With Marvel Studios’Black Pantherset to dominate the box office when it opens in theaters February 16th, Disney recently held a press junket here in Los Angeles and I got to sit down withForest Whitakerfor an exclusive video interview. While I had a million things racing through my head that I wanted to talk about during the brief time I’d have with them, I decided to talk about how the film touches on what’s happening in our world without it feeling forced or like it’s preaching, what people would be surprised to learn about the making ofBlack Panther, and how he collaborated with directorRyan Cooglerduring filming.
As everyone that reads Collider knows, written by Ryan Coogler andJoe Robert Cole, the film starsChadwick Bosemanas T’Challa/Black Panther (first introduced inCaptain America: Civil War), who returns home to the isolated and advanced nation of Wakanda in the wake of his father’s death to assume his rightful place as king. Matters are complicated when his place on the throne is put into question. Black Panther also starsLupita Nyong’o,Danai Gurira,Martin Freeman,Daniel Kaluuya,Winston Duke,Letitia Wright,Angela BassettandAndy Serkis.
Check out what Forest Whitaker had to say in the player above and below is what we discussed followed by the official synopsis.
Finally, for more onBlack Panther, you canread Haleigh Foutch’s glowing review.
Daniel Kaluuya and Winston Duke:
Here’s the official synopsis forBlack Panther:
Marvel Studios’ Black Panther follows T’Challa who, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king. But when a powerful old enemy reappears, T’Challa’s mettle as king -and Black Panther- is tested when he is drawn into a formidable conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk. Faced with treachery and danger, the young king must rally his allies and release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people and their way of life.
