My husband (Gab) and I just hope that Marvel doesn't turn Black Panther and his abilities down so that certain movie goers (who already don't want to see a black superhero movie in the first place) can bare the thought of actually watching it. After all, the Black Panther is no sidekick but very much a LEADER. He is no flunky, he is a King, a King of his own country might I add. He has more money than Batman and Iron-Man, and he kicked Captain America's ass. I should also add that Marvel doesn't turn down any of their other big characters, not one if anything they exaggerate their comic book abilities.
The Black Panther has had a superstar girlfriend and later married one of the strongest female mutants in the world. (By the way I know she won't be in the movie).
I must also add he is smarter than Reed Richards A.K.A Mr. Fantastic, he's also a politician, he's militant and not very trusting... he was raised that way. He has diamonds, gold, oil, and vibranium at his disposal. He also has a harem, female bodyguards, and many women in the Marvel Universe would kill to be with him (even the married Sue Richards has constant flirting or an obsession with the Black Panther).
My husband (Gab) remebers Stan Lee talking about when they created the Black Panther and how they wanted him to have it all. The power, pride, money, and intelligence because they would see little black kids in the height of racism carrying white superhero comics and getting spit on, and they felt bad.
So here we are in 2014 in the middle of peaceful protest for black lives lost at the hand of our police departments. Racial tension is high as usual. We have little black kids walking around in malls, stores, and schools with their Spider-Man, Batman, Captain America, Thor, Superman, and Iron-Man bookbags. These kids don't even notice their favorite superhero's color but the whole world notices theirs as they are followed and still vilified with all of the black firemen, policemen, school teachers, star athlete's, entertainers, and even President, and yet still vilified. Public enemy number 1, far from a hero. The Black Panther gives movie goers a chance to see a super black man be cast in a superhero's light.
If Marvel truly plays into the Black Panther's abilities and character like they should, hands down this could be the best superhero flick ever made, but as black as Panther's suit is I don't think they will let him over shadow some of Marvel's other big stars. Prove me wrong Kevin Feige and let the Black Panther loose. Make his country of Wakanda as breath takingly beautiful as it's described in the comics.
By the way you have Chadwick Boseman one of our best and brightest young black actors. Don't waste his talents and make him forced to play the background like Samuel L. Jackson, and Anthony Mackie. Nick Fury is an incompetent black leader who white understudies don't even listen to. Is he in charge, Is he not in charge? Who knows. "Iron-Man, Cap what in the world should we do?"
P.S. Have you seen the Black Panther's suit? Unreal!!!
I'm sick and tired of people saying that Black Panther looks like Batman when Black Panther's suit was black and had a black cape first. Batman has always been blue and grey except in the movies, glad to see he's going back to his original color with Ben Affleck.
Here's a link of Stan Lee sharing his thought's on co-creating the Black Panther and some other characters. It's only 1:05 seconds of your time people.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxxdoyysujw
In the way he is describing the X-MEN it sounds like he is describing the black experience. Stan Lee you are the best and BTW you do know you and Gab share the same birthday.