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Ryan Coogler has revealed the complicated backstory on what his film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was supposed to be before the tragic death of the original film’s star, Chadwick Boseman. Speaking to the New York Times, Coogler said the original intent was to make the film’s center about the…

MONDAY AM: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is higher this morning with a $181M opening, still a domestic debut record for the month of November. Sunday came in a million higher than what Disney was expecting at $40.5M (vs. $39.5M), a 28% ease from Saturday’s $56.5M. As we mentioned previously, a robust…

SUNDAY UPDATE, writethru: Disney/Marvel's Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has leapt out of the gate with a $330M global bow. Of that, $180M is from domestic and $150M from the international box office.  Worldwide, and in like-for-likes, the $330M weekend reps the 3rd highest start for any Hollywood…

BAFTA has set Black Panther director Ryan Coogler to deliver this year's prestigious David Lean Lecture. Coogler will give the lecture on December 12 in London. Previous speakers include Martin Scorsese, Robert Altman, Paul Greengrass, David Lynch, Lone Scherfig, Oliver Stone, and Peter…

Advance ticket sales through Sunday for Disney-Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever stand at $45M, about 20% behind Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness at the same point in time and 40% ahead of Thor: Love & Thunder. Doctor Strange 2 before its domestic opening of $187.4M had $85M…

Despite the presence of New Line’s Black Adam and Universal’s franchise title Halloween Ends at the October box office, the drought we’ve been weathering since the second frame of August with U.S./Canada weekend ticket sales averaging $58M has been stinging to say the least. But here comes Disney Ma…

The 2018 blockbuster Black Panther marked several milestones for Marvel and the whole MCU in ways that would be hard to follow, not least being its wide-ranging cultural impact, its groundbreaking and game-changing opening for Black filmmakers in front of and behind the camera, its imprint on social…

Michaela Coel revealed her pride to be joining the cast of Wakanda Forever, as she took her place on the red carpet in London for the film’s European premiere. Coel, who previously became the first Black woman to win the Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series for her work on I May De…

Rihanna, the top-selling digital singles artist of all time, is back to add to that record. Tonight marked the release of the first single from the forthcoming soundtrack to the eagerly awaited film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Fittingly, the song “Lift Me Up” is a tribute to the late actor Chadwi…

Marvel president/CCO Kevin Feige isn’t bothered that one of his most valuable employees is going to work for the competition. Caught on the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever red carpet by Deadline, Feige gave his thoughts on James Gunn’s new job as co-chairman and co-CEO of DC Studios. RELATED: 'Bla…

Disney has released a new trailer for its highly anticipated Marvel sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which opens November 11. The original film, released in 2018, was a global smash. It earned more than $1.3 billion in box office along with almost universally positive notices. The release…

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James saluted late actor Chadwick Boseman Saturday night before the start of the Lakers/Portland Trail Blazers playoff game.When James kneeled for the national anthem, he then crossed his arms in the familiar “Wakanda Forever” salute from the Black Panther film, which featured Boseman…