity of Wakanda: The Golden Tribe (the royal family) uses black and the symbol of the sun, which is used throughout Africa, as well as ornaments depicting a panther. The Border Tribe borrowed heavily from the architecture and language of Lesotho. The symbols of the tribe are a symbol meaning “rider,” blue (the national color of Lesotho is blue), and a tree. The weapons of the tribe members are related to rhinoceroses – shields, swords, and so on. Members of the tribe often cover themselves with basotho cloaks (this is the ethnic majority in Lesotho). The River Tribe is based on the Surma and Mursi ethnic groups living in Ethiopia. The motifs of the tribal ornament are a green background and shells. Its members wear crocodile skins and hides. The Mining Tribe is based on the Himba and Masai peoples of South Africa. Ornament motifs are red and orange, images of lions. The Merchant Tribe is based on the Tuareg people living in the Sahara. The color is purple. The Jabari Tribe is based on the peoples (of the Nilotic group) Bari, Igbo and Dogon, living in West Africa. Representatives of the tribe wear fur in honor of gorillas, which they revere as sacred animals.