"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" tops box office, brings in $330 million worldwide
The Black Panther sequel had the second-biggest opening of the year, and it paid tribute to late actor Chadwick Boseman.
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The Black Panther sequel had the second-biggest opening of the year, and it paid tribute to late actor Chadwick Boseman.
The sequel to the 2018 Marvel superhero film "Black Panther" is in theaters now. "Wakanda Forever" focuses on how the fictional African nation deals with the death of its king and superhero Black Panther following the real-life death of actor Chadwick Boseman. Erik Davis, director of editorial and social at Fandango. joins CBS News to discuss the film.
"In retrospect, in hindsight, a lot of things made sense," Coogler said about the days before Boseman died.
Ryan Coogler is the co-writer and director of the new movie "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." He joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss the highly anticipated project, and making the movie without star Chadwick Boseman.
"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" is expected to be one of the biggest movies of the year, and early reviews are calling it one of Marvel Studios' best films ever. Actor Winston Duke, who plays M'Baku in the movie, joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss the project and filming it without late actor Chadwick Boseman.
The sequel, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," serves as a moving tribute to the beloved actor and his character.
Boseman, who played King T'Challa in 2018's "Black Panther" and several other Marvel films, died in 2020 at age 43 after a private, four-year battle with colon cancer.
The company said on Thursday that instead of focusing on T'Challa's storyline, "Black Panther 2" will "explore the world of Wakanda."
A recently publicized text message from late actor Chadwick Boseman gives even more insight into how much of a real superhero he was to his youngest fans.
"For him to see [a superhero] that looked like him or looked like his father, as far as a Black man that's saving the world, that meant a lot to him," his dad told CBS News.
"There was an authenticity and a grace and respect to not just each role that he was inhabiting but also I think to what it meant to the Black community each he stepped in front of the camera," Johnson said.
In addition to tributes for the "Black Panther" actor, racial justice was a major theme of the VMAs shaped by the coronavirus pandemic.
The "Black Panther" star died Friday at 43 after a private battle with colon cancer.
Boseman was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer in 2016, and it had progressed to stage four, according to the post announcing his death.
The star of "Black Panther" died at age 43, following a four-year fight against colon cancer.
Disney said the film will be shown at 250 participating AMC locations nationwide the first week in February.
The comic book-turned-blockbuster is the first superhero film to secure a nomination in the Academy's top category
"Black Panther" grossed more than $1 billion worldwide.
Chadwick Boseman said while it was an honor to be recognized for playing a superhero, it was more important to "acknowledge the heroes we have in real life"
Boseman will give the keynote address at his alma mater Howard's 150th commencement ceremony on May 12
Critic David Edelstein says the new movie, featuring a black superhero and "crazy-tough women," is a nice departure from the Marvel blueprint