00:15One of the things that was so satisfying about Civil War is not just Iron Man and Captain America facing
00:21off against each other in a way that you wouldn't expect, but seeing audiences respond to the new characters that
00:27we introduced for the very first time.
00:29And the character that really popped out of that movie was, of course, the Black Panther.
00:34We knew we loved Black Panther, and when there was an opportunity in the Civil War development process, he was
00:39the one and only person on the list.
00:42Out of all the characters, Black Panther was probably the biggest departure in terms of what we're used to seeing,
00:46not just in the Marvel universe, but in comic book movies in general.
00:49Your Highness.
00:50I definitely feel like he's something special within the Avengers because he sort of creates his own space.
01:00Cap's shield is made out of vibranium.
01:03They make Vision's body out of it.
01:06Black Panther's suit is made out of it.
01:09So vibranium and Wakanda are incredibly important to the MCU at large.
01:13Your suit is vibranium?
01:15The Black Panther has been the protector of Wakanda for generations.
01:19A mantle passed from warrior to warrior.
01:23What people enjoy most about the MCU is that all of these films stand apart.
01:27And when we get into Black Panther, it really is unlike anything we've done before.
01:35It's not on alien planets.
01:37It's not on other sort of deep mythological roots like the Thor franchise.
01:41It's right here on Earth in this spectacular, amazing African nation known as Wakanda.
01:48This never gets old.
01:52So now we get to see Panther's lineage, see Panther's other outfits, meet his amazing rich cast of characters that
02:00surround him, and really do an entire movie that focuses on his world.
02:04How are you feeling today, Mama?
02:06Proud.
02:08Your father and I will talk about this day all the time.
02:13He is with us.
02:15And it is your time to be king.
02:19When you talk about the character and the events after Civil War,
02:22he's dealing with the loss of his father on a personal level, but he's also dealing with it on a
02:26professional level.
02:27You know, he's got the biggest promotion of his life, and it's a whole nation of people who are looking
02:30at him for what's next.
02:31Essentially in Civil War, he spent that movie trying to avenge his father's death.
02:36It was my job to keep him safe, and I fear him.
02:40In this movie, you're seeing him actually deal with the responsibility of becoming the new king.
02:45Wakanda forever!
02:47Wakanda forever!
02:48And whether or not he's worthy of that.
02:51I want to be a great king, Baba. Thank you.
02:55In an African culture, it's just incredible reverence for your ancestors.
02:59This idea of knowing who your ancestors are and them still being among you.
03:02You're a good man, and it's hard for a good man to be king.
03:06So your ring is kind of like a talisman that represents his father, represents his family, and also represents the
03:11responsibility that he has to hold as king now.
03:15He's forced to make decisions that really challenge both what he believes is right and wrong, and physically what he
03:21thinks he's capable of.
03:23I am not king of all people. I am king of Wakanda.
03:26He has to look out for an entire nation, and then also consider that nation's place in the world.
03:33If the world found out what we truly are, what we possess, we could lose our way of life.
03:42The Black Panther character came about in the 60s, in the Silver Age of Marvel Comics, and around the time
03:47of the Civil Rights Movement.
03:50And how daring it was for Stan Lee and Jack Kirby to say, we're going to introduce a character named
03:56the Black Panther, an African character who is smarter than any of our other heroes.
04:04Who is stronger than most of our other heroes.
04:11And who comes from a place which is more advanced and has more intelligence than anywhere else on Earth.
04:19And that we finally now, 50 years later, get to put that on the big screen is incredibly exciting for
04:23us.
04:25I love how deeply true to the idea of an African story this was, because it has so much respect
04:32of tradition.
04:33But at the same time, there is a true contemporary issue that we on the continent do deal with, which
04:38is the structure of our traditions versus our modernity and who we become as a modern people.
04:45And that's what Chala learns.
04:46Wakanda will no longer watch from the shadows.
04:51We cannot.
04:52There is something about anchoring things in the real world, which allows audiences to walk away talking about something beyond
04:59the great visuals and beyond the great characters and all the super heroics.
05:02But to actually be able to talk about real issues, I think, is really important.
05:05Their leaders have been assassinated.
05:08Communities flooded with drugs and weapons. They are overly policed and incarcerated.
05:14Marvel really is a universe.
05:16All the connections between different characters in different times and different experiences.
05:21It's really deeply intricate, which is really exciting.
05:24It's just in doubt really helping out...
05:29Everyone is the one that cannot be.
05:33Where did you go?
05:33Good、 and Bee?
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